Health Chapter 11 Vocab

1. Lies between the cerebrum and the spinal cord
4. tough supportive tissue
8. an abnormal curvature of the spine
11. Something that coordinates your body’s movements and helps you keep your balance
12. the lost of the ability to move and feel some part of the body
13. A place in your body where two or more of your bones come together
17. causes inflammation in the membranes surrounding the brain and the spinal cord.
19. a prolonged period of deep unconsciousness
21. a common injury of the skeletal system/ break in a bone
23. A condition in which muscles cannot contract do to injury
24. sudden uncontrolled nerve impulses
25. a bruise like injury to the brain
27. The muscles that you control to do activities

2. A type of tissue that fills the spaces in the bones
3. a smooth layer of tough cartilage cushions and protects the ends of bones where they meet.
4. Makes up 85% of the brain’s weight, consist of several specialized regions that receive messages from sense organs, and control movement, memory, communication, and reasoning
5. a condition in which the bones become weak and break easily
6. the ends of the bones in a joint are forced out of their normal positions
7. people that have many seizures are given a disorder called
9. Some athletes are tempted to use this to increase muscle size and strength
10. the process of cartilage being replaced by bone
14. An overuse of tendons that lead to swelling and irritation
15. Attaches the muscle
16. A painful injury that may happen when muscles are overworked or stretched too much too quickly
18. A type of cell that gives your nervous system information
20. involuntary muscle that is found only in the heart
22. An automatic response to your environment
24. an involuntary muscle that causes movements within your body
26. A thick column of nerve tissue that links the brain to the most of the nerves in the peripheral nervous system