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20 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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intervertebral disks
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cushion vertebrae and absorb shock
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cervical vertebrae
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from neck region of the spine
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sacrum
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formed by fusion of 5 vertebrae
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coccyx
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formed from fusion of three vertebrae, tailbone
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sternum
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flat bone attached to first 7 pair of ribs
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true ribs
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first 7 pairs attached to sternum
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false ribs
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next 5 pairs not attached or indirectly attached to sternum
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floating ribs
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last 3 pairs not attached to sternum at all
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shoulder girdle
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consists of clavicle and scapula
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pelvic girdle
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formed by 2 hip bones
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bones in hip bone
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ilium, ischium, pubis
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femur
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thigh bone
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synarthroses
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immovable joints
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amphiarthroses
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slightly movable
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diarthroses
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freely movable
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fibrous joints
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joints united by fibrous tissue, sutures in skull
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cartilaginous joints
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bone ends are connected by cartilage
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osteoporosis
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bone thinning disorder
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ball and socket joint
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head of bone fits into socket of another
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saddle joint
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both surfaces have convex and concave areas
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