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C7
The skeletal system
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11/24/2011

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APPENDICULAR SKELETON
Definition
The bones of the upper and lower appendages comprised the:
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SKELETAL MUSCLES
Definition
Movement of the bones is provided by the bodys:
Term
SUTURES
Definition
The cranial bones are fused together at immovable joints known as
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FRONTAL BONES
Definition
The forehead and anterior roof of the cranium is formed by the
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OCCIPITAL BONE
Definition
The posterior cranial floor is formed by the:
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FORAMEN MAGNUM
Definition
The occipital bone contains a large hole for passage of the spinal cord known as the:
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TEMPORAL BONES
Definition
The bones that form the side walls of the cranium are called the:
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THEMPROAL BONE
Definition
The mastoid process is a rounded process of the:
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ZYGOMATIC PROCESS
Definition
The projection of the tempral bone helping form the cheekbone is the:
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SPHENOID BONE
Definition
The cranial bone that has the shape of a butterfly and forms the anterior internal floor of the cranium is the:
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FRONTANELS
Definition
Membranous areas between the skull bones present in the newborn are known as:
Term
TEMPROAL PROCESS
Definition
Each zygomatic bone has a projection forming the anterior cheekbone and is known as the:
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MAXIILLAE
Definition
The upper jaw is formed by two bones called:
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MANDIBLE
Definition
The lower jaw bone is shaped as horseshoe and is called the:
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VERTEBRAE
Definition
The vertebral column is composed of 26 bones known as:
Term
SACRUM
Definition
The five sacral vertebrae fuse to one another to form the;
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CERVICAL VERTEBRAE
Definition
The vertebrae of the neck are known as:
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INTERVERTEBRAL DISKS
Definition
The unfused vertebrae of the vertebral column are sparated from one anaother by :
Term
VERTEBRAL FORAMENA
Definition
The spinal cord extends through the vertebral column by passing throught openings in the vertebrae known as:
Term
ATLAS
Definition
The first vertebrae of the vertebral column is called the
Term
XIPHOID PROCESS
Definition
The three recognizable parts of the sternum are the manubrium, the body, and the:
Term
FLOATED RIB
Definition
The last two pairs of ribs do not attach to the stermun and are known as:
Term
PECTORAL GIRDLE
Definition
The arms are connected to the rib cage by connecting bones organized as the:
Term
CLAVICLE
Definition
The anterior rod-shaped bone connecting the arm bones to the azial skeleton is the
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ULNA
Definition
The olecranon process is a feature of the:
Term
FINGERS
Definition
The phalanges of the hand are the bones found in the:
Term
PUBIS
Definition
The three bones of the pelvis are the ilium, ischium, and the :
Term
SACROILIAC JOINT
Definition
Where the ilium joins the sacrum, the joint is know as the:
Term
FEMUR
Definition
The largest and strongest bone of the human body is the:
Term
PATELLA
Definition
The kneecap bone is called the:
Term
FIBULA
Definition
The thin leg bone extending down the lateral portion of the lower leg is the:
Term
TIBIA
Definition
The larger leg bone found on the medial side of the lower leg is the:
Term
SEVEN
Definition
The ankle of the lower leg is formed by a series of tarsals that number:
Term
PHALANGES
Definition
The toe bones are known as:
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