Skeletal System Flashcards

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Cartilage

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A type of connective tissues that provides a smooth surface for the movement of bones and joints

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Calcium

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A mineral needed for healthy teeth, bones, and other body tissues

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Cartilage

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To provide a smooth surface for the bones to move over

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Compact Bone

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Hard, dense, outer layer of the bone

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Spongey Bone

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Smooth and soft inner tissue of the compact bone

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Osteoporosis

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A disease which bones lose mass and become more fragile

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How many muscle tissues are there in the human body?

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Three

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Ligament

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Fibrous connective tissue that is on the ends of bones

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Aerobic

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With oxygen

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Anaerobic

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Without oxygen

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Osteoarthritis

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Occurs when the cartilage at the ends of bones breaks down

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Arthritis

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painful inflammation

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Ball and Socket

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Shoulders and Hips

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Hinge

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Designed to only move back and forth in one movement
Finger and elbow

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Joint

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A place where two or more bones meet

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Smooth

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Digestive system and blood vessels, involuntary
Like squeezing above your arms and hand becomes pale

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Skeletal

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The ones you can control, voluntary we move our skeletal system when exercising

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Contraction

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The muscle becomes shorter and tighter

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Flexion

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The muscle becomes smaller

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Fracture

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Caused by excess stress bending on the bone

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Partly moveable joint

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Allow very limited movement. The bones are held by cartilage
Ribs

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Moveable Joint

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allows the greatest movement and are connected by ligaments
Knuckle
Hand Joint

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Sprain

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The result of a rench or twist in the ligaments

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Fixed Joints

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Do not allow the bone to move at all. Bounded by collagen

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Involuntary Muscle

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Controls without conscious control

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Voluntary muscle

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Contracts and relaxes under conscious control

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Cardiac Muscle

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The ones you can control, involuntary an arbitrary on our temples

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Pivot

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Permit movement under a single axis

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Growth Plates

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The areas of new growth

30
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Skeleten System Supports:

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  1. Protecting iNternal organs
  2. Maintaining Homeostasis
  3. Producing blood cells
  4. Providing attachment surfaces for muscles
  5. Storing minerals
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Periosteum

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A fibrous sheath that covers the bones