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15 Cards in this Set
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What are the functions of the skeleton?
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Your skeleton has five major functions. It provides shape and support, enables you to move, protects your organs, produces blood cells, and stores minerals and other materials until your body needs them.
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What role do joints plays in the body?
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Joints allow bones to move in different ways.
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What are the characteristics of bone, and how can you keep your bones strong and healthy?
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Bones are complex living structures that undergo growth and development. A combination of a balanced diet and regular exercise are important for a lifetime of healthy bones.
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Skeleton
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The inner framework made up of all the bones of the body.
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Vertebrae
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The bones that make up the backbone of an animal.
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Joint
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A place in the body where two bones come together.
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Ligament
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Strong connective tissue that holds bones together in movable joints.
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Cartilage
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A connective tissue that is more flexible then bone and that protects the ends of bones and keeps them from rubbing together.
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Compact bone
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Hard, dense bones tissue that is beneath the outer membrane of a bone.
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Spongy Bone
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Layer of bone tissue having many small spaces and found just inside the layer of compact bone.
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Marrow
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The soft connective tissue that fills the internal spaces in bone.
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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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How does the skeleton protect the body?
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Bones protect many of the organs in your body.
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Which of your movable joints are ball-and-socket joints?
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There is ball-and-socket joints in your shoulders and your hips.
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What are three layers within the femur?
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The three layers within the femur are the compact bone, the spongy bone, and the marrow.
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