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Face down body position

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Prone

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Face up body position.

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Supine

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Fowler’s Position

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Sitting up with knees bent.

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Trendelenburg’s Position

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Supine with feet raised 6 to 12 inches higher than the head

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Lying on side.

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Recovery Position

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Structure that connects bones to one another.

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Ligament

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Structure that connects bone to muscle.

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Tendon

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Cushion between bones, found in joints.

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Cartilage

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The skull.

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Cranium

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Opening at the base of the skull.

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Foramen Magnum

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part of the cranium.

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Occiput Posterior

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Eye socket.

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Orbit

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The first 7 vertebrae.

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Cervical Spine

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The 12 vertebrae that attach to the ribs.

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Thoracic Spine

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The 5 lowest non-fused vertebrae.

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Lumbar Spine

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Five sacral vertebrae fused together, joined to the pelvis.

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Sacrum

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The last 4 vertebrae, fused together to form the tailbone.

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Coccyx

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The upper section of the sternum.

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Manubrium

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Narrow, cartilaginous tip at the bottom of the sternum

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Xiphoid Process

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Superficial landmarks of the body

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Topographic

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Position when patient standing facing you, arms to the side and palms open forward

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Anatomic position

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There are three planes to the body

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Frontal (coronal) plane
Transverse (horizontal) plane
Sagittal plane

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Front and back of the body

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Frontal (coronal)

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Top and bottom of the body

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Transverse (horizontal)

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Left and right of the body

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Sagittal

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Left and right-equal halves of the body

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Midsagittal (midline)

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The front surface of the body

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Anterior(ventral)

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The back surface of the body

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Posterior (dorsal)

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Closest to the head

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Superior

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Closest to the feet

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Inferior

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Closest to the point of attachment

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Proximal

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Farthest from the point of attachment

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Distal

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Closest to the midline

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Medial

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Farthest from the midline

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Lateral

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Closest to the surface of the skin

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Superficial

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Farthest from the surface of the skin

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Deep

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Belly side or anterior of the body

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Ventral

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Spinal side or the posterior surface of the body including the back of the hand

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Dorsal

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Front region of the hand referred to as Palm

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Palmar

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39
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Bottom of the foot

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Plantar

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Tip of a structure

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Apex

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41
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Bending of a joint

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Flexion

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Straightening of a joint

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Extension

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Motion toward the midline

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Adduction

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Motion away from the midline

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Abduction

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45
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Body part that appear on both sides of the midline

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Bilateral

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46
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Way to describe the sections of the abdominal cavity

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Quadrants

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47
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Trunk without the head and limbs

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Torso

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48
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Give us our recognizable human form

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Skeleton

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Skeletal system is divided into two main portion

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Axial and appendicular skeleton

50
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Skeletal that forms the arm and legs and the pelvis

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Appendicular skeleton

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How many bones in the body

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206

52
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The axial skeleton runs in a straight line from the head to the

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Pelvis

53
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The heart lungs and great vessels are enclosed in the

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Thorax

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On each side of the cranium, the lateral portion is called the

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Temple or temporal region

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Between the temporal regions and the occiput lie is the

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Parietal region

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Forehead is called the

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Frontal region

57
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The face has how many bones

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14

58
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The upper non movable jawbones are called

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Maxillae

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The cheek bone is called the

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Zygomas

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The lower movable portion of the jaw is the

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Mandible

61
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The orbit is made of two facial bones

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Maxillae and the zygomas

62
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What percentage of the nose is formed by bone

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1/3

63
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The spinal column is what supporting structure of the body

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Central

64
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The spinal column is made up of how many bones

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33

65
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The spinal column is called the

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Vertebrae

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Vertebrae is divided into how many sections

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Five
Cervical 
Thoracic 
Lumbar
Sacrum
Coccyx
67
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First seven vertebrae is called the

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Cervical

68
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The next 12 vertebrae is called the

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Thoracic

69
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The next five vertebrae is called the

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Lumbar

70
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How many pair of attached ribs to each thoracic vertebrae

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One

71
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Vertebrates are connected together by

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ligaments

72
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Between each vertebrae is a cushion called

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Intervertebral disk

73
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Midline of the chest is the

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Sternum

74
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The sternum has three components: BMX

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Body
Manubrium
Xiphoid

75
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The upper part of the sternum

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Manubrium

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The body comprise the rest of the sternum except for a narrow, cartilaginous tip inferiorly called

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Xiphoid process

77
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___________ is where three bones come together allowing the arm to be moved

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Shoulder girdle

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The three Shoulder girdle bones are

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Clavicle, the scapula, and the humerus

79
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Supporting bone of the arm is the

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Humerus

80
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T/F

The ulna is larger in the proximal forearm

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True

81
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T/F

The radius is larger in the distal forearm

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True

82
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How many bones in the wrist called carpal bones

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Eight

83
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Another name for scapula

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Shoulder blade

84
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The supporting bone of the arm is the

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Humerus

85
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What two bones the forearm is compose of

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Radius and the ulna

86
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Large bone in the proximal of the forearm

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Ulna

87
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Large bone in the distal forearm

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Radius

88
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Extending from the carpal bones are five

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metacarpals

89
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Fingers are composed of bones called

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Phalanges

90
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The three pelvic bones are

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Ilium
Ischium
Pubis

91
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What is pubis symphysis

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Joining the left and right pubis together

92
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What is Acetabulum

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Part of the pelvis where the lower leg connects or where the socket in which the ball of the femur fits

93
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One of the strongest and largest bones in the body (thigh bone)

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Femur

94
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Superior end of the femur is a round ball-like structure called

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Femoral

95
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The projection on the lateral/superior portion of the femur is called the

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Greater trochanter

96
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The projection on the medial/superior portion of the femur is called the

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Lesser trochanter

97
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Anterior to the knee is a specialized bone called the

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Patella (knee cap)

98
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Larger bone that lies in the anterior of the leg

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Tibia (shin bone)

99
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What is the hinge joint that allows flexion and extension of the foot on the leg

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Ankle

100
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How many phalanges does it take to form 5 toes

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14

101
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How many metatarsal bones does it take to form a foot

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Five

102
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What is formed when two long bones come in contact

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A joint (articulation)

103
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Some joints have slight limited motion in which the bone ends are held together by fibrous tissue the joint is called

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Symphysis

104
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Bone end of a Joint held together by fibrous sac is called

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Joint capsule

105
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What joint that is Surrounded by tough, thick ligaments with little motion

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Sacroiliac joint

106
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What membrane is in the inner liner of the joint capsule

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Synovial membrane

107
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Synovial membrane make a special liquid called

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Synovial fluid

108
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What fluid allows bones to glide over each other oppose to grinding

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Synovial fluid

109
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What kind of joint is the shoulder joint

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Ball and socket joint

110
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What type of joints is the finger joints, elbow and knees

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Hinge joints

111
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The skeletal system give the body its shape, create various blood cells, and store what

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Calcium

112
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There are more than 600 muscles in the

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Musculoskeletal system

113
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What are the two types of musculoskeletal system

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Smooth

Cardiac

114
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What type muscles are found in blood vessels and intestines

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Smooth

115
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Cardiac muscles are only found where

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The heart

116
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Skeletal muscles are also called what type of muscle

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Voluntary muscle

117
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What type muscles do the brain controls

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Voluntary muscles

118
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What is the three headed muscle of the arm

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Triceps

119
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Bending of a joint is called the

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Flexion

120
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Straightening of the joint is called

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Extension

121
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What system control the process of breathing in the body

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Respiratory system

122
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Larynx is also called the

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Voice box

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