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Unit 3 Lesson 3
The Skeletal System: All about bones, Part 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| appendages | smaller body parts that are attached to the main body: things that are attached to, or a part of, a more significant or important thing |
| appendicular bones | bones that are attached to and hang from the main part of a skeleton |
| femur | the long bone found in the thigh: the thighbone |
| joint | the area where two bones come together: where two or more things come together |
| Ligaments | short and tough bands of flexible tissue that connect two bones or pieces of cartilage and hold together joints |
| calcium | what your bones are made of |
| cast | a hard covering that holds a broken bone in place while it heals |
| cell | the tiniest living part of the human body |
| dairy | made with milk |
| marrow | spongy inside |
| tissue | a group or layer of cells that work together as a part, or organ, in your body |
| x-ray | a powerful, invisible ray of light that can pass through objects to show the inside, such as the inside of the human body |