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56 Cards in this Set
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To make shorter.
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contract
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The outside part
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external
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The inside part.
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internal
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A structure that works on a support.
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lever
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The bones, cartilage, joints, and ligaments work together to form the skeletal system
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true
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cranium
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skull
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cervical
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vertebra
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clavicle
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collar bone
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upper arm
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humerus
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fingers/toes
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phalanges
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lower leg
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tibia
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arm
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radius/ulna
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shoulder blade
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scapula
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knee cap
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patella
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thigh
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femur
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Your skeleton provides _________ for internal organs and is like the ___________ of a building
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protection and framework
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The bones of your body store minerals and manufacture blood cells
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true
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Bone marrow is located _________ ______ _________
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inside the bones
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The connection between two bones is a joint
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true
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The tough, flexible tissue in your nose, ears, and between joints is ___________
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cartilage
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the human body has _____ bones
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206
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Voluntary muscles are attached to the bones
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true
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Voluntary muscles are responsible for
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movement
maintaining posture producing body heat smiling |
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Voluntary muscles are controlled by your mind
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true
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The child of a professional weight lifter will acquire strong muscles by inheritance.
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false
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only the physical characteristics received from the parents' genes can be inherited.
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true
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tissues that have fibers
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tendons
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arm muscle
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biceps
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heart muscle
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cardiac muscle
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muscle controlled by will
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voluntary muscles
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muscle not controlled by will
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involuntary muscles
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three involuntary muscles
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stomach
heart intestinal |
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All muscles work by contracting.
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true
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The muscles in your body make up about 50 percent of your body weight
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true
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Voluntary muscles are smooth muscles.
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false
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Involuntary muscles work automatically, and you are not usually aware of their function.
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true
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Strong tissues which connect muscles to bone are tendons
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true
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more than is needed is
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surplus
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a protection from loss of heat is
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insulator
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Which skin layer acts as a shield?
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epidermis
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Which skin layer repels harmful substances?
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epidermis
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Which skin layer has blood vessels?
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dermis
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Which skin layer contains pigmentation?
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epidermis
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Which skin layer is an insulator?
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fatty tissue
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Which skin layer has nerve cells?
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dermis
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Which skin layer adds cushion?
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fatty tissue
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Which skin layer holds layers together?
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dermis
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Which skin layer produces oil?
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fatty tissue
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The pigment which determines skin color is called melanin
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true
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On a cellular level, light skin is completely different from dark skin.
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false
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People who have a complete lack of melanin are called albino
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true
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If a person permanently damages a muscle through an accident, this injury may be inherited by his children.
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false
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Physical development through exercise or skills acquired through practice cannot be inherited.
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true
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Skin color is determined by the genes from _____.
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both parents
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The first families from Noah's Ark probably had _________ skin color
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brownish
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Melanin helps to protect skin from the harmful effects of the sun's ultraviolent rays
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true
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