Skeletal System
What is the framework of bones and other tissues that supports the body called?
What is the skeletal system?
What type of muscle is attached to bones and enables body movement?
What is skeletal muscle?
What is the command center of the nervous system?
What is the brain?
What is the term for the long bundle of neurons that sends messages to and from the brain?
What is the spinal cord?
What is one common cause of damage to the nervous system?
What is injury to the head, neck, or back?
Name the type of connecting tissue that holds bones to other bones at a joint.
What is a ligament?
What type of muscle is found in the walls of the heart?
What is cardiac muscle?
What are the cells that make up the nervous system called?
What are neurons?
What is the part of the nervous system that deals with actions you do not usually control?
What is the autonomic system?
Name a disease that damages the outer part of some nerves.
What is multiple sclerosis?
How many bones does the human body have?
What is more than 200?
Describe the function of smooth muscle in the body.
What does it do to control the movement of materials, such as blood and food?
Name the two parts of the nervous system.
What are the central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral nervous system (PNS)?
What tissue produces and stores materials needed by the body, including blood cells?
What is marrow?
List two ways to care for your nervous system.
What are making healthful food choices and using safety equipment during physical activities?