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| the basic structure of a living thing |
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| forms the outside boundry of the cell. Inside the cell membrane is a large structure called the neucleus |
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| the control center that directs the cell's activities and contains the information that determines the cell's form and function |
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| a group of similar cells that perform the same function |
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| like the muscle cells that form it, muscle tissue can contract and shorten. By doing that muscle tissue makes parts of your body move |
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| a structure that is composed of many different kinds of tissue |
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| a group of organs that work together to form a major function |
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| the process by which an organism's internal envirement is kept stable in spite of changes in the external envirement |
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| the reaction of your body to potentially threatening, challenging, or disturbing events |
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| the material within a cell, apart from the nucleus |
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| made up of all the bones in your body |
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| the 26 small bones that make up your backbone |
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| a pigment, or colored substance that gives skin it's color |
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| the inner layer of the skin |
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| sweat glands roduce perspiration which reaches the surface through openings called pores |
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| a place in the body where two bones come together |
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| the bones in movable joints are held together by strong connective tissues called ligaments |
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| most joints have a second type of connective tissues called cartilage, which is more flexible than bone |
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| mineral loss can lead to osteoperosis, a condition in which the body's bones become weak and break easily |
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| NOT UNDER concious control(breathing) |
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| attached to the bones of your skeleton and provides the force that moves your bones |
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| a strong connective tissue that attatches muscles to bones |
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| skeletal muscle is sometimes called striated muscle because skeleton muscles appear to be banded or striated |
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| the inside of many internal organs such as the stomach and blood vessels contain smooth muscle |
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| only found in your hear and has some characteristics in common with both smooth muscles and skeletal |
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| the outer layer of the skin |
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| a disease in which some cells in the body divide uncontrolably |
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| strands of hair within the dermis in structures called follicles |
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