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Chap 13 Body
Bones Muscles and Skin
Term | Definition |
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homeostasis | the body's tendency to keep an internal balance |
Joint | a place in the body where two bones come together |
spongy bone | has many small spaces within it, like a sponge |
compact bone | hard and dense, but not solid |
cartilage | more flexible than a bone, a type of connective tissue, it covers the end of the bone and keeps them from rubbing against each other |
ligament | strong connective tissue that hold the bones in movable joints together |
tendon | a strong connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone |
red marrow | produces most of the body's blood cells. located in the end of your femur, skull, hip bone, and sternum |
yellow marrow | contained in all the other bones where the red marrow is not and stores fat that can serve as an energy reserve |
skeletal muscle | are attached to the bones of your skeleton and provide the force that moves your bones |
striated muscle | another name for skeletal muscle because it appears banded |
smooth muscle | involuntary muscles work automatically to control certain movements inside your body, digestion |
cardiac muscle | found only in the heart and is involuntary and striated, it does not get tired and contracts repeatedly |
integumentary system | |
epidermis | outer layer of the skin |
melanin | pigment or colored substance that gives skin its color |
dermis | the inner layer of the skin |
follicle | the structure within the dermis where hair grows |