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| how did the phrase a skeleton in the closet oiginate |
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| 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 |
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| who became famous for his book on human antomy |
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| how much of your body's weight is bone |
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| list the bones of the axial skeleton |
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| skull vertebral column ribs and sternum |
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| what are the bones which enclose the brain called |
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| which 2 bones form the upper jawbone |
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| what is the name for the lower jawbone |
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| what are the 24 small bones of the vertebral column |
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| what are the 126 bones called that form theappendages and attach them to the axial skeleton |
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| give another name for the clavicle |
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| what is the shoulder blade called |
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| what structure protects the urinary and reproductive organs |
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| which tissue connects bones at the joints |
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| in which type of joint is cartilage |
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ball-and-socket shoulder and hips
pivot joint elbow
hinge joint knees elbows phalanges |
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| what is the difference between the functions of red and yellow marrow |
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| red marrow produces red and white blood cells and blood platelets yellow marrow stores fat |
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| which foods are a good source of calcim |
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| what does vitamin d do for the body |
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| its necessary for the body to absorb calcium phophorus |
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