Human Body Vocab

Soft connective tissue in spongy bone; makes blood cells.

• Bone Marrow

• Tendons

• Skull

• Nerves

Dense outer layer of bone that is very hard and strong.

• Ligament

• Endocrine System

• Compact Bone

• Flexor

Band of fibrous connective tissue that holds bones together

• Joint

• Smooth Muscle

• Heart

• Ligament

Area of growing tissue near the ends of the long bones in children and adolescents.

• Spongy Bone

• Growth Plate

• Cartilage

• Compact Bone

Dense connective tissue that provides a smooth surface for the movement of bones at joints.

• Pivot Joint

• Flexor

• Diaphragm

• Cartilage

All the body's bones, cartilage, and ligaments.

• Muscle System

• Skeletal System

• Nervous System

• Smooth Muscles

Light, porous inner layer of bone that contains bone marrow.

• Spongy Bone

• Organ System

• Tendon

• Periosteum

What is Periosteum?

• Joints that connect your limbs

• Tough, fibrous membrane that covers the outer surface of bone.

• Involuntary Muscles

• Broken Bones

External skeletal systems that provides protection to insects and Crustacea.

• Endoskeleton

• Joints

• Exoskeleton

• Axial bones

Bones of the appendages and the girdles

• Appendicular

• Homeostasis

• Tendons

• Exoskeleton

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2