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The bones, cartilage, and connective tissue that hold bones together make up the _______ system. |
Skeletal |
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Functions of the Skeletal System: |
1.Protection 2.Storage 3.Movement 4.Blood Cell formation |
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Bones are made of cells called ___________. |
osteoblasts |
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Osteoblasts work in______ to form the living part of the bone. |
Groups |
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Those groups of cells deposit minerals, such as _______, into the mineralized portion of the bone. |
calcium |
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There are two kinds of bone tissue |
Compact bone and Spongy bone |
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Compact bone: |
a. Rigid and dense with no open spaces. b. Contains tiny canals where Blood vessels are located. |
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Spongy Bone: |
a. Has many open spaces. |
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______ is the soft tissue inside of bone |
Marrow |
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There are 2 kinds of marrow |
Red Marrow and Yellow marrow |
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Red Marrow |
Makes red and white blood cells |
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Yellow Marrow |
stores fat |
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________ - Soft tissue of your skeletal system. |
Cartilage |
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As you grew, cartilage was replaced by ____. |
bone |
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Some cartilage covers the ____ of bones for cushioning. |
ends |
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Some cartilage is _____ replaced by bone (end of your ____, top of your ___) |
never nose ear |
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The place where two or more bones meet are ______. |
joints |
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There are three types of joints. |
Gliding Joint Ball and socket joint Hinge joint |
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bones glide over each other for some flexibility. (Examples: Wrist and Hand) |
Gliding joint |
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allows movement in all directions (Ex:Shoulder and Hip) |
Ball and Socket joint |
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allows backward and forward motion,or flexion and extension (Ex:Knee and Elbow) |
Hinge joint |
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Joints are held together by _________. |
ligaments |
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Ligaments are strong bands of __________ ______. |
Connective tissue |
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Ligaments connect____to ____. |
bone bone |
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Cartilage covers the end of bones to provide _______ where bones meet. |
Cushion |
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one or more bones moves out of place |
Dislocated Joint |
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a ligament is stretched too far or torn |
Sprain |
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A broken bone |
Fracture |
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a disease in which bones become less dense, become more weak, and break easily |
Osteoporosis |
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Muscles that allow you to move make up the ________ system. |
Muscular |
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If all of your muscles rested at the same time, you would ________. |
Collapse |
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There are three types of muscles |
Smooth Muscle Cardiac muscle Skeletal Muscle |
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In the digestive tract and walls of blood vessels |
Smooth Muscle |
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Found only in the heart. |
Cardiac muscle |
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attached to your bones for movement !and helps protect inner organs |
Skeletal Muscle |
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________ muscle action is under your control (Examples:waving,smiling, and winking.) |
Voluntary |
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___________ muscle action is NOT under your control (Examples:Heart beating and Peristalsis.) |
Involuntary |
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When you want to ____ (type, walk, talk, etc), a chain of events occurs extremely fast to make that motion happen. |
move |
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A nerve _______, or message, travels from your _____ to the ________ ______ |
impulse brain skeletal muscle |
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The muscle cells ________, or get shorter. |
contract |
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The muscle contraction_____ the bones in the direction !they need to move. |
pulls |
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Tendons are tough _________ tissue that attach _____ to ____. |
connective muscle bone |
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When a muscle that connects to bones _________, or shortens, the bones are pulled ______ to each other. |
contracts closer |
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Because muscles only____, not push, they work in ______. |
pull pairs |
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Usually one muscle _____ and the other __________. |
bends straightens |
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A muscle that bends a part of your body is a ______. |
flexor |
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A muscle that straightens a part of your body is an ________ |
extensor |
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In the arm, the ______ are flexors and the _______ are extensors. |
biceps triceps |
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Exercise helps muscles keep their strength and endurance. Endurance means working ______ without getting _____. |
Longer tired |
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There are two types of exercise |
Resistant exercise and Aerobic exercise. |
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working against the resistance, or weight, of an object can maintain or build muscle strength. Example:pull ups use your own wait. |
Resistant exercise. |
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steady, moderately intense activity strengthens the heart and increases endurance. Example: walking, jogging , swimming, cycling |
Aerobic exercise |
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Muscle or tendon is overstretched or torn |
Strain |
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tendon becomes inflamed due to over-exercising without enough time to heal |
Tendinitis |
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Some people take _______ ________ to increase muscle strength, but they can damage the heart, liver, and kidneys and cause high blood pressure. |
anabolic steroids |