bones, muscles, skin
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| skeletal system | Provides shape and support, enables you to move, protects your organs, produces blood cells,and stores certain materials until your body needs them.
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| vertebrae | 26 small bones down your back.
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| marrow | The spaces in bones that contain a soft connective tissue.
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| cartilage | a connective tissue that is more flexible than bone and that gives support to some parts of the body
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| joint | a place in the body where two bones come together
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| moveable joints | Movable joints allow the body to make a wide range of movements
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| immovable joints | some joints in the body connect bones in a way that allow little to no movement
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| ball and socket joint | allows the greatest range in motion.
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| pivot joint | allows one bone to rotate around another.
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| hinge joint | allows extensive forward or backword motion.
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| gliding joint | allows one bone to slide over another.
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| Fracture | a break in the bone, can occur when you fall so that all of your weightis placed on only a few bones.
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| sprain | occurs when ligaments are stretched too far and tear in places.
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| dislocation | occurs when a bone comes out of its joint.
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| X-rays | a form of energy that travels in waves.
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| x-ray fact | because most x-rays pass through the skin and other body tissues, the x-rays strike the photographic film beneath the area.
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| MRI | a method for taking clear images of both of the bones and soft tissues of the body.
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| Preventing skeletal system injuries | Simple preventive measures include warming up before exercises, wearing protective gear, and exercising in safe places.
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| involuntary muscles | not under your conscious control.
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| voluntary muscles | muscles that are under your control.
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| muscle tissue | three kinds of tissue: skeletal, smooth, and cardiac.
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| skeletal muscles | a muscle that is attached to the bones of the skeleton.
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| tendon | a strong connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone.
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| smooth muscles | involuntary. They work automatically to control many types of movements.
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| cardiac muscle | has characteristics in common with both smooth and skeletal muscles.
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| muscles at work | because muscle cells can only contract, not extend, skeletal muscles must work in pairs.
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| epidermis | the outermost layer of the skin.
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| melanin | a pigment, or colored substance, that gives skin its color.
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| dermis | the lower layer of the skin.
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| pores | openings in your skin.
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| follicles | structures within the dermis.
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| skin care | eat properly, drink enough water, limit your exposure to the sun, and keep your skin clear and dry.
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| cancer | a disease in which some body cells divide uncontrollably.
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