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15 Cards in this Set
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What kind of tissue are bones made of/
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connective tissue
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What is the role of the skeleton?
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To protect all organs and systems in the body
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How many bones are there in the adult hand? foot?
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hand = 27
foot = 26 |
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How are muscles attached to bones?
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By tendons
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Name 3 kinds of muscles and their function/role.
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1. voluntary = keeps you standing/moving (hand/leg muscles)
2. smooth = contract to move substances (ex: stomach, intestines) 3. cardiac = makes up walls of teh heart |
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What are the parts of the central nervous system? What is its role?
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Brain and spinal cord
Interprets signals it receives |
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What are the parts of the peripheral nervous system?
What is its role? |
Sensory organs (eyes, ears)
See, hear, smell, taste, feel |
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bone marrow
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produces red and white blood cells
located in the center of bone |
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joints
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Where two or more bones meet
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tendons
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attach bones to muscles
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ligaments
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attach bones to each other
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neurons
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cells that nerves are made of
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receptors
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nerve cells that detect conditions in the body's environment
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capillaries
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blood vessels so small that blood cells have to move through them in single file
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alveoli
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tiny air sacs located at the end of bronchi in the lungs
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