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22 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Bones are organs made of _____________ tissue.
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connective
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Bones have a hard outer membrane and a soft center that contains ________________.
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bone marrow
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Bone marrow is a connective tissue that produces ______________.
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blood cells
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___________ bones are in your arms and legs.
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Long
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___________ bones are in your shoulders and hips.
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Flat
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____________ bones are in your fingers and toes.
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Short
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Bones are attached to each other in places called _____________.
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joints
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Your elbow and knee are ______________ joints.
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hinge
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____________ joints allow circular motion like a joystick. (Ex: hip)
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Ball-and-socket
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Your skull is an _____________________ joint.
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immovable
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The _________________ system supplies support for your body and protects your organs.
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skeletal
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__________________ connect bones to muscles.
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tendons
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_____________________ attach bones to each other.
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ligaments
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______________ muscles move bones and hold your skeleton upright.
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Voluntary
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_________ muscles contract slowly and move substances through the blood vessels and the digestive system.
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Smooth
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_____________ muscles make up the walls of the heart and pump blood.
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Cardiac
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The _____________ system carries signals to and from the brain
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nervous
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The ___________ nervous system is made up of the brain and spinal cord.
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central
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The __________ nervous system is made of sensory organs like the eyes and ears.
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peripheral
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Specialized cells called __________ transmit and receive nervous system signals.
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neurons
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Your senses have special nerve cells called ____________ which detect conditions in the body’s environment.
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receptors
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___________ are automatic responses to situations such as pain.
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Reflexes
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