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66 Cards in this Set
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How does your body maintain homestasis?
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sweating when you heat up
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What does the skeleton of the body do?
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Provides shape & support
Enables movement Protects your internal organs |
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What is the place in the body where two bones come together?
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joint
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An example of a ball and socket joint is ?
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hip
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The spaces in the bone that contains "soft connective tissue"?
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marrow
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The strong connective tissue that attaches the muscle to bone?
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tendon
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Is a muscle tissue able to contract?
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yes
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What are the openings in the skin through which perspiration exitsd the body?
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pores
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What structure directs the activity of the cells.
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nucleus
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A group of cells that perform a similar function is called ?
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tissue
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The HIGHEST level of organization in the human body is what?
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organ system
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The ___ is the basic unit of structure and function in living things.
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cell
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Which type of human body tissue can contract or shorten?
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muscle tissue
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Your stomach is lined with what?
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epithelial tissue
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The brain is composed mostly of ___ tissue.
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nerve
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The process by which an organism's internal environment is kept stable in spite of changes isn the extenal environment?
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homeostasis
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When a person's body needs water the brain maintains homeostasis by what?
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Sending a message to the brain to make a person FEEL THIRSTY/
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What is reaction of your body and mind to threatening or challenging events called?
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stress
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Bones store minerals such as phosphorus and ____
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calcium
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What are the bones that form the backbone called?
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vertebrae
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Why is the shape of human body different from the shape of a turtle's body?
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the skeletons are different
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What protects the brain?
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the skull
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What is much of a new born babies skeleton made of ?
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cartlidge
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The spaces in bones are filled with ___?
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marrow
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Beneath the outer membrane of bone there is a layer of what?
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compact bone
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Why are bones strong and hard?
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they have the minerals calcium and phosphorus
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As an infant grows hard bone replaces the ______ that forms an infants' skeleton?
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cartilage
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What typ of join provides the greatesrt range of motion.
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ball and joint
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What kind of motion is possible with a hinge joint?
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backward and forward
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The knee is an example of what kind of joint?
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hinge
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The wrist is a type of ______ joint.
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sliding
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A ______ is a kind of connective tissue that holds together the bones in MOVABLE JOINTS.
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LIGAMENT
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BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY A HINGE ON
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A PICTURE THAT MR. OGDEN GIVES YOU
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BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY A BALL AND SOCKET JOINT
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ON A PICTURE
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IS A SKULL A MOVABLE JOINT?
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NO
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BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY A PIVOT JOINT?
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IN A PICTURE
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Diary products are a good source of what ?
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calcium
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How does exercise help maintain healty bones?
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makes the grow stronger
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How is the best way to prevent osteoporosis?
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Exercise regularly and include calcium
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What kind 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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what type of muscle tires quickly?
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skeleton
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Muscle under your control are called?
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voluntary
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What type of muscle moves food through the digestive tract?
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smooth
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How is a muscle attached to bone?
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by tendons
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Know what a cardiac or heart muscle looks like?
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he will give you a picture
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know what smooth muscle looks like?
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he will give you a picture
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know what a skeletal muscle looks like?
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from a picture he gives you.
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When you use a pencil for writing what muscle are you using?
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identify this from a picture
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how do pairs of skeletal muscles work together?
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while on muscle contracts, the other returns to its original position
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to bend a joint, one muscle ____ while the other returns to its original shape.
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contract
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Exercise is important for muscles because...
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helps maintain strength and healthy bones
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What happens when muscle cramps?
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the muscle contracts strongly and stays contracted
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Exercise makes muscles (thicker or thinner)?
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thicker
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How does the skin protect the body from diseases?
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by keeping disease causing microorganisms outside the body
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How does the skin hlep regulate body temperature?
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by enabling excess heat to escape from the body
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What happens when the body becomes too warm?
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Blood vessels in the SKIN become WIDER
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The skin CELLS produces _______ ___ which helps the digestive system absorb calcium
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vitamin D
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What helps the skin stay protected from sunburns?
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melanin
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Where are living cells in the epidermis located?
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beneath the dead cells
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Where are nerves and blood vessels of the skin located?
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DERMIS
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Washing your skin helps prevent what?
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acne
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When drink plenty of water you are hlping water....
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your skin stay healthy because your are replacing lost
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Limiting sun exposure helps prevent what
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skin cancer a disease in which cells divide uncontrollably
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What is the basic unit of sturcture and function in living things?
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cells
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the backbone is made up of ____ bones (the number)
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26
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