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Anatomy W 1-5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Origin of a muscle | Attached to unmovable bone |
| Insertion | Attached to movable bone. Muscle contracts, moves toward origin |
| 5 functions of bones | Protect, support, movement, storage, blood cell formation |
| Fontanels | Fibrous membrane that connects skull bones of infants |
| Number of vertebrae: C, T, L | 7, 12, 5 |
| ribosomes function | Create protein |
| Golgi apparatus function | Packages and sorts proteins etc for transport in and out of the cell |
| Erythrocytes function | Red blood cells - carry oxygen in the blood |
| leukocytes function | White blood cells - Defends body against disease |
| Hematopoiesis | Blood cell formation that occurs in red bone marrow |