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Skeleton   your bodies framework, made up of bones and keeps you from just being a blob of flesh on the floor  
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vertebrae   the 26 small bones in the center of your back  
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joint   a place in the body were two bones come together  
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hinge joint   forward and backward movement, ex. elbow  
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ball and socket joint   greatest range of movement, ex. hips, and shoulder  
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pivot joint   one bone rotates around another. ex. neck  
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gliding joint   one bone slides over another, ex. wrist, and ankles  
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ligament   holds movable joints together and is a strong connective tissue  
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cartilage   more flexible than bone and holds joints together like a ligament  
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compact bone   hard and dense but not solid  
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spongy bone   like a sponge with many small spaces in it.  
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marrow   red/ produces red blood cells Yellow/ stores fat  
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osteoporosis   when old peoples bones become weak and break easily  
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fracture   a break in the bone  
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dislocation   occurs when end of bone comes out of its joint  
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sprain   when ligaments are stretched too far  
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X- rays   a form of energy that travels in waves used to detect broken bones  
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MRI/ Magnetic response imaging   uses electromagnets to make a very clear picture of the inside of a body  
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arthritis   disease of joints that makes moving them painful  
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athroscope   when doctors make a small incision and insert a small tube with a camera in it into the joint where it is needed  
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involuntary muscle   breathing and digesting food  
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voluntary muscle   under conscious controll  
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cardiac muscle   in the heart  
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skeletal muscle   the muscle that is connected to your bones that make your bones move  
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smooth muscle   in the internal organs like your digestive system  
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striated muscle   muscles that appear to be banded voluntary muscles  
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Digestion   The breakdown of food inside of the human body  
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Absorbtion   the process by which nutrient molecules pass through the wall of your digestive system  
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saliva   the chemical that breaks down other chemicals and nutrients in your body. mostly in the mouth  
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Enzymes   proteins that speed up chemical reactions  
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epiglottis   the flap of tissue that prevents food and water from entering your lungs  
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esophagus   the muscular tube that connects your mouth to your stomach  
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mucus   a thick slippery substance produced by the body. aides in lubrication  
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peristalsis   when the food begins to enter the stomach  
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stomach   the place where your body stores food and water  
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small intestine   where chemical digestion takes place  
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liver   produces bile and filters blood  
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gallbladder   the organ that holds bile  
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pancreas   preaks down chemicals such as proteins, starches, and fats.  
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villi   absorb nutrient rich molecules  
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large intestine   readies the last part of chemical digestion for removal through the anus  
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rectum   waste material is readied by being compressed into a solid form  
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anus   where solid waste material is ejected from the body.  
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cardiovascular system   carries needed substances and cells and carries waste products away from cells.  
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Heart   pumps blood through the body. pushes blood through the blood vessels of the cardiovascular.  
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atrium   the upper two blood chambers in the heart  
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ventricle   pumps blood out of the heart  
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valve   flap of tissue that prevents blood from flowing in the wrong direction  
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Arteries   blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart  
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capillaries   substances are exchanged between the blood and body cells  
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veins   blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart  
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aorta   the largest artery in the body. blood flows from the left ventricle to the aorta  
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Coronary arteries   carry blood to the heart itself  
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pulse   the alternating expansion and relaxation of the artery wall  
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diffusion   process by which molecules move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.  
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blood pressure   the amount of force that the blood exerts on a wall of a blood vessel.  
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Plasma   the liquid part of blood. (90% water)  
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red blood cells   take oxygen from the lungs and brings it too the heart and brain.  
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white blood cells   the bodies disease fighters. They go around the body and target viruses and try to kill them off as fast as possible. Only one white blood cell for every 500 to 1000 red blood cells.  
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hemoglobin   what red blood cells are mostly made of. an iron containing molecule that bonds to oxygen molecules  
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Platelets   Cell fragments that play an important role in making blood clots.  
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lymphatic system   The network of veinlike vessels that returns the fluid to the bloodstream.  
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lymph   consists of water and dissolved materials such as glucose  
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lymph nodes   filter lymph, trapping bacteria and other disease causing microorganisms in the fluid.  
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atherosclerosis   the condition where the artery wall thickens as a result of the buildup of fatty materials  
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heart attack   occurs when blood flow to the heart muscle is blocked.  
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Hypertension   high blood pressure  
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