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Unit 3 Lecture 1
Skeletal System
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
03/05/2008

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Axial Skeleton
Definition
80 bones
skull, vertabrae, sternum and ribs
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Appendicular Skeleton
Definition
arms and legs, shoulder, pelvis
126 bones
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Skeleton stores..
Definition
fat and minerals (calcium)
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Skeleton manufactors...
Definition
red blood cells in red marrow
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Long bone
Definition
femur, tibia
enlargements at each end
weight bearers
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short bones
Definition
carpals and tarsals
roundedshape
shock absorbers
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Sesamoid bone
Definition
type of short bone
enclosed in tendons
patella
improves mechanical efficancy of muscles
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Flat bone
Definition
ribs, scapula, skull
protect vital organs
large surface for muscle attachment
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Irregular bone
Definition
vertrebrae, facial bone, inner ear
function spefic to bone
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Osteoblast
Definition
bone forming cell
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Osteocytes
Definition
bone cell
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