Chapter 11 Vocabulary
Across
- 3. consists of regions that controls movement, memory, communication, reasoning and receives messages from sense organs
- 5. muscles that are controlled to do activities
- 10. condition in which bones become weak and break easy
- 12. tissue that fills bones
- 13. process where cartilage is replaced by bone
- 15. a thick cord of tissue that attaches muscle to bone
- 16. an involuntary muscle that is found only in the heart
- 19. an abnormal curvature of the spine
- 20. an automatic response to the environment
- 21. a thick cord of nerve tissue that links the brain to most of the peripheral nervous system
Down
- 1. a tough supportive tissue that is softer and more flexible than bone
- 2. caused overuse of tendons that may lead to painful swelling and irritation
- 4. the ends of the bones in a joint a forced out of their location
- 6. a cell that is a basic unit in the nervous system
- 7. strong fibrous bands that hold bones together at the joints
- 8. a place where two or more bones come together
- 9. a painful injury that occurs when muscles are stretched too quickly or too much
- 11. slight muscle tension
- 14. coordinates body's movements and helps keep balance
- 17. steroids of testosterone
- 18. a condition where become weak and can't contract