Integumentary System
The skin is made up of this type of tissue.
epithelial tissue
It protects the brain.
skull
The movement of muscles working to decrease the angle of a joint.
flexion
A connective tissue that protects the ends of every bone, and facilitates the movements of joints.
cartilage
Substance that transports nutrients throughout the body and carries wastes to be excreted from the body.
blood
A structure in the skin that is responsible for cooling down the body.
sweat gland
The knee and elbow are examples of this type of joint.
"hinge" joint
The two proteins found in muscle fiber.
actin and myosin
Type of muscle you can only find in the heart.
cardiac muscle
It is an accessory organ of the skin made of keratin that enables as to scratch our backs and protects the tips of each fingers.
nail
What chlorophyll is for the leaves, ________is for the skin.
melanin
A condition in which the bones loss density caused by decreasing amount of calcium deposit as a person gets older.
osteoporosis
This is the body's biggest muscle.
gluteus maximus
Layer of connective tissue surrounding the heart.
pericardium
The two bones of the forearm.
radius and ulna
Cells that are found in the epidermis that produces the skin pigment.
melanocytes
The longest bone in the human body.
femur bone
The dense fibrous tissue that connects a muscle to a bone.
tendon
The type of cartilage found in the nose.
hyaline cartilage
Fibrous tissue that connects the calf to the calcaneus.
Achilles tendon
A small muscle attached to every hair in the skin responsible for "goosebumps".
pili (or erector pili) muscle
The only bone that is not attached to any other bone.
hyoid
The V-shaped muscle found in the neck that enables the movement of the head.
sternocleidomastoid
They are the three main formed elements in the blood.
red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets.
The three bones of the inner ear.
malleus, incus, and stapes. (Or hammer, anvil and stirrup)