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The mineral salt which makes up a large portion of bone tissue is___________________

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Calcium Phosphate

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What part of the bone in which new red blood cells are produced.

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Red Bone Marrow

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The two bones which form the crown and sides of the cranium are the________________.

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Parietal Bones

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The bone at the back of the skull is called_________________________.

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Occipital Bone

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The joint between the first and second vertebrae is a ________________.

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Pivot Joint

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The bone connecting the front of the shoulder to the sternum is known as the ____________________.

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Clavicle or Collarbone

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The hand consists of _________________carpals and____________________metacarpals.

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8-Carpals; 5-Metacarpals

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The type of joint found at the knee is a ___________________

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Hinge Joint

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Which system helps protect organs, provides sites for muscle attachments, and lends structural support?

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The Skeletal System.

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The technical term for the study of bones is ____________________________.

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Osteology

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The face is composed of _________ bones.

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14

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The technical term for cheek bone is __________________.

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Zygomatic bones

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The only movable bone in the skull is the ___________________.

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Mandible Bone

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Technical term for the upper jaw is ___________________.

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Maxillae Bone

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The bones that form the hard part of the roof of the mount are in the __________________.

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Palentine Bones

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The small bone on which the cartilage of the nasal septum hangs to divide the nostrils is called the ________ ________.

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Vomer Bone

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The cranium is composed of ____ bones.

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8 bones in the cranium

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The technical term for finger bones is ____________________________.

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Phalanges

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Each finger is composed of ________ long bones.

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3 bones in the each finger; 2 in the thumb

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The forearm is composed of _________________.

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Radias Bone and Ulna Bone

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The bones of the neck are called the _______ __________.

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The cervical bones

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The technical term for the large bone of the upper arm?

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Humerus Bone

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The sternum is an example of a __________________.

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Flat Bone

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Vertebrae are examples of ___________________.

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Irregular Bones

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The connective tissue covering the outer surface of bone is ___________________.
Periosteum
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The type of joint at the wrist is a __________________.
Ellipsoid Joint
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All long bones in the body are found in the __________________.
Extremities
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Besides the long bones, what are the other shapes of bones in the body?
Short Bones Flat Bones Irregular Bones Sesamoid Bones
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The name of the process by which collagen fibers are turned into bone tissue is _______________.
Ossification
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Growth in a long bone takes place from the______________________.
Epiphyseal Gap (Growth Plate)
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The removal of dead bone tissue is accomplished by the ____________________.
Osteoclast
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The ribs are movably connected to the __________________.
Thoracic Vertabrae
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The shoulder blade is know as the __________________.
Scapula
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Give an example of the bones that would be classified as short bone.
Carpal or Wrist Bones
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The batwing-shaped bone forms the sides of the eye sockets and connects the bones of the skull.
Sphenoid Bone
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True or False Bone begins as collagenous material, which through the process of ossification hardens to bone.
True
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The bones serve as attachments for the ________________.
Muscles
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TRUE OR FALSE The bone marrow produces both red and white blood cells.
True
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The adult skeleton, a framework to which the soft tissue is attached and organs are encased has a total of ____ bones.
206
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TRUE OR FALSE Muscles are connected to bone by tendons.
True
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True or False Bone is connected to bone by ligaments.
True
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The place where the bones meet and articulate is called ________________-.
a joint
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Two types of joints in the body that an esthetician needs to understand are______
Movable and immovable
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Name the bone that forms the forehead.
Frontal
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A light spongy bone between the eye sockets. It forms part of the nasal cavities.
Ethmoid
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Name the 2 bones that form the bridge of the nose.
Nasal Bones
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Smallest and most fragile bones of the face, in the region of the tear ducts.
Lacrimal Bones
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Most of the body's _________________ supply as well as other minerals are stored inthe bone.
Calcium
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How many major body systems do we study?
10
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Name three-body systems
Skeletal Muscular Nervous
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The combination of ______________________ and ________________________ make bones strong and flexible enough to withstand stress.
Collagen and Calcium
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__________________________________ are the cells that build bone
Osteoblast
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___________ ______________ _____________ are made in the bone marrow by a process called ___________________________
Red Blood Cells Hematopoesis
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The skeletal framework of the body _____________________________ and ______________________________, the other systems of the body
Upholds and Supports
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Bones serve as ______________________________________ for muscle
attachments
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Bones store most of the body _________________________, _______________________ _____________________ and _______________.
sodium calcium, phosphorus magnesium
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The ______________is an example of a long bone
Femur
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The skull is divided into 2 parts:
cranium and facial
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Name the 8 bones of the cranium:
Occipital - back of the skull above nape Parietal - 2 bones form the sides and crown of head Frontal - forehead Temporal - 2 bones, sides of head, in front of ear Ethmoid - light spongy bone, between eyes, part of nasal cavity Sphenoid - joins all bones of skull together
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Name the bones of the face
Name the bones of the face; Nasal bones 2 bones that form the bridge of nose Lacrimal bones - 2 bones that comprise the eye sockets Zygomatic bones - form the prominence of the cheek Maxilla bones - bones of the upper jaw Mandible bones - Lower jaw Turbinal bones - thin layers of spongy nasal bone Vomer bones - forms the nasal septum Palatine bones - forms the hard palate of the mouth
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Name the bones of the neck
Hyoid - U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue Cervical Vertebrae - The seven bones that form the top of the spinal column
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Name the bones of the chest (thorax)
Ribs -12 pair with connective catilage Scapula - shoulder blade Sternum - Breastbone connects ribs in front Clavicle - joins sternum and scapula Thorax - protective framework for heart, lungs, and other internal organs
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Name the bones of the arm;
Humerus - Uppermost and largest bone of the arm, shoulder to elbow Ulnar - inner and larger bone, attached to elbow on little finger side of arm Radius - smaller bone attached to elbow on thumb side of arm
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Name the bones of the hands;
Carpus - The wrist bones, 8 irregular bones Metacarpus - the palm, consists of 5 long bones Phalanges - Fingers, 3 in each finger and 2 in the thumb
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The _________________ is an example of a flat bone
Skull
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The ____________________is an example of a sesamoid bone
kneecap
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_____________________ are examples of short bones
Carpals
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The horseshoe-shaped bone at the base of the throat that supports the tongue muscles is called___________,
Hyoid Bone
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Bones of the chest are important to the esthetician during massage and _________________
body treatments.
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The chest of the pulmonary trunk consisting of the sternum, ribs, and thoracic vertebrae are named_________.
Thorax
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An elastic bony cage that protects the heart and lungs is called____________________
Thorax and ribcage
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The twelve pair of bones that form the walls of the thorax are___________________-
the ribs.
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The breastbone is a flat bone that connects the ribs. The technical name is__________
Sternum
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The bone at the top of the ribs that joins the sternum and the scapula is name_______________.
The Clavicle and the Collarbone
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True or False The ulna is the inner and larger bone of the forearm.
True
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The ulna bone is attached to the _________ and located on the ________ ______ side of the arm.
Wrist | Little finger
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The ulna and the radius articulate to give movement to the__________
Forearm and hand
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True or False The radius is the smaller bone in the forearm on the same side as the thumb.
True
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True or False The wrist bones are also called the carpal bones.
True
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The wrist is comprised of _______ little bones.
8
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True or false The metacarpus is also known as____________________
palm of hand.
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Hematopoesis is the process by which produces_____________
Red and White Blood Cells
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The joint between the first (axis) and second vertebrae is a _____
pivot joint
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The only movable joint in the skull is the __________________.
mandible
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The vomer bone separates the ______________
nostrils

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