Bones Flashcards
1
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Bones
A
- you have 206 bones in your body
- 6 in your ears
- 1 at the base of your tongue
- 26 vertebrate
- 25 rib-cage
- 6 pectoral and pelvic girdle
- 60 arms and hands
2
Q
tibia
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it is the larger and stronger of the two bones in the leg below the knee
3
Q
femur
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it is the thigh bone, it is the longest bone in the body
4
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pelvis
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located in the lower torso, the pelvis is a sturdy ring of bones that protects the delicate organs of the abdominopelvic cavity
5
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sacrum
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a large, triangular bone at the base of the spine
6
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fibula
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it is calf bone is a leg bone located on the lateral side of the tibia
