| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Joints | The place where two or more bones meet. |
| Ball and Socket Joint | The ball shaped head of one bone moves inside the cup shaped socket of the other. The joint can move in all directions. |
| Hinge Joint | This joint moves only moves in one direction, like a door hinge. |
| Gliding Joint | One part of a bone glides over another bone allowing a small range of sideways movement. |
| Pivot Joint | The end of one bone rotates inside a ring formed by another. The joint can move up and down and from side to side. |
| Tendons | – Joins muscles to bones and muscles to muscles |
| Ligaments | – Connects bones to other bones at the joints |
| Cartilage | – Strong, flexible tissue that allows joints to move easily, cushions bones, and supports soft tissue. |
| Skeletal Muscles | – Attached to bones (voluntary) |
| Smooth Muscles | – In walls of organs such as stomach, intestines, and bladder (involuntary) |
| Cardiac | – In the heart (involuntary) |
| The 3 Main part of the Circulatory System are… | 1. The Heart 2. The Blood Vessels 3. Blood |
| Arteries | – Carry blood away from the heart |
| Aorta | – The main artery in the body |
| Veins | – Carry blood to the heart |
| Capillaries | – Carry the blood to all the body cells and connect arteries to veins |
| Atherosclerosis | – Occurs when fatty substances build up on the inner lining of the arteries |
