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17 Cards in this Set
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Skeleton System |
The bodily system that consists of the bones. |
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Fracture |
a break in abone. |
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Immobilize |
operating as normal. |
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Axial skeleton |
It is bones of head and thoracic cavity |
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Ribcage |
curved bones (ribs) that surrounds and protects the chest. |
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Joints |
a part of the body where two bones fit together. |
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Hinge joint |
movements of bones only in one direction ( 180°). |
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Gliding joint |
bones can only slide over each other. |
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Flexible |
move easily without breaking |
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Epidermis |
the outer layer of the skin. |
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Melanin |
a dark substance in the skin and hair that causes the skin to change colour in the sun’s light. |
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Sternum |
a bone joints to ribs |
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cartilage |
elastic, flexible type of connective tissue in the body |
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ligaments |
a tough fibrous band of tissue connecting the articular extremities of bones or supporting an organ in place |
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subcutaneous |
being, living, occurring, or administered under the skin |
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X- rays |
electromagnetic waves creates pictures inside body. |
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spinal cord |
set of nerves inside the spine that connect brain to other nerves. |
