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Musculosketal
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10/23/2014
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toward the front of the body _________
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anterior
Term
positioning a person face up
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supine
Term
positioning a person face down
 Definition
prone
Term
positioning a person sitting upright
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fowler
Term
positioning a person sitting half way upright
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semi-fowler
Term
positioning a person on their side
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lateral recumbent
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closer to the truck of the body
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proximal
Term
further from the truck of the body
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distal
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cranium
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skull
Term
front shin bone
 Definition
tibia
Term
back shin bone
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fibula
Term
petella
 Definition
knee
Term
thigh bone
 Definition
femur
Term
tail bone
 Definition
coccyx
Term
medial forearm bone
 Definition
ulna
Term
lateral forearm bone
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radius
Term
upper arm bone
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humerus
Term
shoulder blade
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scapula
Term
collar bone
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clavicle
Term
rib cage
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thorax
Term
center of the rib cage
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sternum
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how many cervical bones
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7
Term
how many thoracic bones
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12
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how many lumbar bones
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5
Term
how many sacrum bones
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5
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