College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
11A10.10 - Model of the Human Skeleton - Bones
No advanced notice required. Parts of the Skeleton are numbered and an explanation of these parts can be found in the file.
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- Sara Stein, "Broken Bones", The Science Book, p. 131.
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