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22 Cards in this Set
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Muscular System |
The organ system whose primary function is movement and flexibility |
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Smooth Muscle |
Found in the digestive tract and in the walls of blood vessels |
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Skeletal Muscle |
Attached to your bones for movement. Helps protect your inner organs. |
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Cardiac Muscle |
Found only in your heart |
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Voluntary Muscle |
Muscle action that is under your control |
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Involuntary Muscle |
Muscle action that is not under your control |
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Tendons |
Strands of tough connective tissue that connect your skeletal muscles to your bones. |
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Flexor |
A muscle that bends part of your body |
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Extensor |
A muscle that straightens part of your body |
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Strain |
An injury in which a muscle or tendon is overstretched or torn |
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Skeletal System |
The organ system whose primary function is to support and protect the body and to allow the body to move |
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Osteoblasts |
A bone cell that deposits minerals in the bone. |
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Compact Bone |
Bone tissue that do not have any visible open |
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Spongy Bone |
Bone tissue that has many open spaces |
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Marrow |
A soft tissue in the bone. |
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Cartilage |
A flexible tissue that mosts bones start out as and it covers the ends of many bones. |
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Joint |
A place where two or more bones meet |
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Gliding Joint |
A joint in which the bones glide over each other. |
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Ball and Socket Joint |
A joint in which the bones can move freely in all directions. |
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Hinge Joint |
A joint in which the bones move to flex or extend. |
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Ligament |
A connective tissue that connects bone to bone. |
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Sprain |
Happens if a ligament is stretched too far or torn |
