Animal Systems Vocabulary

Provides the frame and support for all of the other systems and organs

• Skeletal System

• Muscular System

• Nervous System

• Digestive System

Firm but pliant tissue in an animal's body that may turn to bone as the animal ages

• Tendon

• Ligament

• Cartilage

• Bone

The outer membrane or covering of bone

• Periosteum

• Marrow

• Cerebellum

• Larynx

The backbone of an animal

• Vertebrae

• Skull

• Femur

• Long Bone

Fluid in an animals joints that act as a lubricant

• Synovial Fluid

• Joint Fluid

• Blood

• Calcium

Composed of muscle cells and tissues that brings about movement of an organ or body part

• Skeletal System

• Respiratory System

• Endocrine System

• Muscular System

A cylindrical part of the muscle cells, composed of a series of sarcomerers

• Motor Neurons

• Myofibrils

• Short Bones

• Nerves

Having a striped appearance

• Zebra Style

• Striate

• Red Blood Cells

• Solid

Strong tissue connecting muscles to bones

• Tendons

• Ligaments

• Joints

• Nerves

The iron-rich substance that gives blood its red color

• Plasma

• Sensory Neurons

• Myoglobin

• Calcium