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Muscles Bones Joints Cole H.
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6th Grade
11/02/2009

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Growth Plates
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The bones of kids and young teens are smaller then those adults and cotain "growing zones".
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Muscles And What They Do
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Muscles pull on joints, allowing us to move.
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Our Nonstop Muscles
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Even when we are sit perfectly still, muscles throughout the body are constantly moving.
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Joints And What They Do
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Joints occur where two bones meet.They make the skeleton flexible-without them, movement would be impossible.
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Problems With The Bones, Muscles And Joints
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As strong as bones are, they can break. Muscles can weaken, and joints (as well as tendons, ligaments, and cartilage) can be damaged by a injury or a disease. 
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Tendinitis
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This common sports injury that usuallt happens over
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