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ossification - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the process in which|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
cartilage is changed into bone
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What are the functions of the skeletal system? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔-provides an internal framework for the
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human body |\
-provides essential protection to prevent injury and
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damage to nervous system, cardiovascular, and
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respiratory system organs |\ |\
-skeleton also gives skeletal muscles places to pull
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against so you can walk, chew, and write
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-Without the skeletal system, you would not have your
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unique facial features or the support your body needs
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-Your skeleton also stores minerals that are needed by
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your muscular system to contract:formation of blood cells
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-homeostasis
Long: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Act as levers for the
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skeletal muscles to act upon
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, Flat: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Points of attachment for
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muscles; protectors of internal organs
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Irregular: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Protect internal organs
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Sesamoid: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔support tendons at
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pivot points by protecting against compressive forces.
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Short: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Provide stability and
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support while allowing for some motion
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facilitate modest varied movement when used together.
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fibrous: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔connected by dense
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connective tissue and have no joint cavity |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
cartilaginous: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔connected by |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
hyaline cartilage and have no joint cavity
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synovial: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔have a fluid-filled
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cavity called a bursa that surrounds and provides cushion
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for the articulating bones
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