Unit 6 Part 1 Vocabulary

a tough flexible tissue that cushions joints and makes body parts such as the ears and trachea

• epidermis

• dermis

• cuticle

• cartilage

the thick lower layer of skin beneath the epidermis

• epidermis

• dermis

• cuticle

• cartilage

the protective waterproof outer layer of epidermis of an animal

• epidermis

• dermis

• cuticle

• cartilage

the outer layer of skin

• epidermis

• dermis

• cuticle

• cartilage

muscles that act automatically, like the heart

• axial skeleton

• appendicular skeleton

• myofibrils

• involuntary muscles

the part of the skeleton made up of the bones in the shoulders, arms, pelvis, and legs

• axial skeleton

• appendicular skeleton

• myofibrils

• involuntary muscles

the part of the skeleton made up of the skull, backbone and rib cage

• axial skeleton

• appendicular skeleton

• myofibrils

• involuntary muscles

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

long, rod-shaped cells which make up muscle tissue

• axial skeleton

• appendicular skeleton

• myofibrils

• involuntary muscles

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

neurons which pass instructions from the central nervous system to the body

• voluntary muscle

• neuron

• sensory neuron

• motor neuron

nerve cell, carries electrical impulses

• voluntary muscle

• neuron

• sensory neuron

• motor neuron