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Bone marrow
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Soft tissue in the center of many bones
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Cardiac muscle
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Specialized, involuntary muscle found only in the heart
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Cartilage
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Soft, flexible material found in joints and other parts of the skeletal system
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Compact bone
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Thick, hard outer layer of bone
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Joints
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Places in the skeleton where two or more bones meet or are joined together
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Ligaments
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Strong bands of tissue that hold bones together at joints
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Skeletal muscles
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Muscles that move bones
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Smooth muscle
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Involuntary muscles that move many of your internal organs
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Spongy bone
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Light but strong type of bone found inside the ends of bones; not compact; with many openings
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Tendons
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Strong elastic bands of tissue that connect muscles to bones
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Periosteum
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Tough, tight-fitting membrane that covers the surface of bones
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Ball and socket joint
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In this type of joint a bone with a rounded end that fits into a cuplike cavity on another bone
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Pivot joint
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In this joint one bone rotates in a ring of another bone that does not move
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Hinge joint
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A joint that has a back and forth movement like hinges on a door
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Gliding joint
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A type of joint where one part of a bone slides over another bone
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