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7th Grade
11/29/2011

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All the bones in your body make up what?
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your skeletal system
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Your skeletal system has how many major functions?
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5
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What do your bones do?
Definition
protect your internal organs
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What are attatched to your bones?
Definition
your major muscles
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Where are blood cells formed?
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in the marrow in the center of your bones
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Where are calcium and phosphorus compunds stored?
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in your skeleton for later use
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tough, tight fitting membrane that covers the bones surface
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periosteum
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what contains small blood vessels that carry nutrients into the bone and contains cells involved in the frowth and repair of bone?
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periosteum
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hard,strong layer under the phosphate
Definition
compact
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what gives bone strength and has a frame work containg deposits of calcium phosphate?
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compact bone
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found towards the ends of long bones
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spongy bone
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What has many small, open spaces that make bones lightwight and filled with marrow which produces blood cells?
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spongy bone
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a rubbery layer of tissue found at the ends of bone, where they form joints
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cartilage
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What does cartilage do?
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acts as a shock absorber and reduces friction between bones when the rub together
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People with damaged cartilage fell pain when the do what?
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move their joints
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When does your skeleton begin as cartilage which is gradually broen down and replace by bone?
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before birth
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What do osteoblasts do?
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build up bone by depositing calcium and phosporus, which makes bone tissue hard
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What breaks down bone tissue?
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osteoclasts
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anyplace where 2 or more bones come togethere
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joints
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a tough band of tissue that holds bones in place
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ligament
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What are the 4 types of joints?
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-immovable joint
-pivot joint
-ball and socket joint
-hinge joint
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What type of joint allows little or no movement
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immovable joint
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What type of joint:
one bone rotates in a ring of stationary bone?
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pivot joint
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What type of joint:
-the rounded end of one bone fits into a cuplike cavity on another bone
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ball and soket joint
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What type of joint:
- back and forth movement
Definition
hinge joint
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