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9th - 12th
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The Skeletal System

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Discover the importance of your skeleton. Its different purposes are described and the various types of bones are shown. The animation in this clip clearly introduces the human skeletal system and its parts. A great resource for your beginning anatomists.

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Concepts

the muscular system, human body systems, bones, joints, minerals, skeletons, tendons

Additional Tags

bones, joints, skeleton, minerals, blood cell production, compact bone, cancellous bone, diaphysis, epiphyses, periosteum, muscles, tendons, medullary cavity, bone marrow, axial skeleton, appendicular skeleton, science

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