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Skeletal system |
All the bones in the body make up the skeletal system |
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Periosteum |
Tough, tight-fitting membrane covering living bones |
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Cartilage |
The end of the bone are covered with a smooth thick layer of tissue called |
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Joint |
Any place where 2 or more bones come together |
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Ligament |
The bones are held in place at these joints by the band tissue called |
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Muscle |
An organ that can relax contract and provide the force to move your body parts |
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Voluntary muscle |
Muscles that you are able to control |
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Involuntary muscles |
Muscles that you cannot control consciously |
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Skeletal muscles |
The muscle that move bones are called |
More common than any other muscle |
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Tendons |
Skeletal muscle are attached to bone by thick bands of tissue called |
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Cardiac muscle |
Striated muscle only found in heart |
Contacts 70 times per minute every day in your life |
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Smooth muscles |
Muscles found in your intestines, bladder, blood vessels, and other internal organs |
Nonstriated, involuntary muscles that slowly contract and relax |
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Epidermis |
Outer, thinest layer of skin |
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Melanin |
Pigment that protects your skin and give it color |
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Dermis |
Layer of cells directly below the epidermis |
This layer is thicker and contains many blood vessel, nerves, muscle, oil and sweat glands |
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Which of the following is the most solid form of bone? |
Compact |
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Where are blood cells made? |
Marrow |
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Where are minerals stored? |
Bone |
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What are the ends of bones covered with? |
Cartilage |
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Where are immovable joints found in the human body? |
Skull |
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What kind of joints are in the knees, toes, and fingers? |
Hinge |
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Which vitamin is made in the skin? |
D |
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Where are dead skin cells found? |
Epidermis |
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Which of the following is found in bone? |
Calcium |
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Which of the following structures help retain fluids in the body? |
Skin |
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Where would this type of muscle tissue be found in the body? |
Leg |
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