The Hard Stuff! All About Bones - U -UD Flashcards

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vertebrate

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an animal that has a backbone

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ligament

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a tough piece of tissue in your body that holds bones together or keeps an organ in place

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cranium

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the technical name of skull

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suture

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a special joint that connects different bones of skull together

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frontal bone

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the bone under your forehead

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ridge

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a raised part or area on the surface of something

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supraorbital ridge

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the ridge of the bone above your eyes

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parietal bone

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the largest part of the skull that covers the top and the back of your head

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rather

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in an opposite way

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cartilage

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a strong but flexible material found in some parts of the body (such as the nose, the outer ear, and some joints)

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rub

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to move (two things) back and forth against each other

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occipital bone

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the part of your skull just above your neck in the back

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temporal bone

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the side of the skull above the ears

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zygomatic bone

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cheekbone

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maxila

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the upper jaw

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mandible

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the lower jaw

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hammer, anvil, stirrup

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three bones in your ear, they are the tiniest bones in your body

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nerve

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one of the many thin parts that control movement and feeling by carrying messages between the brain and other parts of the body, 神经

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enamel

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a material like colored glass that is heated until it is liquid and then used to decorate the surface of metal, glass, or pottery, the outside of a tooth is made of enamel

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spinal column

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the back bone

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appendage

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your arm and leg

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hip

A

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vertebrae

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the ridges of the spinal column