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Title

Skeletal System

Description

bones and such

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Subject

Anatomy

Level

Undergraduate 2

Created

09/30/2008

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Additional Anatomy Flashcards

Term

Axial skeleton

Definition

the trunk of the body, including the head, spine, and ribs (in white)
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Term

Appendicular skeleton

Definition

the parts of the skeleton connected to the axial skeleton (in red)
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Term

Flat bone

Definition

thin with two waferlike layers of compact bone sandwiching a layer of spongy bone

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Term

Irregular bone

Definition

any bone not falling into any other bone category

[image] Spheniod bone of the skull