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 |
Gliding Joint | Provides limited flexibility in all directions |
Cartilage | Unlike bone, cartilage is flexible and elastic and functions to absorb shock |
Ossification | The process by which cartilage gradually changes into bone |
Skeletal Muscle | Are voluntary, striated in appearance, attached to bone, and is involved in locomotion |
Smooth Muscle | Are involuntary, not striated in appearance, and make up the walls of internal organs and blood vessels |
Cardiac Muscle | Are involuntary, striated in appearance, and found in the heart |
Ligaments | Connect bone to bone |
Tendons | Connect muscle to bone |
Arthritis | Inflammation of the joints |
Tendonitis | Inflammation of a tendon, usually where it is attached to the bone |