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mrs love skeleton
Terms for Skeletal System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cardiac | muscle found in the heart |
| tendons | attach muscle to bone |
| 206 | number of bones in the human skeleton |
| calcium | non-living material in bones |
| joint | where two bones meet |
| immovable joints | found in the skull |
| cartilage | flexible, bone-like material that protects the end of bones |
| compact bone | hard dense bone |
| blood vessels | Carry oxygen and nutrients to the bone |
| periosteum | thin layer that covers the bone |
| shaft | area between ends of bones |
| spongy bone | protects ends of the bone |
| marrow | What produces the blood cells |
| Bones | there are 206 of these in your body |
| calcium | most of the non-living part of your bone |
| joint | the place where two bones meet |
| nose, ears, and the tip of the breast bone | three places were you will find cartilage |
| ligaments | strong bands of fiber that hold the bones together |
| marrow | inside of the shaft of the bone is the______ which produces blood cells. |
| heart, lungs, liver | three organs that the ribs protect. |
| Growth Plate | Bones will lay down new cells here. |
| skeletal muscle | move the bones in your skeleton/ voluntary |
| smooth muscle | found in the some organs/ involuntary |
| hinge joint | elbow and knee joints |
| ball and socket | shoulder and hip joints |
| gliding joint | joint in ankle |
| pivot joint | joint at base of skull |
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