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7 Sci Bone Musc Skin
7th Grade Science Bones, Muscles, and Skin Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| SKELETAL SYSTEM | ALL THE BONES IN YOUR BODY. |
| MARROW | FATTY, SOFT TISSUE IN THE CENTER OF LONG BONES AND THE SPACES OF SPONGY BONES; PRODUCES RBC'S AND WBC'S. |
| PERIOSTEUM | TOUGH, TIGHT-FITTING MEMBRANE THAT COVERS THE SURFACE OF BONES. |
| CARTILAGE | THICK, SLIPPERY TISSUE LAYER COVERING THE ENDS OF BONES; ABSORBS SHOCK AND REDUCES FRICTION OF JOINT MOVEMENT. |
| JOINT | ANYWHERE TWO BONES MEET. |
| LIGAMENT | TOUGH BAND OF TISSUE THAT HOLD BONES TOGETHER AT JOINTS. |
| IMMOVABLE JOINT | JOINT THAT ALLOWS LITTLE OR NO MOVEMENT. |
| MOVABLE JOINT | JOINT THAT ALLOWS WIDE RANGE OF MOVEMENTS. PIVOT, BALL-AND-SOCKET, HINGE, GLIDING. |
| MUSCLE | ORGAN THAT RELAXES AND CONTRACTS TO ALLOW BODY MOVEMENT. |
| VOLUNTARY MUSCLE | MUSCLE YOU ARE ABLE TO CONTROL. |
| INVOLUNTARY MUSCLE | MUSCLE YOU CAN'T CONSCIOUSLY CONTROL. |
| SKELETAL MUSCLE | STRIATED, VOLUNTARY MUSCLE THAT MOVES BONES. |
| TENDON | THICK BAND OF TISSUE THAT ATTACHES MUSCLE TO BONE. |
| SMOOTH MUSCLE | NON-STRIATED, INVOLUNTARY MUSCLES THAT MOVE MANY INTERNAL ORGANS. |
| CARDIAC MUSCLE | STRIATED, INVOLUNTARY MUSCLE THAT IS FOUND ONLY IN THE HEART. |
| EPIDERMIS | OUTER LAYER OF SKIN. |
| MELANIN | PIGMENT THAT GIVES SKIN COLOR. |
| DERMIS | INNER LAYER OF SKIN TISSUE UNDER THE EPIDERMIS. |