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| bones consisting of the skull, hyoid bone, ossicles, vertebral column and thorax |
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| bones consisting of the upper and lower extremities |
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| Five Classifications of bones |
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| long, short, flat, irregular and sesamoid |
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| total number of bones in the adult human body |
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| greater length than width |
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| cube shaped bone nearly equal in width and length |
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| thin, nearly parallel plates of compact bones surrounding a layer of spongy bone |
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| complex shape, vary in amount of spongy and compact bone |
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| small bones found where there is considerable tension, friction nd physical stress |
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| small bones located between certain cranialbones |
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| 1-7 attached to the sternum |
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| 8-10 attached to other ribs |
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| 11-12 attached to the vertebrae,not the sternum to protect the kidneys |
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| total number of vertebrae |
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| total number of Cervical vertebrae |
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| total number of thoracic vertebrae |
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| total number of lumbar vertebrae |
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| total number of sacrum bones that are fused together |
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| total number of coccygeal bones that are fused together |
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| A pad of fibrocartilage located between the bodies of two vertebrae |
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| aka as the breastbone containing the fused bones of the manubrium, body and xiphoid process |
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| depressions or grooves where tendons or ligaments attach |
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| consists of calcium salts and collagen fibers |
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| bone building and bone recycling must balance |
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| longest, strongest bone in the body |
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