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Unit Review

For the test, you should:

1. Know the definitions of these vocabulary words:

• ball-and-socket joint
• cardiac muscle
• cartilage
• closed fracture
• compact bone
• cramp
• fixed joint
• fracture
• hinge joint
• involuntary muscle
• joint
• ligament
• marrow
• moderation
• open fracture
• organ
• organ system
• periosteum
• pivot joint
• skeetal muscle
• skeletal system
• sliding joint
• smooth muscle
• spongy bone
• sprain
• strain
• stress fracture
• tissue
• vertebrae
• voluntary muscle

2. Be able to tell how the body is organized: organ systems are made of organs, which are made of tissues, which are made of cells.

3. Know the jobs and main organs of the skeletal system.

4. Be able to name the bones in the skeleton diagram.

5. Describe the parts of a long bone (compact bone, spongy bone, marrow, and periosteum).

6. List the five main types of joint and where they can be found in the body.

7. Know the jobs and main organs of the muscular system.

8. Be able to describe how muscles work to move the bones.

9. List the three main types of muscle.

10. Show you know the three-part secret for keeping your bones and muscles healthy.

11. Describe fractures, sprains, strains, and cramps and know how they can be repaired.

12. Be able to write a paragraph explaining how the skeletal system and muscular system help us.

13. In addition, you should review the "stretch" notes in your journal. One five-point question on the test is always from this information.

Review the vocabulary at http://www.quia.com/jg/259959.html

Play a challenge game by yourself or with a friend at http://www.quia.com/cb/22812.html

This page last updated August 15, 2002