Chapter 11- Instruction To The Human Body Lessons 4-6 Flashcards
Vertebrate
The bones that make up the backbone of an organism
Skeleton
Framework of bones
Joint
A place in the body where two bones come together.
Ligament
Strong connective tissue that holds bones together in movable joints.
Compact bone
Hard and dense, but not solid, bone tissue that is beneath the outer membrane of a bone.
Spongy bone
Layer of bone tissue that has many small spaces and is found just inside the layer of compact bone.
Marrow
The soft connective tissue that fills the internal spaces in bone.
Cartilage
A connective tissue that is more flexible than bone and that protects the ends of bones and keeps them from rubbing together.
Osteoporosis
A condition resulting from a loss of minerals in which the body’s bones become weak and break easily.
Involuntary muscle
A muscle that is not under conscious control.
Skeletal muscle
A muscle that is attached to the bones of the skeleton and provides the force that moves the bones; also called striated muscle.
Tendon
Strong connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone.
Smooth muscle
Involuntary muscle found inside many internal organs of the body.
Cardiac muscle
Involuntary muscle tissue found only in the heart.
Striated muscle
A muscle that appears banded; also called skeletal muscle.
