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Marrow
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Soft connective tissue in the spaces of the bone
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Outer membrane
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Where blood vessel and nerves enter and leave the bone
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Compact bone
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Small canals with blood vessel running throughout
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Spongy bone
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Strong, but lightweight because it has many small within it.
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Is the following statement true or false? Cartilage
is a type of connective tissue that is more flexible than bone.
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True
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Is the following statement true or false? Much of a infant's skeleton is bone.
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False
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Is the following statement true or false? as the body grows, the cartilage in the skeleton is replaced with hard bone tissue.
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True
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Is the following statement true or false? By the time the body stops growing, all of the cartilage has been replaced with bone.
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False
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Is the following statement true or false? Cartilage covers the ends of many bones in the body of an adult.
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True
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How can u keep your bones healthy?
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Eat right and exercise
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Osteoporosis
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A condition in which the body's bones become weak and break easily
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What is the five major functions of the skeletal system
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A. provide shape and supportb. movementc. protects organsd. makes blood cellse. stores minerals/ etc.
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Define a joint
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Place where two bones comes together and allows bones to move in different way
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Define the joint hinge and where its found
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Forward/backward motionit's found in the knee or elbow
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Define the joint ball/socket and where its found
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Its a swivel in a circleits found in the shoulder (arms) and hips (legs)
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