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- Provide support to the body
- Protect internal organs
- Work with the muscular system to move the body
- Produce red blood cells
- Store calcium, fat, and other minerals
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- Periosteum: outermost covering
- Compact bone: dense tissue
- Spongy Bone: softer part of the bone
- Bone Marrow: where blood cells are made
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- where two or more bones meet
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| connect bones to other bones to provide support |
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| connect bones to muscles Ex: Achilles Tendon |
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Location: found on our internal organs
Function: help digestion and other processes we don't have to think about
Involuntary |
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Location: attached to our skeleton
Function: stretch and contract attached to our skeleton
Voluntary |
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Location: found in the heart
Involuntary |
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