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skeletal system 1234

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Vertebrae.   The 26 small bones that make up your backbone.  
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Marrow.   The soft tissue that fills the inner part of the bone.  
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Cartilage.   A connective tissue that is more flexible than bone and gives support to some parts of the body.  
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Joints - pivot, ball and socket, hinge, and gliding.   A place where two bones come together.  
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Ligament.   Strong connective tissue that holds bones together in movable joints.  
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Osteoporosis   A condition in which the body's bones become weak and break easily.  
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Fracture   A break in a bone.  
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Dislocation   An injury in which a bone moves out of its joint.  
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Magnetic resonance imaging   A method for taking clear images of both bones and soft tissues of the body.  
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X-ray   A form of energy that travels in waves that can pass through some living tissue but not through bone.  
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Acne   A bacterial infection of the skin which the oil glands become blocked and swollen.  
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Sprain   An injury in which ligaments holding your bones together are stretched too far and tear.  
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Involuntary muscle   A muscle that is not under conscious control.  
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Tendon   A strong connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone.  
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Voluntary muscle   A muscle that is in conscious control.  
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Smooth muscle   Involuntary muscles found inside many internal organs of the body.  
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Skeletal muscle   A muscle that is attached to bones of the skeliton.  
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Cardiac muscle   muscle tissue found only in the heart.  
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Epidermis   The outermost layer of the skin.  
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Melanin   A pigment that gives skin its color.  
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Dermis   The lower layer of the skin.  
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Pore   An opening through which sweat reaches to the surface of the skin.  
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Follicle   A structure in the dermis of the skin from which a strand of hair grows.  
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Cancer   A disease in which some body cells divide uncontrollaby.  
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