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25 Cards in this Set
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Spongy Bone |
contains marrow, which can produce red blood cells |
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Compact Bone |
The solid form of bone that allows for strength |
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Tendons |
connect muscles to bones by these strong band of tissue |
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Flexor |
muscles that contract, cause body parts to bend
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Extensor Muscle |
Always straightens a part of your body when it contracts |
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Epidermis |
outermost, thinnest. Cells are dead and filled with protein, make skin tough. |
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Dermis |
Located under the epidermis, it is strong yet flexible. Thick than the epidermis. |
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Melanin |
Located in the skin cells and the name of the pigment that gives your skin color. |
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Cartilage |
cushion found where to bones meet. (end of bones are covered). This is what most of the skeleton starts out as. |
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Skeletal System |
intern frame work that has 5 important jobs ~helps give body support ~protection of internal organs ~vitamin D is found in the skin ~Calcium and Phosphorus are stored in the skin ~regulation of body temperature |
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Ligaments |
Connect bone to bone |
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Fulcrum |
Fixed point of a lever |
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Periosteum |
the tight fitting membrane that makes up the OUTER COVERING OF BONE |
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Muscle Tissue |
produces movement. Made up of cells that can contract and relax. |
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Epithelial Tissue |
cover and protects underlying tissue. The epidermis is composed of this tissue. |
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HINGE JOINT |
allows you to flex and extend ~knee ~knuckle ~toe ~elbow |
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BALL AND SOCKET JOINT |
allows motion is all direction ~hip ~shoulder |
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SLIDING/GLIDING JOINT |
allows bones to glide over one another ~hand ~feet |
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FIXED JOINT |
immovable joint found in the skull |
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PIVOT JOINT |
bone rotates in a ring of anotherr bone ~neck ~head |
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IMMOVABLE JOINT |
joints found in the skull |
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Voluntary
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muscles that you can control consciously (more than 600 muscles which make movement) |
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Cardiac Muscles |
muscle found in the heart. Usually involuntary |
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Skeletal Muscles |
move bones |
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Smooth Muscles |
found in the intestine and the blood vessels |
