Human Body Aims 3-5 Vocab

Question 1

Ligament

Answer 1

Strong connective tissue that holds together the bones in a movable joint

Question 2

Cartilage

Answer 2

A connective tissue that is more flexible than bone and that gives support to some parts of the body

Question 3

Marrow

Answer 3

The soft tissue that fills the internal space in bone

Question 4

Tendon

Answer 4

Strong connective tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone

Question 5

Dermis

Answer 5

The lower layer of the skin

Question 6

Epidermis

Answer 6

The outermost layer of the skin

Question 7

Vertebrae

Answer 7

The 26 small bones that make up the backbone

Question 8

Osteoporosis

Answer 8

A condition in which the body’s bone become weak and break easily

Question 9

Muscle

Answer 9

Tissue of muscle system

Question 10

Cardiac muscle

Answer 10

Muscle tissue found only in the heart

Question 11

Smooth muscle

Answer 11

Involuntary muscle found inside many internal organs of the body

Question 12

Skeletal muscle

Answer 12

A muscle that is attached to the bones of the skeleton

Question 13

Voluntary muscle

Answer 13

A muscle that is under coscious control

Question 14

Involuntary muscle

Answer 14

A muscle that is not under conscious control

Question 15

Bone

Answer 15

Tissue of the skeletal system