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19 Cards in this Set
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How can you keep your skeleton healthy?
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A combination of a balanced diet and regular excercise can start you on your way to a healthy life.
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vertebrae
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the 26 small bones that make up your backbone
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joint
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a place in the body where two bones come together
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Why is the vertabral column considered the center of the skeleton?
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because it is connected to every bone in your body, someway somehow.
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What happens to cartilage as you grow?
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the cartilage is replaced by bone
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marrow
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a soft connective tissue found in the spaces of bones
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pivot joint
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the pivot joint allows one bone to rotate around another
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What are the five functions of the skeleton?
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1 provides shape and support.2 enables you to move.3 protects your internal organs.4 produces blood cells.5 and stores certain materials untill your body needs them.
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cartilage
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a connective tissue that is more flexible than bone
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What do x-rays do?
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they pass through the skin and other body tissues, the x-rays only strike the photographic film beneath the area. Unlike other body tissue, bones absorbs x-rays.
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fracture
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a break in a bone
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dislocation
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when a bone comes out of its joint
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sprain
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when ligaments are streched too far and tear in places
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hinge joint
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allows extensive foward or backward motion
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What do movable joints allow you to do?
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Movable joints allow you to make a wide range of movements
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gliding joint
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allows one bone to slide over another
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ball-and-socket joint
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ball-and-socket joints allow the greatest range of motion. Your shoulder is an example of a ball-and-socket joint.
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Osteoporosis
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a condition in which the body's bones become weak and break easily.
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ligament
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the connective tissue that holds together bones in movable joints
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