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THE HUMAN BODY Vocabulary Unit II achilles tendon, joint marrow nerves voluntary muscle involuntary muscle ligament muscle reflex x-ray 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 involuntary muscle a muscle that you cannot consciously move joint the point where two bones meet ligament tissue that connects a bone to other bones or to cartilage and helps to support joints marrow a tissue that fills many bones and makes most blood cells, including disease-fighting white blood cells muscle tissue that works with the skeleton to make movement possible Yellow part are nerves nerves the specialized cells or bundled fibers that send signals from one body part to another grasp reflex reflex involuntary movements as a result of unexpected stimulus voluntary muscle a muscle that you can consciously move x-rays waves that can be used to take an image of and observe the condition of bone and, in some instances, tissue
