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Chapter 7 Muscular and Skeletal System

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BoneProvides body shape, forms blood and protects internal organs
PeriosteumLiving membrane on the outside of a bone filled with blood vessels to carry food and oxygen.
Spongy boneContains many openings and is found towards the end of bones yet is hard.
Compact boneThick outer layer that stored calcium and phosphorus and contains elastic fibers.
Bone marrowAppears in spaces of spongy bone and center of bone where blood is made.
Red marrowActive marrow makes new blood cells found in spongy bone.
Yellow marrowMade mostly of fat and is found in the long part of bones
CartilageSoft flexible material that is part of skeleton and reduces friction between bones.
JointsPlaces in the skeleton where two or more bones join together.
LigamentHold bones together with strong bands of tissue
FluidSmall pouches containing a liquid to lubricate joints
TendonStrong elastic band of tissue that connects muscles to bone.
Hinge jointMoves back and forth
Pivot jointAllow the movement of rotation or twisting
Immovable jointsNo range of motion at all.
Gliding jointsJoint where bones slides over another bone
Ball and socket jointLarge round bone fits in hollow of another bone.
Skeletal musclesMuscle that move bones
Cardiac musclesMuscles that pumps blood through the heart and force blood through the rest of body, involuntary.
Smooth musclesFound in many places inside your body, involuntary.

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