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Bones, muscles, and nerves

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Bone marrow   a connective tissue that produces red blood cells and white blood cells  
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joints   a place where bones meet and are attached to each other and to the muscles  
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tendons   tough bands of connective tissue that attach muscles to bones  
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ligaments   one of the bands of connective tissue that hold a skeleton together  
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cartilage   a type of connective tissue that coats the ends of bones where they meet a joint; the tip of your nose and your outer ear is made of this  
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Voluntary muscles   move bones and hold your skeleton upright  
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Smooth muscles   contract slowly and move substances through the organs they surround; run in bands around the walls of blood vessels and digestive organs  
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Cardiac muscles   make up the walls of the heart; function is to pump blood  
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neuron   a specialized cell that can receive information and transmit it to other cells  
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synapse   the gap between neurons  
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receptors   nerve cells that detect conditions in the body’s environment  
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reflexes   automatic muscle responses to situations  
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nerves   clusters of neurons that stretch between the central nervous system and every other part of the body  
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