Skeletal System
What bone protects the lungs and other vital organs?
The ribs
What are joints?
What is the largest muscle?
Gluteus Maximus
What is the largest organ?
Skin
Groups of tissue working together to carry out a function in the body:
What are the bones in the spine called?
What do tendons do?
Attach muscles to bones
Muscles that extend or straighten a body part:
Extensor
What is the outer layer of the skin?
Epidermis
Groups of organs working together to carry out a function in the body:
Organ System
What is the hard outer layer of the bone called?
Compact Bone
What are ligaments?
connective tissue that holds bones together
Muscles we can control:
Involuntary
Dermis
A basic unit of life:
Cell
What is the largest bone in the human body?
Femur
What is cartilage?
Dense fibers strong for support but flexible, act as shock absorbers.
What are the three types of muscles?
Smooth, Cardiac, and Skeletal
What is the deepest layer of the skin?
Hpyodermis/Subcutis
Groups of similar cells work together to function together:
Tissues
List 5 functions of the skeletal system
Movement, Storage, Support, Protection, and make blood cells
The ability of the body to maintain internal conditions:
Homeostasis
Muscles we can't control:
Involuntary
List 5 functions of the Integumentary System:
Protection, produce Vitamin D, feel surroundings, regulate body temperature and eliminate waste.
List the levels of organization in humans:
Cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organism