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Details Title Skeleton Description A&P skeleton flash cards Total Cards 15 Subject Anatomy Created 09/23/2010

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Term Extra bones that sometime develop between the flat bones of the skull are called	Definition sutural (wormian)
Term Small bones occuring in some tendons are called	Definition sesamoid bones
Term The cranium and facial bones compose the	Definition skull
Term The                   bone supports the tongue	Definition hyoid
Term The                    at the inferior end of the sacrum is composed of several fused vertebrae	Definition coccyx
Term most ribs are attached anteriorly to the	Definition sternum
Term The thoracic cage is composed of         pairs of ribs	Definition 12
Term The scapulae and clavicles together form the	Definition pectoral girdle
Term WHich of the following bones is not part of the appendicular skeleton: clavical,femur, scapula, sternum?	Definition sternum
Term The wrist is composed of eight bones called	Definition carpals
Term The hip bones are attached posteriorly to the	Definition sacrum
Term The pelvic girdle(hip bones), sacrum, coccyx together form the	Definition pelvis
Term The                    covers the surface of the knee	Definition patella
Term The bones that articulate with the distal ends of the tibia and fibula are called the	Definition tarsal
Term All finger and toe bones are called	Definition phalanx or pahlanges

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