Skeletal system

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Axial skeleton

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part of the bony structure of the body that consists of the bones of the skull, the vertebral column, and the rib cage.

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Appendicular skeleton

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major division of the human skeletal system

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Compact bone

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denser material used to create much of the hard structure of the skeleton.

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Spongy bone

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It is less dense than compact bone and has a spongy or porous appearance

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short bones

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Short bones are small, cube-shaped bones that are primarily designed for strength and stability with limited movement. They have approximately the same width and length, and their structure includes a thin outer layer of compact bone surrounding a spongy interior

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Long bones

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They provide strength, structure, and mobility

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flat bones

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are bones that are typically thin, flattened, and slightly curved. They serve to either protect internal organs or provide a connection point for muscles

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irregular bones

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are a category of bones that:
Do not fit into the typical classifications of long, short, flat, or sesamoid bones.
Have complex shapes with varying projections, ridges, and notches.
Are primarily composed of spongy bone with a thin outer layer of compact bone

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Diaphysis

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the shaft or central part of a long bone.

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Periosteum

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a dense layer of vascular connective tissue enveloping the bones except at the surfaces of the joints.

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Epiphyseal line

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the line marking the site of an epiphyseal plate that has stopped growing and become ossified

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Hematoma

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localized collection of blood outside the blood vessels

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Cranium

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top of the head (skull)

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Occipital bone

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the bone that forms the back and base of the skull, and through which the spinal cord passes through

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Vertebral column

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It is made up of 33 distinct vertebrae, which are separated into the cervical (neck), thoracic (upper back), lumbar (lower back), sacral (pelvic), and coccygeal (tailbone) areas.

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Vertebrae

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used as an intensifier, often to qualify a metaphor

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Intervertebral discs

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a flat, thin, round object:

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Cervical vertebrae

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bones within the neck.

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Thoracic vertebrae

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middle section of your spine.

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Lumbar vertebrae

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bones that make up the spinal column or backbone

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Sacrum

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a triangular bone in the lower back formed from fused vertebrae and situated between the two hipbones of the pelvis.

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Coccyx

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a small triangular bone at the base of the spinal column in humans and some apes, formed of fused vestigial vertebrae.

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Sternum

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the breastbone.

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ribs

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each of a series of slender curved bones articulated in pairs to the spine (twelve pairs in humans), protecting the thoracic cavity and its organs:

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Clavicle

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technical term for collarbone

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Scapulae

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technical term for shoulder blade

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Radius

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the thicker and shorter of the two bones in the human forearm. Compare with ulna

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Humerus

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the bone of the upper arm or forelimb, forming joints at the shoulder and the elbow.

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Ulna

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the thinner and longer of the two bones in the human forearm, on the side opposite to the thumb. Compare with radius

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Carpal bones

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group of short bones in the human hand that forms the wrist along with the distal ends of the radius and ulna

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Pelvic girdle

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the enclosing structure formed by the pelvis, providing attachment for the hind limbs or pelvic fins.

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Femur

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the bone of the thigh or upper hind limb, articulating at the hip and the knee.

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Tibia

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the inner and typically larger of the two bones between the knee and the ankle (or the equivalent joints in other terrestrial vertebrates), parallel with the fibula

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Fibula

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the outer and usually smaller of the two bones between the knee and the ankle in humans (or the equivalent joints in other terrestrial vertebrates), parallel with the tibia