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What is group of cells that perform a similar function called?
TISSUE
What structure directs the activity of the cell?
NUCLEUS
What is the highest level of organization in the human body,that is a group of organs working together?
ORGAN SYSTEM
What is the basic unit of structure of all living things?
CELL
What type of tissue can contract or shorten. It also enables the body to move food and keeps heart working?
MUSCLE TISSUE
What kind of tissue lines your stomach and covers the surfaces of your body?
EPITHELIAL
The brain is composed mostly of ___ tissue?
NERVE
What is process called by which the internal organs keep stable?
HOMEOSTASIS
WHAT IS YOUR BODY'S REACTION TO THREATENING AND CHALLENGING EVENTS?
STRESS
Bones store minerals like phosphorus and _____?
CALCIUM
BONES that form the back bone is called _________?
VERTEBRAE
What protects tissue in the brain?
SKULL
What protects the heart & lungs?
RIBS AND BREASTBONE
What protects the spinal chord?
VERTEBRAE
Much of a newborn's skeleton is __?
CARTILAGE
The space between the bones is ____ which produces blood cells and stores fat?
MARROW
Beneatgh the outer layer of bone is _______ bone.
compact
What makes bones so strong?
MINERALS AND CALCIUM
WHAT ARE BONES MADE OF ?
LIVING TISSUE (blood and nerve), CELLS
What type of joint allows greatest range of movement?
Ball and socket
What type of motion does a hinge joint allow?
backwards and forwards
What type of joint is the knee?
BALL AND SOCKET
What kind of CONNECTIVE TISSUE holds bones together in movable joints?
Ligaments
CELLS that perform similar functions are ____?
TISSUE
When you eat dairy products you maintain healthy bones because why?
DIARY IS A SOURCE OF CALCIUM
What does exercise do for bones?
Makes them grow stronger and denser
How do you prevent osteoporosis?
EXERCISE AND CALCIUM
What type of muscle is found only in the heart?
CARDIAC
What type of muscle controls digestion?
INVOLUNTARY
A SKELETAL MUSCLE tires ____ during exercise?
quickly
A muscle under your control is ?
VOLUNTARY
What kind of muscle moves food in the stomach?
SMOOTH
How do paris of skeletal muscles work together?
ONE CONTRACTS WHILE THE OTHER RETURNS TO NORMAL
Exercise is important to muscles because why?
HELPS MAINTAIN STRENGTH AND STABILITY
What does the skin do for the body?
HELPS KEEP DISEASE CAUSING MICROORGANISMS OUTSIDE THE BODY
How does the skin regulate temperature?
LETS HEAT ESCAPE
When your body is too warm, blood vessels in the skin become __?
WIDER
Wht provides information about pressure and pain?
NERVES
What does VITAMIN D do for the body?
helps you digest calcium
What helps protect the skin from burning?
MELANIN
NERVES AND BLOOD VESSELS in the skil are located in the ___?
DERMIS
What is the outer most layer of skin?
EPITERMIS
Washing the skin helps prevent____?
ACNE
Why do we need to drink water?
to replace the wawter lost in perspiration
LIMIT sun exposure to prevent __?
CANCER
MAKE SURE THAT YOU CAN IDENTIFY_____ ________!!
DIFFERENT KINDS OF MUSCLES AND JOINTS AND KNOW WHAT THEY DO