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SkeletonMusclesSkin
Body System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Skelatal System | Provides shape and support, enables you to move, protects your internal organs, produces blood cells, and stpres certain materials until your body needs them. |
| Vertebrae | 26 small bones that make your spine. |
| Marrow | The spaces in bone that contain connective tissues. |
| Cartilage | The connective tissue that is more flexible than bone. |
| Joint | Allows the body to move in different ways. |
| Movable Joints | Allow the body to have a veriaty of motion. |
| Ball-and-Socket Joint | Allows you to move in a wide range of motion. |
| Pivot Joint | Allows one bone to rotate around another. |
| Gliding Joint | Alows one bone to slide over another. |
| Hinge Joint | Allows the foward and back motion. |
| Ligament | A strong connective tissue. |
| Healthy Bones | A combination of balenced diet and regular exercise. |
| Osteoporosis | The loss of minerals in a bone. |
| Fracture | A brake in a bone. |
| Sprain | When ligaments are stretched too far and tear. |
| X-rays | A photo taken with waves that con see through tissue but not bone. |
| How x-rays work | The waves ar absorbed by bone and an outline is shown on the film. |
| Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) | A method of photographing bones and soft tissue. |
| Bone Injury Prevention Mesures | Warming up before exercising, wearing appropriate protective equipment, and exercising in safe places. |
| Involuntary Muscles | Muscles responsible for things such as breathing and digesting food. |
| Voluntary Muscles | Muscles that are under your control. |
| Skeletal Muscle | Attached to bones in the skeletal system. |
| Tendon | A strong connective tissue that connects bone to muscle. |
| Smooth Muscles | Involuntary muscles. |
| Cardiac Muscle | Involuntary muscles that do not tire. |
| Skin | Covers the body and prevents water loss, protects body from injury and infection, regulates body temperature, eliminates waste, gathers info about the environment, and produces vitamin D. |
| Epidermis | The outermost layer of skin. |
| Melanin | Gives the skin color. |
| Pores | An opening inthe skin. |
| Follicles | Where hair grows from. |
| Cancer | A desease when cells divide uncontrollably. |
| Acne | A bacterial infection that can be difficult to control. |
Created by:
kenneth.wood
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