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Skeletal/Muscular

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vertebral column center of the skeleton; made of 26 vertebrae
joint a place where two bones meet
bone a complex living structure that undergoes growth and development
compact bone beneath outer membrane; hard and dense; contains canals that carry blood vessels and nerves to living cells in bone
spongy bone has small spaces within it; found at the end of the bone
bone marrow soft connective tissue found inside many bones
red marrow produces some of the body's blood cells
yellow marrow stores fat as an energy reserve
ligament connective tissue in between two bones in moveable joints
tendon connective tissue that attaches muscles to bones
cartilage connective tissue located at the end of some bones and prevents some bones from rubbing into one another
involuntary muscles muscles that are not under your conscious control; ex- stomach churning food
voluntary muscles muscles that are under your conscious control; ex- walking (skeletal muscles)
skeletal muscle attached to your bones, provides the force to move bones
smooth muscle inside many internal organs, helps move substances inside the body; ex- blood vessels
cardiac muscle found only in the heart
muscle cramp when one muscle contracts and stays contracted
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