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Human Body
information on the human body
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Biology
3rd Grade
02/12/2007

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Brain
Definition
[image] The control center of the central vervous system
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Clavical
Definition
A long bone located in the forearm parralel to the radius.
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scapula
Definition
Is the bone that connects the humerus to the clavicle.
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Femur
Definition
This is the longest and strongest bone in the human body,also known as the thigh bone.
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Pelvis
Definition
Is the bony structure located at the base of the spine.
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Patella
Definition
A thick triangular bone ,also known as the kneecap.[image]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patella Patella - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tibia
Definition
The larger of the two bones in the leg below the knee.
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sternum
Definition
A long flat bone located in the center of the chest.Also known as the breatsbone.
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skull
Definition
A bony structure that serves as framework for the head.Made of two parts the cranium and the mandible.[image]
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Carpus
Definition
A cluster of bones in the hand between the radius, ulna and metacarpus.
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Occipital
Definition
A saucer shaped bone located at the back lower part of the cranium.
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Coccyx
Definition
referred to as the tailbone, it is the final segement of the human vertebral column.
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Fibula
Definition
Located lateral to the Tibia and is the most slender of all the long bones.
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Sacrum
Definition
A large triangular bone at the base of the spine, inserted like a wedge between two hip bones.
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