A | B |
Bones | Composed mainly of calcium |
Bones | Made up of living bone cells and connective |
Bone Marrow | Produce red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets |
Joints | Where bone meets bone in an organism |
Immovable Joint | Bones that are tightly fitted together |
Ball-and-Socket Joint | Can move in all directions |
Hinge Joint | Permits back and forth motion |
Cartilage | Unlike bone, cartilage is flexible and elastic and functions to absorb shock |
Skeletal Muscle | Are voluntary, striped in appearance, attached to bone, and is involved in locomotion |
Smooth Muscle | Are involuntary, not striped in appearance, and make up the walls of internal organs and blood vessels |
Cardiac Muscle | Are involuntary, striped in appearance, and found in the heart |
Ligaments | Connect bone to bone |
Tendons | Connect muscle to bone |
Calcium | Mineral that is important for strong bones |
600 | number of skeletal muscles in your body |
206 | number of hard bones in your body |
Tissue | made up of similar cells that work together |
Organ | Several kinds of tissues grouped together |
Organ system | A group of organs working together |
Cranium | head bone surrounding your brain |