Health Test Flash Cards

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This part of the bone makes red blood cells. MARROW	This Skeletal system function has to do with holding the body up. SUPPORT	This Skeletal system function has to do with preventing injuries to internal organs. PROTECT	This series of fused bones serves to protect the brain. SKULL
A space between two bones that allows for movement. JOINT	Bands that hold bones together. LIGAMENTS	Bands that attach muscles to bones. TENDONS.	This system moves the skeleton and gives the body shape. MUSCULAR.
This system supports and protects the body. SKELETAL.	The number of bones in the human body. 206	The number of muscles in the human body. Over 600.	These muscles can be controlled. SKELETAL (VOLUNTARY)
This involuntary muscle moves air in and out of the lungs DIAPHRAGM.	This hollow muscle pumps blood throughout your body HEART (CARDIAC)	This system sends and receives messages to and from the brain. NERVOUS	This part of the Nervous system is the Master Control and controls all body functions. BRAIN
These nerves send messages to the brain in the form of taste, touch, sight, sounds, and smells SENSORY	These nerves aid in movement. MOTOR	A cable of nerves protected by vertebrae that carries messages to and from the brain. SPINAL CORD	This system breaks down nutrients so that cells can absorb them. DIGESTIVE
Digestion begins in this part of the body with Saliva. MOUTH	This tube carries food from the mouth to the stomach. ESOPHAGUS.	Most digestion takes place here. SMALL INTESTINE.	Water is absorbed from food here. LARGE INTESTINE.
The length of the small intestine 22 FEET	A muscle lined with glands that secrete digestive juices STOMACH	Muscles of extremities move these parts of the body ARMS AND LEGS	This organ aids in digesting fats by producing bile. LIVER
This process of churning food in your stomach. PERISTALSIS	The number of muscles in the face and neck Over 100.	These bones protect your lungs. RIBS	This bone protects your heart. BREASTBONE (STERNUM)