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Study Ch. 14
Structure & Movement Ch. 14
Question | Answer |
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Region in children and teens where new bone is produced | Growth Plate |
Babies skeletons are made mostly of this | Cartilage |
Two or more bones come together at this place | Joint |
These work with bones to help the body move | Muscles |
Connects bones to other bones | Ligaments |
Innermost layer of skin that insulates the body | Fatty layer |
How does skin protect the body? | prevents excess water loss from body tissues prevents internal damage glands secrete fluids that destroy bacteria |
For muscle health you need a diet high in | potassium, protein, fiber |
Other ways skin protects your body | cools the body when overheated forms a barrier to the external environment senses pain through pain receptors |
Hard, white part of bone more dense than spongy bone | Compact bone |
Common skin injuries | bruises, burns, cuts |
Outermost, thinnest layer of skin | Epidermis |
Has immoveable joints | skull |
Largest organ of your body | skin |
Functions of the skeletal system | Support, movement, protection, production, storage, |
Found in the dermis | oil and sweat glands nerves blood vessels |
Side effects of too much sunlight | wrinkles dry skin  skin cancer |
Attaches muscle to bone | Tendon |
What exercise does to your muscles | makes them larger and stronger |
Muscle contractions convert chemical energy to this | thermal energy |
Red blood cells are produced here | in red bone marrow |
Yellow bone marrow stores these | calcium and fat |
Examples of hinge joints | elbows, knees |
Type of joint most easily pulled apart (dislocated) | Ball-and-joint (shoulders, hips) |
Functions of the muscular system | stability temperature regulation movement protection of organs |
Skin structures (layers) | Epidermis, dermis, fatty layer |
Skeletal muscles work in ______ | pairs |
Skeletal muscles can only do this | pull |
Four types of joints | hinge, pivot, ball-and-socket, gliding |
Your knee joint is this type of joint | hinge |
Number of bones in adult body | 206 |