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SYSTEMS
Term | Definition |
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Skeleton | The inner framework made of all the bones in the body |
Vertebrae | The small bones that make up the backbone |
Joint | A place in the body where two bones come together |
ligament | Strong connective tissue that holds bones together in moveable joints |
Cartilage | A connective tissue that is more flexible than bonge and that protects the ends of bones and keeps them from rubbing together |
Compact bone | Hard, dense bone tissue that is beneath the outer membrane of a bone |
Spongy Bone | Layer of bone tissue having many small spaces and found just inside the layer of contact |
Marrow | The soft connective tissue that fills the internal insides insides of the bone |
Osteoporosis | A condition in which the body's bones become waek and can break easily |