Health vocabulary

4. Strong bands of connective tissue that connect one bone to another at a joint.
7. Communicating in a way that does not clearly express your needs or opinions and may involve giving in or backing down.
9. Behaviors or actions that you do regularly, often without having to think about them. Healthy habits can help improve your health.
13. Message A statement that explains your feelings or concerns from your own point of view without blaming another person.
14. A strong, flexible connective tissue that cushions and protects areas such as joints.
16. Communication Communicating without using spoken or written words. It can include body language, facial expressions, gestures, and tone.
18. Communicating confidently and respectfully while clearly expressing your thoughts, feelings, needs, or rights.
19. The overall condition of your physical, mental/emotional, and social well-being.
20. Communication Communicating with others by using words, either spoken or written.
21. Language Using facial expressions, gestures, posture, eye contact, and other physical behaviors to communicate a message.

1. Muscle A specialized type of muscle found in the heart that contracts to help pump blood throughout the body.
2. An overall state of well-being that comes from making healthy choices and taking care of your physical, mental/emotional, and social health.
3. System The body's framework of bones and connective tissues that supports the body, protects organs, and helps the body move.
5. Health The part of health that involves getting along with others, building relationships, communicating, and showing respect and care.
6. Connection The relationship between your thoughts and emotions and the way your body feels and functions.
8. Muscle Muscle found in the walls of organs and other internal structures that works automatically to help move substances through the body.
10. System The body system made up of muscles that allows the body to move and helps perform important body functions.
11. Message A message in which your words communicate one thing while your body language or tone communicates something different.
12. Muscle Muscle attached to bones that helps the body move. It is generally under your conscious control.
15. Listening Listening carefully, thinking about what another person is saying, and responding appropriately.
17. The way a person acts or responds to situations. Your behaviors and choices can affect your health.