Lesson 2 - Your Muscles and Bones
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. muscular
A. Animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
2. muscle
B. Any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum
3. tissue
C. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light
4. fiber
D. Exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent
5. skeletal
E. Of or relating to or forming or attached to a ___
6. skull
F. Having a robust ___ body-build characterized by predominance of structures developed from
7. joint
G. Part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function
8. femur
H. The point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton
9. rib
I. The bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
10. bone
J. An organic process that takes place in the body
11. calcium
K. The longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton
12. activity
L. The arrangement of the body and its limbs
13. posture
M. Any of several elongated, threadlike cells
14. stretch
N. Rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates