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Skeletal and Muscular Systems
Vocabulary for the Skeletal and Muscular Systems
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Biology
9th Grade
05/01/2013

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Ossification
Definition
Process of bone formation, during which cartilage is replaced by bone.
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Osteocytes
Definition
Matur bone cells that are embedded in the bone matrix
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Haversian Canal
Definition
One of a network of tubes running through compact bone that contains blood vessels and nerves.
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Joint
Definition
Place where one bone attaches to another
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Osteoclasts
Definition
Bonce cells that break down old bone
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Periosteum
Definition
Tough layer of connetive tissue surrounding a bone
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Osteoblasts
Definition
Bone cells that produce new bone
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Bone Marrow
Definition
Soft tissue inside the cavities within bones
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Cardiac Muscle
Definition
muscle tissure type found in the heart
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Skeletal muscle
Definition
muscle tissue type usually attached to bone that are resposible for voluntary movement
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Myosin
Definition
A protein that is part of the thick filaments in each myofibril
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Actin
Definition
A protein that is part of the thin filaments in each myofibril
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Contraction
Definition
When thin filaments of muscle fibers slide over thick filaments
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Acetylcholine
Definition
A neurotransmitter that produces a nerve impulse that causes a muscle fiber to contract
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Tendon
Definition
Tough connective tissure that joins bones together
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Smooth muscle
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muscle tissure type not usually under voluntary control. Example of control: Stomach, pupils
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