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The Skeletal System 1.1 Flashcards

1
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The name used for muscular and skeletal system working together

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Musculoskeletal System

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2
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What type of bone is the cranium

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Flat bone

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3
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What type of bone is the jaw bone

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Flat bone

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4
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What type of bone is the vertebrae

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Irregular bones

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5
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What type of bone is the scapula

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Flat bone

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6
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What type of bone is the humerus

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Long bone

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7
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What type of bone is the radius

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Long bone

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8
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What type of bone is the ulna

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Long bone

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9
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What type of bone is the sacrum

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Flat bone

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10
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What type of bone is the fibula

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Long bone

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11
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What type of bone is the talus

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Flat bone

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12
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What type of bone are the tarsals

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Short bones

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13
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What type of bone are the metatarsals

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Long bones

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14
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What type of bone are the phalanges

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Long bones

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15
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What type of bone is the tibia

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Long bone

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16
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What type of bone is the patella

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Irregular bone

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17
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What type of bone is the femur

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Long bone

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18
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What type of bone is the pelvis

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Flat bone

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19
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What type of bone are the ribs

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Flat bones

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20
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What type of bone is the sternum

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Flat bone

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21
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What type of bone are the carpals

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Short bones

22
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What type of bone are the metacarpals

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Long bones

23
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What type of bone is the clavicle

24
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Flat bone definition

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Large and protect vital organs

25
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Long bone definition

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Enable gross movements

26
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Short bone definition

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Finer, controlled movements

27
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Irregular bone definition

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Specifically shaped to protect

28
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Articulating bones definition

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Meeting at a point to enable movement

29
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Articulating bones at the shoulder (3)

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Scapula, clavicle, humerus

30
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Articulating bones at the elbow (3)

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Humerus, radius, ulna

31
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Articulating bones at the hip (2)

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Pelvis, femur

32
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Articulating bones at the knee (4)

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Femur, patella, fibula, tibia

33
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Articulating bones at the ankle (3)

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Tibia, fibula, talus

34
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Functions of the skeleton pneumonic

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Sometimes people might see blue snails

35
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Function of the skeleton: sometimes

36
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Function of the skeleton: people

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Protection

37
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Function of the skeleton: might

38
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Function of the skeleton: see

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Shape/structure

39
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Function of the skeleton: blue

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Blood cell production

40
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Function of the skeleton: snails

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Storage of minerals

41
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Why is support important

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Body would be mass of soft tissue unable to move

42
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Why is protection important

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Reduces chance of injury

43
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Why is movement important

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Central to all physical activities

44
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Why is shape and structure important

45
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Why is blood cell production important (3)

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Carry oxygen for respiration, platelets for clotting after injury, whites for fighting infections

46
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Why is storage of minerals important (2)

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General health of athlete, major body functions

47
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5 sections of the vertebrae

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  • cervical
  • thoracic
  • lumbar
  • sacral
  • coccyx
48
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How many cervical vertebrae in the vertebral column

49
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How many thoracic vertebrae in the vertebral column

50
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How many lumbar vertebrae in the vertebral column

51
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How many sacral vertebrae in the vertebral column

52
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How many vertebrae is the coccyx made from

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