Skeletal & Muscular System Vocabulary

Bones and cartilage that supports the body.

• circulatory system

• muscular system

• respiratory system

• skeletal system

All of the muscles of the body, especially those involved in

movement.

• muscular system

• skeletal system

• digestive system

• circulatory system

Firm but flexible tissue that is part of the skeletal system.

• cartilage

• bone

• muscles

• ligament

Place where 2 or more bones meet.

• joint

• ligament

• muscle

• tendon

Connective tissue that holds bones together at many joints.

• ligament

• tendon

• cartilage

• muscle

Connective tissue that attaches skeletal muscle to bone.

• tendon

• ligament

• cartilage

• joint

Skeletal muscle that is under the conscious control of the organism.

• voluntary muscle

• involuntary muscle

Smooth and cardiac muscle that is not under the conscious

control of the organism.

• involuntary muscle

• voluntary muscle

Muscle that moves parts of the body and is under the

organism’s conscious control.

• skeletal muscle

• smooth muscle

• cardiac muscle

• involuntary muscle

Muscle found in many organs that is not under the organism’s conscious control.

• smooth muscle

• cardiac muscle

• skeletal muscle

• voluntary muscle