NDA Life Science 14
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 4 kinds of movable joints | ball-and-socket pivot hinge gliding |
| levels of human body organization | organ systems organs tissues cells |
| Skeletal system | 200 bones cartilage and ligaments |
| cartilage | tough tissue that gives shape to nose and ears |
| ligament | hold bones together |
| body's levels of organization, lowest to highest | Cell, tissue, organ, organ system |
| tissue | group of cells that perform the same function |
| 4 types of tissue | muscle nerve connective epithelial |
| Connective tissue | provides support for your body and connects all its parts |
| nerve tissue | tissue that controls and coordinates all body functions |
| Muscle tissue | A body tissue that contracts or shortens, making body parts move. |
| epithelial tissue | a body tissue that covers the surfaces of the body, inside and out |
| how is an organ different from a tissue | Organ: more complex, structure that is composed of different types of tissue |
| bone and fat are kinds of | connective tissue |
| Skeletal muscle | Reacts and tires quickly |
| how does skin eliminate waste | perspiration |
| Muscles NOT under conscious control | involuntary |
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