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Body System/ Muscular Test Study Guide
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6th Grade
02/11/2010

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Skeletal System
Definition
Supports and protects body parts
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Nervous System
Definition
Controls body functions and sends and receives elecrtical messages
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Urinary System
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Takes waste out of blood

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Cardiovascular system
Definition
includes blood, blood vessels, and heart
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Digestive system
Definition
Breaks down food so the body can use it
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Endocrine system
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sends out chemical messages called hormones

 

 

 

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Resipratory system
Definition
Absorbs oxygen from the air and releases carbon dioxide
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Lymphatic system
Definition
Helps your body get rid of bacteria and viruses
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Integumentary system
Definition
Contains skin, hair, nails
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Muscular system
Definition
Main function is to help the body move
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Smooth
Definition
In voluntary muscle that moves food through the digstive tract
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Cardiac
Definition
Involuntary muscle only found in the heart
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Extensor
Definition
a muscle that staightens a part of your body
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Skeletal muscle
Definition
vountary muscle that moves the skeleton
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Ball and socket joint
Definition
Joint that allows you to move your arm around freely in all directions
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Hinge
Definition
The knee is an example of this type of joint
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Flexor
Definition
A muscle that bends PART of your body
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Organ
Definition
A collection of 2 or more tissues working together to preform a function
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Tissue
Definition
 a group of similiar cells words together
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Marrow
Definition
 the materials within bones that make blood cells
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Strain
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A muscle injury that is  overstretched torn

 

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Protection, Storage, Movement, Blood cell formation
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The 4 functions of the skeletal system
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Voluntary
Definition
Under your control
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Involuntary
Definition
Not under your countrol
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