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| the tissue made of cells that can contract and relax to produce movement |
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| a voluntary muscle that is attached to the bones and that moves parts of the body |
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| the elongated muscle that is not under voluntary control and that is found in the digestive tract, blood vessels, glands, and hair follicles, but not in the heart |
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| the type of involuntary muscle found in the heart |
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| the tissue of the nervous system, which consists of neurons, their supporting cells, and connective tissue |
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a nerve cell that is specialized to receive and conduct electrical impulses |
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a tissue composed of cells that form a barrier between an organism and its external environment |
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a tissue that has a lot of intracellular substance and that connects and supports other tissues |
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| a collection of tissues that carry out a specialized function of the body |
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| the area in which the brain rests |
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| a dome-shaped muscle that is attached to the lower ribs and that functions as the main muscle in respiration |
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the part of the human body cavity that is between the neck and the abdomen and that contains the heart and the lungs |
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| the hollow part of the body that is between the thorax and the pelvis; contains organs of digestion, excretion, and reproduction |
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| contains the organs if the reproductive system |
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| tissues characterized by cells that are embedded in large amounts of of an intecelluar substance |
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| surrounds the spinal chord |
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the bones of a human or animal body that form the framework of the body, support the muscles and organs, and protect the inner organs |
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the bones of the skull and vertebral column |
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the bones of the arms and legs |
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| the fibrous tissue that covers bones |
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the layer of bone that is just beneath the periosteum and that gives that bone its strength and rigidity |
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a channel containing blood vessels in compact bone tissue |
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less-dense bone tissue that has many open spaces |
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soft tissue inside bones where red and white blood cells are produced |
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in geology, a break in a rock, which results from stress, with or without displacement, including cracks, joints, and faults; also the manner in which a mineral breaks along either curved or irregular surfaces |
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the process by which cartilage is converted into bone |
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| where bone elegation takes place near the ends of long bones |
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a place where two or more bones meet |
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| joints that can fully move and work properly |
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| a type of tissue that holds together the bones in a joint |
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| the transparent fluid that lubricates joints |
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| a chronic immune-system disorder that causes stiff and painful joints |
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a degenerative joint disease |
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| Skeletal muscle tissues that is amde up of elogated cells |
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| each fiber muscle contains nuclei and is crossed by light and dark stripes |
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a cluster of fibers, leaves, stems, or other plant parts |
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a muscle whose movement can be consciously controlled |
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a muscle whose movement cannot be controlled voluntarily, such as the cardiac muscle |
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a fiber that is found in striated muscle cells and that is responsible for muscle contraction |
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the most abundant protein in muscle tissue and the main constituent of the thick filaments of muscle fibers |
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a protein responsible for the contraction and relaxation of muscle |
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| the line formed by the attachment of actin filaments between two sarcomeres of a muscle fiber in striated muscle cells |
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the basic unit of contraction in skeletal and cardiac muscle |
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a tough connective tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone or to another body part |
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| where the muscle attaches to the stationary bone the scapula is called the origin |
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| where the muscle attaches to the moving bone the radius is called insertion |
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a muscle that bends a limb or other body part |
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a muscle that extends a joint |
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| the inability for a muscle to contact |
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