Muscular System Vocabulary

The inner framework made up of all the bones in the body. Bones inside your body.

• endoskeleton

• skeleton

• cartilage

• joint

A framework that shapes and supports an animal and protects its internal organs, and allows it to move in its environment.

• endoskeleton

• skeleton

• cartilage

• joint

Flexible, connective tissue that is more flexible than bone and that protects the end of the bones. This keeps bones from rubbing together.

• endoskeleton

• skeleton

• cartilage

• joint

A place in the body where bones come together.

• endoskeleton

• skeleton

• cartilage

• joint

A tissue that contracts or relaxes to create movement.

• Muscles

• Tendon

• Involuntary Muscle

• Voluntary Muscle

A cord of strong connective tissue that attaches the muscle to the bone. These allow us to move our limbs.

• Muscles

• Tendon

• Involuntary Muscle

• Voluntary Muscle

A muscle that you can't possibly move.

• Muscles

• Tendon

• Involuntary Muscle

• Voluntary Muscle

A muscle that is under conscious control. You can control these muscles.

• Muscles

• Tendon

• Involuntary Muscle

• Voluntary Muscle

A muscle that is attached to the bones of the skeleton and provides force that moves the bones. This muscle is also called the striated muscle. This muscle moves the bones.

• Striated Muscle

• Skeletal Muscle

• Cardiac Muscle

• Smooth Muscle

A muscle that appears banded also called skeletal muscle. Muscles that are attached to the skeleton.

• Striated Muscle

• Skeletal Muscle

• Cardiac Muscle

• Smooth Muscle