Bones Bones All these Bones
The process by which organic materials are turned into a stony substance
Petrification
Tendon
This type of bone cell helps bones adapt
What are osteocytes
This word prefix means "on top of"
"epi'
In a nerve cell, the nucleus and most of the organelles are located here.
What is the cell body
The microscopic study of tissues
what is histology
A band that holds together joints or holds organs in place
Ligament
These types of bone cells break down bone matrix
What are osteoclasts
Your skin is made up of this type of tissue
What is epithelial tissue
What is a dendrite
A doctor who can diagnosis an illness by looking at the patient's tissues under a microscope, and finding abnormalities in the cells
What is a pathologist
Tissue that stores fat
Adipose tissue
What are the two types of bone tissue?
Compact bone tissue and spongy bone tissue
This function of the epithelial tissue helps keep the outside world out.
What is the function "protection"
In this part of the nerve cell - the electrical signal exits
What is an axon?
True or False: All dinosaur bones are millions of years old
False: because some cells they have found have not gone through petrification
This connective tissue is used to cover bones where they touch so they don't rub
What is cartilage
Name the three type of muscle tissue
The function of absorbing chemicals that the body needs and a primary function of epithelial tissue
What is absorption
A covering on the axon that is made up of mixture of proteins and lipids
What is the myelin sheath
This type of bone cell makes new bone
What is an osteoblast
Muscles that cannot be controlled by thinking about what you want them to do
What are involuntary muscles
Muscles that you can control by thinking about what you want them to do
Voluntary muscles
The process by which a cell makes useful chemicals and then releases them into the body
What is secretion
As a baby grows, their nervous system develops in which direction
From the head - down