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| head, vertebrae, thoracic cage |
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| limbs, shoulder, pelvic girdle |
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-does not articulate directly
-site of attachment for swallowing muscles and speech |
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| number of irregular bones in vertebrae |
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-inferior to lumbar
-convex
-5 fused vertebrae
-forms posterior wall of pelvis |
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-terminus of vertebral column
-tailbone
-3-5 fused vertebrae |
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-thoracic vertebrae
-sternum
-ribs/costal cartilages (12 pairs) |
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| function of thoracic cage |
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-protection
-supports shoulder/upper limbs
-attachment site of muscles |
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-attaches upper limbs to body trunk
-clavicle, scapula |
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| number of bones that form the skeletal framework of each upper limb |
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-secures the lower limbs
-3 fused bones
-ilium, ischium, pubis
-connects to sacrum |
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| number of metacarpal bones |
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| number of phalanges in fingers |
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| number of metatarsal bones |
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| number of phalanges in toes |
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| 3 structural classifications of joints |
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| fibrous, cartilaginous, synovial |
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| 3 structural classifications of joints |
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| fibrous, cartilaginous, synovial |
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-100+ diseases that damage joints
-most widespread crippling disease
-pain, stiffness, swelling
-acute- caused by bacteria
-chronic-osteo, rheumatoid, gouty |
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