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Biology
9th Grade
03/18/2006

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patella
Definition
kneecap
Term
femur, tibia, fibula
Definition
leg bones
Term
humerus, ulna, radius
Definition
arm bones
Term
clavicle
Definition
collarbone
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scapula
Definition
shoulderblade
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articular cartilage
Definition
cushions joints
Term
tendon
Definition
attaches bone to muscle
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ligament
Definition
connects bone to bone
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ball-and-socket joing
Definition
hip joint
Term
hinge joint
Definition
elbow joint
Term
saddle joint
Definition
thumb joint
Term
permanent cartilage
Definition
nose and ears
Term
cardiac muscle
Definition
heart
Term
striated muscle
Definition
skeletal muscle
Term
visceral muscle
Definition
stomach muscle
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keratin
Definition
dead skin and hair cells
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melanin
Definition
skin and hair pigment
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dermis
Definition
thicker layer of skin
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epidermis
Definition
outer layer of skin
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callus
Definition
a thick layer of keratin cells
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blister
Definition
a water-filled wound
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papillae
Definition
bumps on the dermis
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subcutaneous tissue
Definition
under both layers of skin
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sweat glands
Definition
secrete water, salts, and wastes
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sebaceous glands
Definition
secrete oil
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shaft
Definition
visible part of hair
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follicle
Definition
sac containing hair root
Term
List the four function of skin.
Definition
a.protection
b.regulation of body temperature
c.providing skin, hair and eye color
d.sensory organ
Term
what is the most important function of the skin?
Definition
protection
Term
A burn victim's life is in danger because why?
Definition
He may lose too much body fluid, and may be exposed to infection causing germs.
Term
Who are Albinos?
Definition
People who have no pigment in their bodies.
Term
List the 5 functions that bones provide.
Definition
1.physical support 2.a surface to which muscles attatch 3.protection for internal organs 4.storage for minerals 5.the manufacture of blood cells
Term
The rounded end of a bone is called the?
Definition
epiphysis
Term
The shaft of a bone is called the?
Definition
diaphysis
Term
The membrane covering the diaphysis is called the?
Definition
periosteum
Term
Inside the periosteum is the _____________ bone layer.
Definition
compact
Term
the two parts of the compact layer are the _____________ and the ____________.
Definition
matrix and the osteocytes
Term
The Haversian canals contain what that provides what for the osteocytes?
Definition
contain blood vessels that provide oxygen and nutrients
Term
So that all scientists can use and recognize them, Scientific names are either ________________ or ___________.
Definition
Latin or Greek
Term
Yellow bone marrow stores what?
Definition
yellow bone marrow stores fat
Term
Red bone marrow produces what?
Definition
Red bone marrow produces blood cells.
Term
List the four types of bones.
Definition
a.long b.short c.flat d.irregular
Term
Carpals are what kind of bones?
Definition
wrist bones
Term
tarsals are what kind of bones?
Definition
ankle bones
Term
phalanges are what type of bones?
Definition
finger and toe bones
Term
phalanges are what type of bones?
Definition
finger and toe bones
Term
The foot is able to support weight because God designed it with two what?
Definition
arches
Term
What is the function of cartilage is to what?
Definition
cushion bones
Term
THree places where bones fuse together are what?
Definition
the sternum, the skull, and the lower end of the vertebral column
Term
THe point at which two or more bones come together is called?
Definition
joint
Term
THe three types of connections between bones are joints that allow what?
Definition
joints that allow no movement, joints that allow slight movement and joints that allow free movement
Term
List the six types of free-moving joints.
Definition
a.saddle b.wrist c.hinge d.pivot e.ball-and-socket f.gliding
Term
Ligaments contain ___________________, a protein that allows them to be stretched.
Definition
elastin
Term
A synovial-filled sac called a ____________________does what?
Definition
a bursa helps cushion joints
Term
What are the 3 parts of a striated muscle?
Definition
the origin, the body, the insertion
Term
What muscle has more endurance than any other muscle?
Definition
cardiac
Term
knee
Definition
hinge joint
Term
atlas and axis
Definition
pivot joint
Term
thumb
Definition
saddle joint
Term
between bones of foot
Definition
gliding joint
Term
shoulder
Definition
balll and socket joint
Term
carpals
Definition
wrist joint
Term
Which type of cartilage, which cushions joints is smoth and slippery?
Definition
Articular
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