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science vocab on skeletal, muscular, integumentary, respiratory systems

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skeletal system   bones, cartilage, and the structures that connect bones to cartilage.  
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compact bone   the bone tissue that does not have any visible open spaces.  
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spongy bone   bone tissue that has many open spaces.  
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cartilage   the flexible tissue beneath your skin.  
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joint   the place where two or more bones connect.  
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osteoblasts   bone is made of connective tissue and minerals that are deposited by living cells.  
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marrow   bones contain soft tissue.(inside bone)  
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muscular system   made up of muscels and connective tissue that attaches the muscle to the bnes.  
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smooth muscle   one of three types of bone in its system and moves food through the digestive system.  
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cardiac muscle   one of three types of muscle in its system and pumps blood around your heart.  
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skeletal muscle   one of three types of muscle in its system that is attached to your bones for movement, and enables bones to move.  
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voluntary musle control   muscle action that is under your own control.  
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involuntary muscle control   muscle action that is not under your own control.  
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tendons   connect your skeletal muscles to your bone.  
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flexor   when a muscle bends part of your body.  
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extensor   when a muscle straightens part of your body.  
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tendinitis   when a damaged tendon becomes inflamed as your body tries to repair itself.  
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integumentary system   your skin, nails and hair make up this system. it also keeps your body healthy.  
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sweat glands   make sweat.  
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melanin   in the upper layer of the skin and determines skin color.  
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epidermis   the thinner layer of skin.  
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dermis   the deeper, thicker layer of skin.  
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keratin   helps make the skin tough.  
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collagen   the dermis has fibers made of protein and that protein is this word.  
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blood vessel   transport substances and help regulate body temperature.  
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nerves   carry messages to and from the brain.  
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hair follicles   in the dermis produce hairs.  
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muscle fibers   attached to a hair follicle can contract and cause the hair to stand up.  
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oil glands   release oil that keeps hair flexible and helps waterproof the epidermis.  
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nail roots   under the skin at the base and sides of nails.  
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respiratory system   a collecton of organs whose primary function is to take in oxygen and expel carbon dioxide.  
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nose   primary passage-way into and out of the respiratory system.  
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pharynx   the upper peotion of the throat.  
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eppiglottis   a structure that hangs at the entrance of the larynx and prevents food from entering the larynx and the trachea while swallowing.  
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larynx   your voice box.  
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trachea   your windpipe.  
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bronchi   two tubes that split the trachea.  
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branchioles   thousands of tiny tubes that branch off of the bronchi and go to the lungs.  
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alveoli   tiny air sacs.  
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diaphragm   a dome-shaped muscle underneath the lungs.  
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lungs   the central organ of the respiratory system in which oxygen from the air is exchanged with carbon dioxide from the blood.  
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