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27 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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cranium
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top of the skull
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mandible
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lower jawbone
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maxilla
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upper jawbone
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clavicle
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the collarbone
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thoracic vertebrae
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upper vertebrae
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humerus
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upper arm bone
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ulna
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lower arm bone (connects to pinkie)
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radius
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lower arm bone (connects to thumb)
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carpals
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upper part of fingers
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metacarpals
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middle part of fingers
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phalanges
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distal part of fingers and toes
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eat that wonton soup
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swag
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femur
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superior bone in leg (longest bone in the body)
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patella
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the kneecap
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tibia
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the inferior medial bone in lower leg
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fibula
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the inferior lateral bone in lower leg
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calcaneus
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the heel bone
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tarsals
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the most proximal foot bone
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meta tarsals
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the second foot bone
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number of bones in the body
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206
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appendicular skeleton
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arms, shoulders, legs and hips
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axial skeleton
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skull, ribs, vertebrae
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functions of the skeletal system
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support, protection, movement, storage of minerals (calcium), blood-cell formation
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hinge joint
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back and forth movement like a door (elbow, knee)
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ball and socket joint
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most movable joint (shoulder, hip)
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pivot joint
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one bone moves around another (neck)
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saddle joint
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one bone glides over another (thumb)
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