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The skeleton, circulatory, and muscular systems
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Joints | The place where two or more bones meet. |
| Ball and Socket Joint | The ball shaped head of one bone moves inside the cup shaped socket of the other. The joint can move in all directions. |
| Hinge Joint | This joint moves only moves in one direction, like a door hinge. |
| Gliding Joint | One part of a bone glides over another bone allowing a small range of sideways movement. |
| Pivot Joint | The end of one bone rotates inside a ring formed by another. The joint can move up and down and from side to side. |
| Tendons | - Joins muscles to bones and muscles to muscles |
| Ligaments | - Connects bones to other bones at the joints |
| Cartilage | - Strong, flexible tissue that allows joints to move easily, cushions bones, and supports soft tissue. |
| Skeletal Muscles | - Attached to bones (voluntary) |
| Smooth Muscles | - In walls of organs such as stomach, intestines, and bladder (involuntary) |
| Cardiac | - In the heart (involuntary) |
| The 3 Main part of the Circulatory System are... | 1. The Heart 2. The Blood Vessels 3. Blood |
| Arteries | - Carry blood away from the heart |
| Aorta | - The main artery in the body |
| Veins | - Carry blood to the heart |
| Capillaries | - Carry the blood to all the body cells and connect arteries to veins |
| Atherosclerosis | - Occurs when fatty substances build up on the inner lining of the arteries |
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