human body vocabulary

A group of organs that work together to accomplish a specific task such as pumping blood throughout the body.

• System

• Muscle

A type of joint that allows rotary movement

in every direction within limitation like in

the hip or shoulder

• Ball and socket

• Gliding Joint

A type of voluntary muscle that is usually attached to bone.

• Skeletal Muscle

• Smooth Muscle

A bundle of tissue that has the ability to contract and then produce motion.

• Muscle

• Tendon

Muscles that automatically contract and you don’t have to control like your heart and stomach.

• Involuntary Muscle

• Voluntary Muscle

The layer of skin under the epidermis. It contains our blood vessels, hair follicles, and sweat glands.

• Dermis

• Hypodermis

The soft tissue that connects muscles to bones.

• Tendon

• Bone

A type of joint that allows the bones to glide past one another in any direction like in the ankle or wrist.

• Gliding Joint

• Hinge Joint

The hard, whitish tissue that makes up

the body in humans and other

vertebrates.

• Bone

• Cartilage

A nerve ending that senses stimulation such as a change in light, temperature, or pressure.

• Nerve Receptor

• Dermis