skeletal systemäň Flashcards

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functions

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-movement,stability of the body
-maintains a specific shape of an organism
-protection of internal organs
-supportive framework of th body

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hydroskeleton

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flexible skelton supported by fluid pressure
-earthworm,jellyfishstarfish

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exoskeleton

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-the stable outer shell of an organism
-invertebrates
-arthropods-chitin
-molluscs-calcium carbonate
-Arthropods must periodically shred the exoskeleton (their organism doesn’t grow w them )

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endoskeleton

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-forms the support structure inside the body
-vertebrates
-consists of hard, mineralized structures

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cytoskeleton

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skeleton of a cell
main purpose-maintain shape,protection

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skeleton consists of:

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skull
chest = thorax
vertebral column = spine
extremities

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phylogenesis invertbrates

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a body cavity- the coelom filled with -coelomic fluid

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phylogenesis vertebrates

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the main skeletal component -bone
another important component is -cartilage

mammals – mainly in the joint areas
the sharks – the skeleton is composed entirely of cartilage

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