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science 1070 checkup #4 (pgs 30)

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wrist
The small bones of the ____________, called carpals, join the lower forearm to the hand.
hand bones
Five metacarpals, commonly called ____________________, are below the carpals of the wrist.
finger
Our phalanges, or _______________ bones, enable us to grip and hold on to things.
pelvis
The ____________ keeps thebody balanced evenly as you walk or run.
hip
The long thighbones are connected to the pelvis at the _________ joints.
fumerus
The _______________ are the largest and strongest bones of the body.
weight
The fumerus were designed bygod to help support the entire ___________ of the upper body .
kneecap
The _________________ covers and protects the knee joint.
shin
The _________ is the front part of the lower leg from the knee to the ankle.
tibia
The shinbone, or ___________, is the front, larger long bone of the lower leg.
tarsals phalanges
The twenty-six bones of the foot include the ____________, metatarsals, and the ___________________.
anklebones
The leg bones are connected to the seven ____________________, called tarsals.
metatarsal
The arch of the foot is formed by five smaller ____________________ bones.
simple compound multiple crushed-bone greenstick impacted
The six types of fractures are ________________, ____________________, __________________, __________________________, ___________________________, and _____________________.
immovable
A fractured bone is normally set in a cast to make the _________________ until it heals.
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