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Bone, Muscle, Skin

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Voluntary Muscle   Muscle controlled by choice (skeletal muscle).  
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Involuntary Muscle   Muscles that are not under your control. Regulated by the brain stem (cardiac and smooth muscle).  
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Tendon   Connective tissue that connects muscle to bone.  
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Ligament   Connective tissue that holds bones together across joints.  
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Bone Marrow   Tissue inside bones. Red marrow produces blood cells, yellow marrow stores fat.  
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Cartilage   Flexible tissue that is smooth and cushions joints. Found at the end of bones in joints, the ears and nose.  
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Sprain   Damage to a ligament from being stretched or torn.  
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Dermis   Thick lower layer of skin that contains blood vessels, nerves and glands.  
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Epidermis   Thin upper layer of skin protects the body from infection.  
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Compact bone   Rigid outer layer of bone provides strong support.  
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Spongy bone   Layer of bone that contains many spaces to hold bone marrow.  
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Ball and Socket joint   Allow bones to rotate in a circle (shoulder and hip).  
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Hinge joint   Allow bones to move back and forth like door hinges (knee and elbow).  
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Gliding joint   Allow bones to slide across each other in many directions (wrists and ankles).  
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Pivot joint   Allow bones to twist in place (neck and radius)  
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Osteoporosis   Disease that causes bone tissue to thin and become weak and break easily.  
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Arthritis   Disease that causes pain in joints from damage to cartilage.  
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Cardiac muscle   Muscle that makes up the heart. This muscle does not get tired like skeletal muscles.  
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Smooth muscle   Surrounds internal organs and blood vessels. Moves food through the digestive system and blood through arteries.  
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Skeletal muscle   Muscle attached to bones; work in pairs to move bone by contracting and relaxing. One muscle straightens the other bends.  
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Strain   Damage to muscle when it is stretched or torn.  
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