| Term | Definition |
|---|
| skeleton | all the bones in your body |
| backbone | center of your skeleton |
| vertebrae | 26 small bones that make up your backbone |
| joint | a place in the body where 2 bones come together that allows them to move in different ways |
| immovable joint | allows little or no movement |
| movable joint | allows a wide range of movement |
| ligament | joints are held together by this and is a strong connective tissue |
| cartilage | connective tissue that covers the ends of the bones to keep them from rubbing against each other |
| hinge, ball and socket, pivot, and gliding | types of joints |
| femur | longest bone that connects the pelvic bones to lower leg |
| outer membrane | covers all but the ends of the bone |
| compact bone | hard, dense, but not solid part of the bone |
| spongy bone | like a sponge, has many spaces in it |
| marrow | part of the bone that has spaces that contain connective tissue |
| calcium and phosourous | main minerals of the bone |
| osteoporosis | when bones become weak |
| involuntary muscles | not under your consicous control |
| voluntary muscles | under your consicous control |
| skeletal muscle | attaches to the bones of your skeleton |
| tendon | a strong connective tissue that attaches the muscles to the skeleton |
| straited | banded muscle |
| one relaxes while the other keeps your body moving | why muscles work in pairs |
| smooth muscle | involuntary muscles, react slowly, and found in the insides of your organs |
| cardiac | found only in your heart, involuntary, and aided like a skeletal muscle |
| skin | largest organ in your body |
| epidermis | outer layer of skin |
| dermis | inner layer between the epidermis and fat layers |
| pores | holes in which perspiration comes through |
| follicles | strands of hair which grows within the dermis |
| cancer | a disease in which some cells in the body divide uncontrollably |
| healthful diet, keeping skin clean, and limiting sun exposure | care for skin |
| produces vitamen D, protects, regulates body temperature, eliminates waste, and gathers info about the environment | skins functions |
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