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Skeletol System Ch.2
Skeletol System Chapter 2.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Vertebrae | It is 26 bones that make up you vertebral column. |
| Marrow | The spaces in bone contain a soft connective tissue. |
| Cartilage | A connective tissue that is more flexible than bone. |
| Joint | A place in the body where two bones come together. |
| Movable Joint | Allows the body to make a wide range of movements. |
| Ligament | The bones in movable joints are held together by a strong connective tissue. |
| Osteoporosis | Mineral loss can lead to this condition which can cause your bones to become weak and break easily. |
| Fracture | Is a break in a bone, can occur when you fall so that all the weight is placed only on a few bones. |
| Sprain | This occurs when the ligaments are streched to far and tear in diffrent areas. |
| Dislocaton | This occurs when a bone comes out of its joint. |
| X-rays | `These determine whether a bone is broken or not. |
| Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) | In 1970, a newmethod for taking clear images of both bones adn soft tissue of the body was developed. |
| Involuntary Muscles | Are responsible for activites such as breathing and digesting food. |
| Voluntary Muscles | The muscles that are under your control like, smiling, turning a page in a book. |
| Skeletal Muscles | Are attached to the bones of your skeleton. |
| Cadiac muscles | This tissue has charerteristics in common with both smooth and skeletal muscles. |
| Skin | Covers the body and prevents the lose of water, it protects the body from injury and infection, also helps the to regul;ate body temperature, elimate wastes, gather information about the enviroment, and produces vitamin D. |
| Smooth Muscles | Involuntary muscles that work automatically to control many types of movements inside your body. |
| Epidermis | Is the outermost layer of the skin, very thin. |
| Melanin | A pigment, or colored substance, that gives skin it's color. |
| Pores | Sweat glands that produce perspiration, which reaches the surface through openings. |
| Follicles | Strands of hair grow within the dermis in structures. |
| Cancer | A disease in which some body cells divide uncontrollably. |
| Acne | One bacterial infection of the skin that can be difficult to control. |
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