| Term | Definition |
| Functions of Skeletal System | 1. Movement
2. Shape & Support
3. Protection
4. Makes Red Blood Cells
5. Stores minerals |
| Joint | any place where 2 or more bones meet |
| Cartilage | smooth tissue covering the ends of bones to serve as a cushion between the bones |
| Red Blood Cells | are made in Bone Marrow |
| Functions of Muscular System | 1. Movement
2. Shape |
| Voluntary Muscles | Muscles you choose to move (Skeletal Muscle Tissue only) |
| Involuntary Muscles | Muscles you cannot consciously control (Cardiac & Smooth Muscle Tissues) |
| Smooth Muscle Tissue | found in many organs of our body - bladder, intestines, blood vessels, etc. Control is involuntary. |
| Cardiac Muscle Tissue | found in the heart only. Control is involuntary. |
| Skeletal Muscle Tissues | found attached to our skeleton - biceps, triceps, abs, quadriceps, etc. (the muscles you work out). Controls is voluntary. |
| Functions of Circulatory System | Take Oxygen & Nutrients TO the cells.
Take Carbon Dioxide & other wastes AWAY from cells. |
| Blood Vessels | Tubes that carry blood throughout the body; There are 3 kinds - arteries, capillaries, & veins. |
| Arteries | blood vessels that carry blood AWAY from the heart |
| Capillaries | Microscopic blood vessels where gas & waste exchange occurs with the cells |
| Veins | blood vessels that return blood to the heart |
| Functions of Respiratory System | Bring Oxygen into the body.
Remove Carbon Dioxide from the body. |
| Diaphragm | Muscular organ beneath the lungs |
| Functions of Integumentary (Skin) System | 1. Protection
2. Produce vitamin D
3. sense of touch
4. rid the body of waste
5. regulate body temperature |
| Dermis | Middle layer of skin that contains nerves, hair follicles, sweat glands, etc. |
| Blood | Transports oxygen & nutrients to the cells; Contains white blood cells which help fight infection |
| Work | the object must move in the same direction as the force being applied to it |
