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45 Cards in this Set
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What is a tissue?
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group of cells that look alike and work together.
There are 4 types: epithelial, connective tissue, ligament, tendon |
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What is epithelial tissue?
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tissue that covers and protects parts of the body inside and out(skin)
cells are joined tightly together |
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What is connective tissue?
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tissue that holds parts of the body together
Key word: Connect Types: bone, ligament, tendons (BLT) |
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What is a ligament?
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a type of tissue that connects bones
BONE TO BONE |
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What is a tendon?
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a type of tissue that connects muscle to bone
MUSCLE TO BONE |
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What is muscle tissue?
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Makes up muscles
made of cells that can shorten |
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What is nerve tissue?
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Made up of nerve cells or neurons. Carry messges, causes muscles to act
controls breathing, digestion,heartbeat |
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What are the Brain and spinal cord made from?
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made of mostly nerve tissue
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What is an organ?
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a group of tissues that work together to do a special job
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What is an organ system?
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a group of organs that work together
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What is a gland?
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an organ or group of cells that produces and secretes substances used by the body
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What is the endocrine system?
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an organ system that includes all of the glands of the body
produce chemical messengers carried by blood to the body |
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What is the skeletal system?
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A system of bones and cartilage that helps to support and protect the body
**give the body shape **protect organs **make red blood cells |
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What is vertebra?(plural)/vertebrae(singular)
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Bone that makes up the backbone
look like hallow rings backbone can bend and twist |
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What is cartilage?
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tough, flexible connective tissue that makes up parts of the skeletal system
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What are bones?
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206 bones in adult human skeleton
come in all shapes and sizes have different functions made of living and nonliving material |
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What is the periosteum?
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thin membrane that covers a bone
has many blood vesselsin it that carry food molecules and oxygen to living bone cells |
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What is compact bone?
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mostly solid dense part of the bone
hard |
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What is spongy bone?
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part of a bone with many small pores or spaces
lightweight gives bone its strength Think: of a sponge |
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What is marrow?
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soft tissue inside bones that produces blood cells
red or yellow in color |
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Where are red blood cells made?
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made in red bone marrow
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What is a fracture?
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crack or break in a bone
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What is a joint?
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place where two or more bones meet
bones held together at joints by ligaments |
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Kinds of joints
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3 kinds of joints
fixed joints partly movable joints movable joints |
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Fixed joints
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do not allow any movement
Example: Skull |
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partly movable joints
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allow a little bit of movement
example: joints between ribs and breastbone |
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movable joints
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most joints in body are movable
example: arm and leg 4 types |
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Ball and Socket Joints
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movable joint
allow bones to move in most directions Example: joint between upper arm and shoulder |
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Gliding Joints
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allow some movement in all directions
bones slide against each other Example: wrist |
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Hinge joints
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allow bones to move forward and backward in one direction
Like a door Example: elbows and knees |
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Pivotal Joints
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allow bones to move side to side and up and down
Example: skull and neck joint |
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Where is cartilage?
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found in joints of many bones
found between bones allows for easier movemnt of bones shock absorbing padding for vertebrae |
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What is muscle?
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tissues tha can shorten along their length.
600 muscles in muscular system attached to bones by tendons only pull boines work in teams of two |
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What is a flexor?
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muscle that bends a joint
found in the knee example: biceps bend arm at elbow |
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What is a entensor?
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muscle that straightens or extends a joint
found in the knee triceps straighten arm at elbow |
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What are the kinds of muscle tissue?
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striated
skeletal smooth cardiac |
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What is a striated muscle?
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muscle tissue with stripes or dark bands
example: skeletal muscle |
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What is skeletal muscle?
13-7 VOLUNTARY MUSCLE |
type of striated muscle
attached directly to the skelton make body move VOLUNTARY MUSCLES |
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VOLUNTARY MUSCLE
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muscles you can control for movement
striated muscle |
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What is smooth muscle?
13-7 INVOLUNTARY MUSCLE |
muscles that causes movements which you cannot control
found in walls of blood vessels, stomach, other internal organs |
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What is cardiac muscle?
13-7 HEART |
type of muscle found only in the heart and major blood vessels
very strong involuntary(no control over heart beating0 |
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Picture of a ball and socket joint
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Picture of gliding joint
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Picture of hinge joint
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Picture of pivotal joint
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