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What is the main focus of the video?
Major bones
of the skeletal system
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What is the common name for the cranium?
Skull
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How many bones make up the cranium?
About 22
bones
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What type of bones primarily make up the cranium?
Flat bones
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What is the function of the cranium?
To protect the
brain
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What is the proper name for the collarbone?
Clavicle
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What bones make up the shoulder girdle?
Clavicle
and
scapula
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What is the name of the bone that runs down the middle of the chest?
Sternum
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How do the ribs connect to the sternum?
Via
cartilage
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What is the common name for the vertebral column?
Spine
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What is the name of the bone in the upper arm?
Humerus
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Why is the humerus sometimes called the funny bone?
Because of its name
similarity
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What are the small bones in the wrist called?
Carpals
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What are the bones called that extend from the carpals to the fingers?
Metacarpals
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What are the bones in the fingers called?
Phalanges
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What are the two bones in the lower arm?
Ulna
and
radius
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Which bone ends on the thumb side of the lower arm?
Radius
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What is the term for the bones of the pelvis?
Pelvis
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What is the longest and strongest bone in the human body?
Femur
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What is the proper term for the kneecap?
Patella
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What is the function of the patella?
To
protect
the
knee
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What are the two bones in the lower leg?
Tibia
and
fibula
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Which bone carries most of the body's weight in the lower leg?
Tibia
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What is the function of the fibula?
Supports the
tibia
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What are the bones in the foot called?
Tarsals
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What are the bones leading out from the tarsals called?
Metatarsals
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What are the bones in the toes called?
Phalanges
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How many bones are in the adult human skeleton?
206 bones
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Why do babies have more bones than adults?
Some bones are
unfused
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What are the two categories of the skeleton?
Axial
and
appendicular
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What is the axial skeleton primarily responsible for?
Protection
of critical organs
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How many bones are in the axial skeleton?
80 bones
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What is the primary function of the axial skeleton?
Protection
, not movement
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What bones are included in the axial skeleton?
Cranium
,
vertebral column
, ribs,
sternum
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What is the appendicular skeleton responsible for?
Movement of the
body
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How many cervical vertebrae are there?
Seven
cervical vertebrae
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How many thoracic vertebrae are there?
Twelve thoracic vertebrae
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How many lumbar vertebrae are there?
Five
lumbar vertebrae
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What is the classification for cervical vertebrae?
C1
to
C7
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What is the classification for thoracic vertebrae?
T1
to
T12
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