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1
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Name the 2 parts the skeleton is divided into

A

Axial

Appendicular

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2
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What does the axial skeleton comprise of

A

The skull, ribs, sternum, spine

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3
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What does the axial skeleton comprise of

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Upper and lower limbs, plus the bones forming ‘girdles’ which connect the limbs to the axial skeleton

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4
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Name the girdles which connect the limbs to the axial skeleton

A

Pelvic, pectoral

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5
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Name the functions of the skeleton

A
Movement 
Storage 
Protection 
Shape 
Production
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6
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What does bone marrow do

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Constantly produces red and white blood cells

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7
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Name the sections of the spine in the order of the movements

A
Cervical 
Thoracic 
Lumbar
Sacral 
Coccyx
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8
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What is lordois

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An exaggerated inward curvature of the lumbar spine than gives the lower back a hollowed appearance

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