This video explores the characteristics of the skeletal and muscular systems, discusses the different types of muscles and joints in the human body, and gives examples of how we use them everyday. Other terminology includes: tissue, periosteum, compact bone, marrow, calcium, cartilage, immovable joints, spongy bone, vertebrae, muscle fibers, skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and involuntary muscle.

Originally released by Visual Learning, 2003. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on April 18, 2015. Teacher's guide and Student activities available under Additional info tag. Also available as DVD (DVD012).

Tissue (1:55); --Body Systems (1:09); -- The Skeletal System (2:46); -- Cartilage (1:06); -- Bone Structure (2:30); -- Skeletal Joints (0:52); -- Types of Skeletal Joints (1:52); -- The Muscular System (1:01); -- Types of Muscles (1:38); -- Summing Up (1:04); -- Video Quiz Follows (2:49); -- Credits: Bones and Muscles (0:05); .