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1
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A ____ is a group of cells that work together to perform a certain function.

A

Tissues

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2
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tissues that line the external and interanal sufaces of your body.

A

Epithelial

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3
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________ _______ contracts either to move your body or to move substances through your body.

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muscle tissue

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4
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________ ___ receives and transmits electrochemical impulses to coordinatde the function of the body

A

nerve tissues

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5
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______ are groups of tissues that work together to perform a certain function

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organs

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6
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Organs with similar function are grouped together into ________ ______

A

organ system

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7
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Your _____________ __________ includes your skin, hair, and nails.

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integumentary system

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8
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________ can penetrate the skin

A

pathogens

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9
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the outer layer of skin is called the

A

epidermis

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10
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the inner thicker layer of the skin is the

A

dermis

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teh ____________ _________ below the dermis is not really a part of the skin

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subcutaneous layer

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12
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An area of thickend epidermis is called

A

callus

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13
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A dark pigment called _____ causes much of the color of human skin

A

melanin

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14
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________ is more flexible than bone becuase its nonliving material

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cartilage

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15
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is also a type of connective tussue

A

bone

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16
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Many bones contain a long central chamber called a

A

marow cavity

17
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a bone’s surface is usually covered with at ough white tissue called the _________

A

periosteum

18
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these are tough flexible bands of connective tussue that connect bones to bones at joints

A

ligaments

19
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these are bands of connective tussue that connect muscles to bones

A

tendons

20
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a _____ is a place where two or more bones meet

A

joint

21
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Elbow and knee joints are called _______ joints

A

hinge

22
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the joints between teh vertebrae of the back are ______ joints

A

gliding

23
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The joint between the radius and ulna of the forearm near the elbow is a

A

pivot joint

24
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Muscles that you can control at will are called

A

voluntary muscles

25
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the muscles that move your skeleton are called

A

skeletal muscles

26
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muscles tissue that you cannot contrl at will is involuntary muscle.

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involuntary muscle

27
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the study of the functions of a living organism and its parts

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physiology

28
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the study of the shape and structure of an organism and its parts

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anatomy

29
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these are disease causeing organisms

A

pathogens

30
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form when the skin is exposed quickly to excessive friction or intesne heat

A

blisters