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Miscellaneous
100
all the bones in your body
What is the skeleton?
100
the function of the spine (backbone)
What is provides shape and support?
100
connective tissue that holds together the bones in a movable joint
What is a ligament?
100
the place in your body where two bones come together
What is a joint?
100
the reason bones are alive
What is they're are made up of cells and tissue?
200
connective tissue that covers the ends of bones and keeps them from rubbing against eachother
What is cartilage?
200
two examples of how the skeletal system protects the organs
What are: the skull protects the brain and the rib cage protects vital organs?
200
type of tissue found in the brain and spinal cord
What is nervous tissue?
200
a joint with full rotation such as hip and shoulder
What is ball and socket?
200
this covers the outside of a bone (except for the ends) and protects it
What is the outer membrane?
300
blood vessels and nerves run through this part of the bone
What is compact bone?
300
where blood cells are made
What is in the marrow?
300
type of tissue found in the biceps
What is muscle tissue?
300
a joint that moves forward and backward such as the elbow and knee
What is hinge?
300
two conditions when new bone tissue will form
What are: a person gets taller/grows, when you exercise, and when you break a bone/after an injury?
400
the 26 small bones that make up the back bone
What are the vertebrae?
400
two minerals stored by the skeletal system
What are calcium and phosphorus?
400
type of tissue found in fat, ligaments, tendons, blood and cartilage
What is connective tissue?
400
a joint where one bone stays still while the other goes around it such as the forearm and neck
What is pivot?
400
an example of involuntary muscle tissue
What is smooth muscle?
500
the part of the bone that has small spaces and is lightweight and strong
What is spongy bone?
500
this enables the body to move
What are muscles attached to the bone which contract and pull on the bone?
500
type of tissue found in skin, organ linings, and the lining of the digestive system
What is epithelial?
500
a joint where one bone slides over another such as the ankle and wrist
What is gliding?
500
an example of voluntary muscle tissue
What is skeletal?