Ch 15 Vocab

80 bones of the skull, spine, ribs, vertebrae, and sternum, or breastbone.

• Axial Skeleton

• appendicular skeleton

• Cartilage,

remaining 126 bones of the upper and lower limbs, shoulders, and hips.

• axial skeleton

• appendicular skeleton

• ossification

a strong, flexible connective tissue,

• ossification

• ligament

• cartilage

the process by which bone is formed, renewed, and repaired.

• ligament

• ossification

• tendon

a band of fibrous, slightly elastic connective tissue

that attaches bone to bone.

• ligament

• cartilage

• tendon

a fibrous cord that attaches muscle

to the bone.

• Ligament

• Tendon

• Cartilage

a condition in which progressive loss of bone tissue

occurs.

• repetitive motion injury

• osteoporosis

• scoliosis

a lateral, or side-to-side, curvature of the spine.

• osteoporosis

• repetitive motion injury

• scoliosis

damage to tissues caused by pro-

longed, repeated movements

• osteoporosis

• scoliosis

• repetitive motion injury

act on the lining of passageways and internal

organs.

• smooth muscles

• flexors

• skeletal muscles