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| 80 bones; includes bones of skull, auditory, hyoid bone, ribs, sternum and vertebrae |
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| 126 bones; includes bones of upper and lower extremities and bone girdles that connect to limb or axial skeleton |
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| contains 22 bones; most are in pairs |
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| 8 bones; form cranial cavity that protects brain |
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| 2 bones; form sides and roof of cranial cavity |
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| 2 bones; form lower sides of cranium and TMJ; contains the mastoid and styloid processes |
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| forms posterior and base of cranium; contains foramen magnum, which houses the brain stem |
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| middle bse of skull, connects to all other cranial bones; contains sella turcica, which holds pituitary |
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| spongy bone on anterior part of cranial floor; contains cribiform plate, which has holes for olfactory nerves |
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| 2 bones; form bridge of nose and support nose |
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| 2 bones; the hard palate on the roof of the mouth |
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| lower jawbone; strongest facial bone |
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| 2 bones; cheek bones (arch) |
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| 2 bones; smallest bones on face, teardrop bones |
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| 2 bones; in the nasal cavity; helps filtrate air |
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| triangular bone on the floor of the nasal cavity |
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| located in the throat; technically not part of face or skull; suspended from the styloid processes by ligaments and anchors to the tongue |
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| malleus (hammer), incus (anvil) and stapes (stirrup) |
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| slightly moveable joints, located only between skull bones |
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| unites frontal bone and two parietal bones |
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| unites two parietal bones |
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| unites parietal bones to occipital bone |
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| unites parietal bones to temporal bones |
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| located in skull bones near nasal cavity, lines with mucous membranes |
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| formed from hardening of "soft spots" on the fetal cranium |
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| 7 bones; neck region, atlas holds head |
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| 12 bones; posterior to thoracic cavity, each vertebrae has a pair of ribs that attach to either side |
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| 5 bones; supports low back |
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| five vertebrae fuse to form 1 bone |
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| four vertebrae fuse to form 1 bone |
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| located in between each vertebrae; have an outer ring of fibrocartilage and a highly elastic interior |
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| cervical and lumbar curves; convex |
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| thoracic and sacral curves; concave |
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| thick disc-shaped portion that bears weight |
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| extends backward from body, lamina extends with a sharp slender projection |
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| 2; on both sides of vertebrae |
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| in the center of the vertebrae |
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| Superior/Inferior Articular Processes |
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| covered in hyaline cartilage to glide over vertebrae above and below |
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| flat, narrow breast bone; connects to clavicle and upper ribs on anterior side of thoracic cage |
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| 3 portions- manubrium, body and xiphoid process |
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| first 7 pairs of ribs attached to sternum |
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| 3 pairs indirectly attached to sternum through costal cartilage |
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| last 2 pairs in posterior thorax |
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| posterior, shoulder blade; comprised of the acromion process and coracoid |
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| anterior, collarbone; contains the acromioclavicular (AC) joint |
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| arm bone; largest bone of upper limb |
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| longer than radius; medial aspect, little finger side at wrist |
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| lateral aspect, thumb side at wrist |
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| 8 small bones of the wrist, held together by ligaments |
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| 5 on each hand; attach from wrist to phalanges, heads are known as knuckles |
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| cartilaginous joint in front by which hip bones are united |
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| basin-like structure; 3 parts- ilium, ischium and pubis |
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| largest two parts of the pelvic girdle |
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| lower portion of hipbone, ring-like structure |
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| anterior and inferior part of hipbone |
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| thigh bone; longest, heaviest, strongest weight bearing bone in the body |
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| shinbone; large, thick weight bearing bone; contains the medial malleolus |
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| parallel and lateral to tibia; small thin bone; contains the lateral malleolus |
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| ankle region; contains tarsals |
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| 7 bones held together by ligaments; includes calcaneous (heel bone) |
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| 5 on each foot; connect between ankle and toes |
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| synovial cavity, filled with fluid, is present between the articulating bones; freely moveable (diarthrotic) |
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| articulating bones are tightly connected by cartilage; little or no movement (synarthrotic) |
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| articulating bones are held together by fibrous connective tissue; little or no movement (synarthrotic) |
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