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Skeleton (posterior view)

The skeleton consists of groups of bones which protect and move the body.
Skeleton (posterior view)



Review Date: 7/18/2007
Reviewed By: Stuart Bentley-Hibbert, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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