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Skeletal System
Study cards for the Skeletal Unit
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Science
5th Grade
11/13/2011

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cartilage, bones, joints, ligaments
Definition
What are the four parts of the skeletal system
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minerals, water, living matter, protein
Definition
What are the four things that bones are made of?
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flat, short, long, irregular
Definition
What are the four shapes of bones?
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fixed, pivoting, hinge, ball and socket, gliding
Definition
list the 5 types of joints
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periosteum, marrow, compact bone, spongy bone
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What are the four layers of bone?
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33
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How many total bones make up the vertebrea?
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coccyx
Definition
What is the last section of bone of the vertebrea?
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cervical
Definition
The first seven bones of the spinal column?
Term
thoracic
Definition
the section of the vertebrae that has 12 bones and connects to the ribs
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lumbar
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the section of the lower back, made up of 5 bones, just below the thoracic region
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sacrum
Definition
set of 5 bones fused together, just above the coccyx
Term
dislocation
Definition
when a bone slips out of joint
Term
greenstick fracture
Definition
when a fracture cracks the bone but does not go all the way through the bone
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calcium, phosphorus
Definition
minerals that provide bones with their strength and hardness.
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sprain
Definition
an overstreching or tearing of a ligament
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protein
Definition
gives bones their flexibility
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compound fracture
Definition
a fracture that breaks through the bone and the skin
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ossification
Definition
the process that turns cartliage into bone
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rest, ice, compress, elevate
Definition
what do the letters in R.I.C.E stand for
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ligaments
Definition
stretchy connective tissues that connects bone to bone
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