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What do you mean by _column_?--"A pillar."
What do you mean by _erect_?--"In a vertical position."
Why is cartilage placed between the bones of the spine?--"To make the spine
flexible; to keep the brain from injury when we walk or run."
What do you mean by _elastic_?--"Springing back after having been
stretched, squeezed, twisted, or bent."
Tell about your ribs.--"My ribs are curved, strong, and light."
Where are your ribs?--"On each side of my trunk."
How many ribs have you?--"Twenty-four; twelve on each side."
How are your ribs fastened?--"At the back to my spine; in front to my
breastbone."
What do your ribs form?--"A hollow place for my heart, lungs, and stomach."
Where are your shoulder blades?--"In the upper part of my back."
What shape are they?--"Flat, thin, and like a triangle."
Of what use are your shoulder blades?--"For my arms to rest upon."
Point to your collar bones.
Where are they fastened?--"To my shoulder blades and my breastbone."
Of what use are your collar bones?--"They keep my arms from sliding too far
forward."
Of what are your bones made?--"Of food after it has been changed into
blood."
Why should you eat wholesome food?--"That my bones may be strong and
healthy.
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