Bones
Point to your clavicle ... what is it also known as?
COLLAR BONE
Where was O'Keeffe originally from but where did she do most of this art work?
New York - Southwest
Why did Curie move to Paris to study physics?
the University of Warsaw, in the city where she lived, did not allow women students. Determined to become a scientist and work on her experiments, she moved to Paris, France, to study physics.
"Our bones are adapted to the amount of ________ we experience on Earth."
a. time
b. gravity
c. weight
d. atoms
"Our bones are adapted to the amount of GRAVITY we experience on Earth."
Radius and ulna are both bones where?
In your arm (specifically forearm)
Why did O'Keeffe begin painting bones?
“The first year I was out here, because there were no flowers, I began picking up bones…,” because a drought had devasted the Southwest.
How did Marie Curie die?
On July 4, 1934, Curie died of a disease caused by radiation.
The primary load-bearing bones are the bones of the _______, pelvis and lower part of the spine.
The bones of the LEG, pelvis and lower part of the spine.
How many ribs do humans have?
a. 15
b. 21
c. 24
d. 32
24
How would you describe O'Keefe's two most famous bone paintings Cow's Skull & Ram's Head?
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Why were Curie's discoveries of radium and polonium important?
the elements were radioactive, which meant that when their atoms broke down, they gave off invisible rays that could pass through solid matter and conduct electricity. this produced the x-ray
Astronauts can lose _____% of hip bone mass in 1 year.
2%
Which one of these bones is not in your leg:
- Humerus
- Femur
- Patella
- Tibia
- Fibula
Humerus
The extreme number of bones scattered on the dry earth served as a reminder of what?
It was a visually striking reminder of the environmental conditions that had precipitated the era’s calamities.
What did Curie do during World War II? What were they called? Who operated them?
In 1914, during World War I, she created mobile x-ray units that could be driven to battlefield hospitals in France. Known as Little Curies, the units were often operated by women who Curie helped train so that doctors could see broken bones and bullets inside wounded soldiers’ bodies.
NASA Astronauts workout for 2.5 hours/6 days a week, why?
resistive exercise- lifting, weight training, to minimize the negaitve effects of space flight on their bones and muscles.
Which one of these bones is not in your hand:
- Carpals
- Tarsals
- Meta-Carpals
- Phalanges
Tarsals - ankle
"To me they are as beautiful as anything I know. To me they are strangely more living than the animals walking around—hair, eyes, and all, with their tails switching. The bones seem to cut sharply to the center of something that is keenly alive on the desert"
What does this quote mean?
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What legacy did Marie Curie leave behind? How did she do this?
she’d proven that women could make breakthroughs in science, and today she continues to inspire scientists to use their work to help other people.
In space, the body detects less load to bear and begins to thin what appears to be surplus bone structure because of...
the reduced gravity of space