Skeletal System and Muscular System

A place in the body where two bones come together

Disease that causes bone to become thin and weak

The tough strand of tissue that connects a muscle to a bone

The shoulder is an example of a

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Is the most plentiful mineral in bones

Protects and supports body organs and provides a framework the muscles use to support movement. Made up of bones and joints

A muscle that is attached to the bones of the skeleton and allows movement. They work in pairs: the flexor and the extensor.

• skeletal muscle

• Growth plates

• smooth muscle

• Cardiac muscle

Disease that causes joints to swell and become painful.

• Tendinitis

• Osteoporosis

• Arthritis

• Cartilage

Involuntary muscle found in internal organs and blood vessels.

• Growth plates

• smooth muscle

• skeletal muscle

• Cardiac muscle

Is a strong, flexible, and smooth connective tissue found at the end of bones.

• Calcium

• Collagen

• Arthritis

• Cartilage