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Module 11

AB
Bone marrowProduces the cells that are in your blood.
Skeletal musclesBones to help you move. These are voluntary muscles.
Smooth musclesControl the movements necessary for your body's internal organs and blood vessels to function. Controlled by the brain, so movements they cause are involuntary.
Cardiac muscleA muscle found only in the heart. It controls how the bolld is pumped throughout your body.
KeratinizationThe process of skin cells hardening so that they form your hair, nails, and the outer layer of your skin.
EndoskeletonThe sum total of all bones in the body.
VertebratesAll creatures with a vertebral column backbone.
Axial skeletonThe portion of the skeleton that supports and protects the head, neck, and trunk.
Appendicular skeletonThe portion of the skeleton that attaches to the asial skeleton and has the limbs attached to it.
InvertebratesOrganisms from kingdom Animalia with no backbone.
ExoskeletonA body covering, typically made of chitin, that provides support and protection.
ArthropodsAnimals with exoskeletons, such as grasshoppers.
TendonConnective tissue that attaches the skeletal muscles to the skeleton.
CartilageA tough flexible substance that allows joints to rub up against each other without damage.
LigamentTissue that hold together two bones that are jointed.
Synovial fluidLubricates the joints so that their motion is smooth and easy.
Involuntary musclesMuscles that cause involuntary movement, which is movemement made without conscious thought
PhototropismThe tendency of plants to grow so that they face the light.
GravotropismThe tendency for a plant to sense which way is "up" and to grow that way.
EpidermisOuter layer of skin.
DermisThe inner layer below the epidermis.
HypodermisBelow the dermis and composed mostly of fat. It is not technically considered part of the skin.
SymbiosisA close relationship between two or more species where at least one benefits.


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