Chapter 14 Science Test

System that contains bones as well as other structures that connect and protect the bones and that support other functions in the body.

• Skeletal System

• Cartilage

Strong, flexible tissue that covers the ends of bones.

• Muscle

• Cartilage

Membrane that surrounds the bones.

• Periosteum

• Skeletal muscle

Where two or more bones meet

• Ligaments

• Joint

Tissues that connect bones to other bones.

• Melanin

• Ligaments

A strong tissue that can contract in an orderly way.

• Dermis

• Muscle

Muscles that attach to bones

• Skeletal muscle

• Epidermis

Muscles that you can consciously control.

• Voluntary muscles

• Involuntary muscles

Muscles that are only found in your heart.

• Smooth muscles

• Cardiac muscles

Muscles that you cannot consciously control.

• Involuntary muscles

• Voluntary muscles