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Involuntary muscle
A muscle that is not under conscious control.
Voluntary muscle
A muscle that is under conscious control.
Tendon
An area that is occupied and defended by an animal or group of animals.
Smooth muscles
Involuntary muscle found inside many internal organs of the body.
Cardiac muscles
Involuntary muscle tissue found only in the heart.
Strained muscles
A muscle that appears banded.
Superior
Above
Inferior
Below
Anterior
Front
Posterior
Behind
Distal
Further away from body
Proximal
Closer to the body
Medial
Closer to the center of the body
Lateral
Further from the middle of the body
Vertebrae
Spine
Joints
What helps your body move
Ligaments
Strong connective tissue that holds bones together in movable joints.
Cartilage
A connective tissue that is more flexible than bone and that protects the ends of bones and keeps them from rubbing together.
Osteoporosis
Breaking down of bone
Axile skeleton
Your skeleton
Appendicular skeleton
Upper skeleton ,
Epidermis
Upper most part of the skin
Melanocytes
Cells That have a pigment that gives skin its color.
Melanin
A pigment that gives skin its color.