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What are the Functions of the Skeletal system? (pg.183)
Support, Storage of Minerals, Electrolyte and acid-base balance, Blood Cell Production, Protection, Leverage
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How many bones in the adult skeletal system?
206
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How many bones in the Axial Skeleton?
126 Bones
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How many bones in the Appendicular Skeleton?
80 Bones
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What are the 6 classifications of bone shape?
Flat (skull), Sutural, Long bones (femur), Irregular (vertebra), Sesamoid (patella), Short (Carpals - small/boxy)
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What are the Surface Features of the Skull?
Canal (large passageway through substance of bone), Process (projection/bump), Sinus (chamber in bone filled w/ air), Foramen (small passageway-b. vessels go through), Fissure (elongated cleft/gap)
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What are the Surface Features of the Pelvis?
Crest (prominent ridge), Fossa (shallow depression), Line (low ridge; delicate), Spine (pointed/narrow process), Ramus (extension that makes angle with rest of structure)
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Frontal Bone
Axial Skeleton (Cranium), Type of Bone: Flat
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Parietal bone
Axial Skeleton (Cranium), Type of Bone: Flat
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