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