Skeletal System
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- Immovable Joints
- joint that allows little or no movement
- Ligament
- a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs
- Cartilage
- A tough, elastic tissue that usually covers ends of bones.
- Muscle
- tissue composed of fibers that can contract, causing movement of an organ or part of the body
- Skeletal System
- the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
- Joint
- the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton.
- Voluntary Muscle
- skeletal muscles, striated muscle that can be controlled voluntarily
- Movable Joints
- joint that allows range of movement
- Cardiac Muscle
- the muscle tissue of the heart
- Compact Bone
- The dense, hard layer of bone tissue
- Smooth Muscle
- a muscle that contracts without conscious control and found in walls of internal organs such as stomach and intestine and bladder and blood vessels (excluding the heart)
- Skeletal Muscle
- a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton
- Spongy Bone
- Type of bone that is light and has pores found near joints
- Periosteum
- a dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones (except at their extremities) and serving as an attachment for tendons and muscles
- Involuntary Muscle
- a muscle that contracts without conscious control and found in walls of internal organs such as stomach and intestine and bladder and blood vessels (excluding the heart)
- Tendon
- a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bone