Ribs 8-12 are called _____ ribs

Spinal cord _____: a bundle of neuronal axons that are all located in a specific area of the cord, traveling to the same place (higher or lower in the brain or cord)

__________ Replacement of muscle fibers by excessive amounts of connective tissues (fibrous scar tissue).

Bruise

__________. incomplete or unfused, sustained muscle contraction.

__________ Replacement of muscle fibers by excessive amounts of connective tissues (fibrous scar tissue).

_____ Sutures that become replaced by bone in adults.

body temperature homeostasis

_____  joints: Lack of synovial cavity and articulating bones are held very closely together by dense irregular connective tissue

_____ A fibrous joint where there is a greater distance between the articulating surfaces and more dense irregular connective tissue than in a suture