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skeletal system

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_________ -the ability of your body to maintain a stable, internal, environment   homeostasis  
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cells are organized into groups called _________   tissues  
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there are ___ main kinds of tissues in your body   4  
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covers and protects   epithelial tissue  
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sends signals throughout the body   nervous tissue  
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contracts and relaxes to produce movement   muscle tissue  
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joins, supports, protects, insulates, nourishes, and cushions organs (the glue that holds your organs together)   connective  
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tissues make up _______   organs  
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organs make up ______   organ systems  
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your body has ____ major organ systems   12  
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the skeletal system is made up of what?   bones, cartilage, and the connective tissue  
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connective tissue does what   holds bones together  
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when a baby is born how many bones does it have?   over 300  
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an average adult has about how many bones?   206  
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a person will not have a fused skeleton until about the age of what?   25  
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what part of the skeleton is the skull, vertebral column, ribs, and the sternum in?   axial skeleton  
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appendicular skeleton   arms, legs, shoulder, hip bones, wrists, ankles, finger, toes, ect.  
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the what in your bones help make blood cells?   marrow  
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minerals are deposited by living cells called?   osteoblast  
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compact bone   no visible open spaces; rigid and dense  
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spongy bone   many open spaces; provides most of the strength and support for a bone  
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red marrow produces   red and white blood cells  
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yellow marrow in the central cavity stores   fat  
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______ is found when two or more bones meet   joints  
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joints are held together by   ligaments  
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gliding joints   allows bones to glide over one another  
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ball-and-socket joint   allows you to move in all directions  
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hinge joints   allows you to flex and extend  
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pivot joint   allows you to turn your head  
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immovable joints   bone is fused together  
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______ can occur when ligaments are stretched to far   sprains  
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______ is a disease that affects the joints   arthritis  
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