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THE HUMAN BODY Vocabulary Unit II achilles tendon, involuntary muscle joint ligament marrow muscle nerves reflex voluntary muscle x-ray

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Page 1: THE HUMAN BODY Vocabulary Unit II achilles tendon, involuntary muscle joint ligament marrow muscle nerves reflex voluntary musclex-ray

THE HUMAN BODY Vocabulary Unit II

achilles tendon, involuntary muscle

joint ligament

marrow muscle

nerves reflex

voluntary muscle x-ray

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achilles tendon

a tendon at the back of the ankle that connects the calf muscles and the heel; named after the mythical Greek hero Achilles

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involuntary muscle

a muscle that you cannot consciously move

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joint

the point where two bones meet

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ligament

tissue that connects a bone to other bones or to cartilage and helps to support joints

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marrow

a tissue that fills many bones and makes most blood cells, including disease-fighting white blood cells

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muscle

tissue that works with the skeleton to make movement possible

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nerves

the specialized cells or bundled fibers that send signals from one body part to another

Yellow part are nerves

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reflex

involuntary movements as a result of unexpected stimulus

grasp reflex

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voluntary muscle

a muscle that you can consciously move