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Chapter 22-2 Skeletal System

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Your skeletal system is made up of   bone, cartilage, and connective tissue  
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When you were born, most of your skeleton was made of   cartilage.  
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What are two parts of your body that are made out of cartilage?   end of nose and top of ear  
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Your heart and lungs are protected by   ribs  
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Your spinal cord is protected by   vertebrae  
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Your brain is protected by the   skull  
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Some of your bones are filled with a special material called   marrow  
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Red marrow makes   blood cells.  
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The minerals found in bones are deposited by living cells called   osteoblasts  
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What are the four functions of the skeletal system?   Protection, storage, movement, blood and cell formation  
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It has many open spaces.   spongy bone  
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It is rigid and dense.   compact bone  
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It contains small blood vessels.   compact bone  
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It provides most of the strength for bones.   spongy bone  
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joint that allows little or no movement   fixed joint  
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joint that allows movement in all directions   ball-and-socket joint  
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joint that allows you to flex and extend   hinge joint  
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joint that cushions the area where bones meet   cartilage  
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joint that where two or more bones meet   joint  
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joint that connective tissue that connects the bones in a joint   ligaments  
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the type of joint found in the hand and joint   gliding joint  
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how can of the skeletal system may become injured.   Sprain, fractured, or dislocated  
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A disease that causes bones to become less dense is called   osteoporosis  
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A disease that may cause joints to swell or stiffen is called   arthritis  
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tissue that cushions the ends of bones where they meet in a joint   cartlidge  
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what your bones store to help your nerves and muscles work properly   minerals  
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a place where two or more bones meet   joint  
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material that fills some of your bones and makes blood cells   marrow  
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joint that allows the bones in your hand and wrist to move   gliding joints  
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joint that allows you to move your arm in all directions   ball and socket  
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joint that allows you to flex and extend your leg   hinge joint  
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an injury in which a ligament is stretched too far or torn   sprain  
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disease that causes bones to become weak and break more easily   osteoporosis  
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disease that causes joints to swell or stiffen   artritis  
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