Soc 12 Skeletal System Flashcards

1
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Protection of vital organs

A

Eg skull protects brain.This is important due to how important organs are.

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2
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Muscle attachment

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Muscles are strong and need framework to attach to.This ensures strengh and stability.

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3
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Joints for movement

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Bones need all types of joints.Eg joints in hands for picking up a pencil and joints in the legs to sprint

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4
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Storing calcium and phosphuros

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The bones act as a storage for both of these minerals.calcium helps develop strengh and density in bones this makes you healthy and ready for exercise.Phosphuros gets rid of pain after exercise.

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5
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Red and white blood cells

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Bones create these when the oxygen levels decrease.This happens through bonemarrow production.

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6
Q

Bone in upper arm

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Humerous

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7
Q

Commonly broken in contact sports

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Clavicle(collar bone)

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8
Q

Pillar of the hody

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Sternum

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9
Q

Protects vital organs like the heart

A

Ribs

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10
Q

Inside bone of the arm

A

Ulna

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11
Q

Outside bone of the arm

A

Radias

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12
Q

Holds the whole uppder body stable

A

Pelvis

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13
Q

Hardest bone to break

A

Femar

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14
Q

Small circlular and almost a joint

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Patella (knee)

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15
Q

Highest bone in the feet

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Tarsals

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16
Q

Middle knuckle in hands and feet

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Metatarsals

17
Q

Tips or fingers and toes

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Phalanges

18
Q

Protects the brain

A

Cranium

19
Q

Longest bone/goes down whole torso

A

Vertebrae

20
Q

Smooth,triangle shaped and on the back

A

Scpula

21
Q

Inside of the leg

A

Tibia

22
Q

Outside of the leg

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Fibula

23
Q

Carpals

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Top of the fingers

24
Q

Meta carpals

A

Middle bit of the fingers

25
Q

Phalanges

A

Tips of the hands