Details Title: A healthier you Description: a healthier you abeka book chapter 6 Total Flash Cards: 18 Created: 01/11/2009 07:53:03		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Health Care Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term how did the phrase a skeleton in the closet oiginate Definition it used to be illegal for doctors to have a corpse so they'd buy them from grave robbers and then keep them in dark closets Term who became famous for his book on human antomy Definition Vesalius Term how much of your body's weight is bone Definition 0ne fith Term list the bones of the axial skeleton Definition skull vertebral column ribs and sternum Term what are the bones which enclose the brain called Definition cranium Term which 2 bones form the upper jawbone Definition maxillary Term what is the name for the lower jawbone Definition mandible Term what are the 24 small bones of the vertebral column Definition vertebrae Term what are the 126 bones called that form theappendages and attach them to the axial skeleton Definition appendicular skeleton Term give another name for the clavicle Definition collar bone Term what is the shoulder blade called Definition scapula Term what structure protects the urinary and reproductive organs Definition pelvis Term which tissue connects bones at the joints Definition ligaments Term in which type of joint is cartilage Definition movable joints Term 3 types of joints Definition ball-and-socket shoulder and hips pivot joint elbow hinge joint knees elbows phalanges Term what is the difference between the functions of red and yellow marrow Definition red marrow produces red and white blood cells and blood platelets yellow marrow stores fat Term which foods are a good source of calcim Definition milk and milk products Term what does vitamin d do for the body Definition its necessary for the body to absorb calcium phophorus