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35 Cards in this Set
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muscle tissue
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a body tissue that contracts, or shortens, which makes body parts move
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nervous tissue
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a body part that transports electrical messages to different parts of the body
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connective tissue
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a body tissue that connects the different parts of the body
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epithelial tissue
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tissue that covers the surfaces of the body, inside and out
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organ
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a structure in the body that is composed of different kinds of tissue
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organ system
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a group of organs that work together to perform a major function in the body
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cell
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the basic unit of structure and function of a living thing
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cell membrane
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the outside layer that controls what substances go in and out of the cell
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nucleus
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the control center of the eukaryoteic cell, which controls everything
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cytoplasm
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the material within a cell apart from the nucleus
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tissue
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a group of similar cells that do similar things
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skeleton
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the inner framework made of all the bones in the body
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vertebrae
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the small bones that make your backbone
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joint
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a place in your 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 than bone
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compact bone
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hard, dense bone tissue that is beneath the outer membrane
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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 compound 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 the body where bones become weak and break easily
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homeostasis
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the maintenance of stable internal conditions
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stress
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the reaction mentally
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involuntary muscle
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a muscle that is not under conscious control
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voluntary muscle
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a muscle that is under conscious control
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tendon
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strong connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone
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striated muscle
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a muscle that appears banded also called skeletal muscle
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smooth muscle
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muscle found inside many internal organs of the body
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cardiac muscle
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muscle only found in the heart
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skeletal muscle
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muscles attached to the skeleton that provides force that moves the muscles
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follicle
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a structure in the dermis of the skin which a strand of hair grows.
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cancer
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a disease in which some bodies cells divide uncontrollably.
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pore
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an opening which sweat reaches the surface of the skin.
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melanin
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the pigment that gives skin its color
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epidermis
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the outer layer of skin.
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dermis
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the inner layer of the skin.
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