14 terms

Terms	Definitions
Homeostasis	the ability of a living thing to keep conditions inside its body constant
Ligament	a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs
Skeletal system	the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an organism
Tendon	strong connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone
Muscular system	the organ system whose primary function is movement and flexibility
Joint	hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
Endoskeleton	internal skeleton
Marrow	the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones
Cartilage	tough, flexible connective tissue
Spongy bone	part of bone with many small pores or spaces
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)
Cardiac muscle	muscle tissue found only in the heart
Skeletal muscle	A muscle that is attached to the bones of the skeleton and provides the force that moves the bones.

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