These are the large bones in our legs and arms. They are used in the main movements of the body. Examples are: femur, humorous
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Short bones
These are the small bones at the joints of our hands and feet, allowing fine movements. Examples are: carpals, meta-carpals, tarsals, meta-tarsals and phalanges
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irregular bones
These are the bones in the face and vertebral column. They gave the body protection and shape. Examples are: mandible, cervical vertebrae, thoracic vertebrae, lumbar vertebrae, sacrum, coccyx and clavicle
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Sesamoid bones
Sesamoid bones are found in locations where a tendon passes over a joint. They act to protect the tendon and to increase its mechanical effect sesamoid bone holds the tendon slightly farther away from the centre of the joint and increases the movemen
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Flat bones
These are the bones of the skull, shoulder girdle, ribs and pelvic girdle. They protect the vital organs of the body. Large muscles can be attached to the flat bones. Examples are: cranium, scapula, ribs and pelvis
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Osteoclasts
a large multinucleate bone cell which absorbs bone tissue during growth and healing.
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osteoblast
a cell which secretes the substance of bone.
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Weight baring
keeps us balanced and distributes the weight across our skeleton
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Kyphosis
excessive outward curvature of the spine, causing hunching of the back.
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scoliosis
abnormal lateral curvature of the spine.
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Neutral spinal alignment
Neutral posture as the stance that is attained "when the joints are not bent and the spine is aligned and not twisted. Neutral posture has given rise to the idea of achieving “ideal posture.”
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kyphotic
Kyphosis refers to the abnormally excessive convex kyphotic curvature of the spine as it occurs in the cervical, thoracic and sacral regions. (Normal inward concave curving of the cervical and lumbar regions of the s
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Card 2
Front
These are the small bones at the joints of our hands and feet, allowing fine movements. Examples are: carpals, meta-carpals, tarsals, meta-tarsals and phalanges
Back
Short bones
Card 3
Front
These are the bones in the face and vertebral column. They gave the body protection and shape. Examples are: mandible, cervical vertebrae, thoracic vertebrae, lumbar vertebrae, sacrum, coccyx and clavicle
Back
Card 4
Front
Sesamoid bones are found in locations where a tendon passes over a joint. They act to protect the tendon and to increase its mechanical effect sesamoid bone holds the tendon slightly farther away from the centre of the joint and increases the movemen
Back
Card 5
Front
These are the bones of the skull, shoulder girdle, ribs and pelvic girdle. They protect the vital organs of the body. Large muscles can be attached to the flat bones. Examples are: cranium, scapula, ribs and pelvis
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