Health Body Systems

The pigment that gives skin its coloring?

Melanin

The inner layer of skin?

Dermis

Strong, flexible connective tissue?

Cartilage

A body system that supports and protects delicate internal organs?

Skeletal

One of the 2 proteins that control muscle contraction?

Actin

The other protein that controls muscle contraction?

Myosin

Slightly elastic tissue that connects bone to bone?

Ligament

A body system that includes your skin?

Integumentary

A system that is responsible for all body movement?

Muscular

Joins muscle to bone or to other muscles?

Tendon

Smooth, skeletal and cardiac?

Muscles

Outer layer of skin?

Epidermis

Short, long, flat and irregular?

Bones

Give 2 of the 3 functions of the skin?

1. Protection 2. Regulates body temperature

This is not part of the skin, but it is located below the dermis?

Hypodermis

This is the largest organ of the body?

Skin

Besides the skin, what else is included in the Integumentary system?

1. Hair 2. Nails 3. Sweat glands 4. Sebaceous glands

What causes body odor?

Bacteria

This results when a clogging of the pores of the skin occurs?

Acne

What are the 2 main parts of the skeletal system?

1. Axial 2. Appendicular

This part of the skeletal system includes the bones of the skull, ribs, sternum and vertebrae?

Axial

This part of the skeletal system includes the bones of the shoulders, arms, legs, hands, hips and feet?

Appendicular

This is the point at which 2 bones meet together?

Joint

What type of exercise increases bone mass?

Weight bearing

True or false, a fracture is slightly worse than a broken bone?

False, it’s the same thing

This is the condition in which bone density decreases?

Osteoporosis

This is an injury to tissues surrounding a joint?

Sprain

This is inflammation of a joint?

Arthritis

This is inflammation of a tendon?

Tendonitis

These types of muscles are voluntary?

Skeletal

These types of muscles are involuntary?

1. Smooth 2. Cardiac

These muscles close a joint?

Flexors

These muscles open a joint?

Extensors

Give the term for muscles decreasing in size and strength (wasting away)?

Atrophy

This is the natural tension in the fibers of a muscle?

Muscle tone