7th Science ch. 9 vocab

Hard and dense, but not solid, bone tissue that is beneath the outer membrane of a bone.

• compact bone

• spongy bone

• marrow

• cartilage

A connective tissue that is more flexible than bone and that protects the ends of bones and keeps them from rubbing together.

• cartilage

• tendon

• ligaments

• marrow

strong connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone

• tendon

• ligaments

• joint

• cartilage

group of organs that work together to perform a major function

• organ system

• tissue

• connective tissue

• epithelial tissue

the thick fluid region of a cell located inside the cell membrane or between the cell membrane and nucleus

• cytoplasm

• tissue

• nucleus

• chloroplast

A muscle that is attached to the bones of the skeleton and provides the force that moves the bones; aka striated muscle

• skeletal muscle

• cardiac muscle

• smooth muscle

• muscle tissue

Involuntary muscle found inside many internal organs of the body

• smooth tissue

• cardiac muscle

• skeletal muscle

• muscle tissue

The basic unit of structure and function in living things

• cell

• tissue

• organ

• nucleus

A pigment that gives the skin its color

• melanin

• horomones

• dermis

• cartilage

A body tissue that covers the interior and exterior surfaces of the body

• epithelial tissue

• connective tissue

• muscle tissue

• skeletal tissue