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18 Cards in this Set
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Musculoskeletal System |
Composed of bones, connective tissue, and muscle. Functions include the support and protection of the internal organs and movement |
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Red Marrow |
Where blood cells are made In long bones |
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Osteocytes |
Inside bone Produces a hard, calcium-rich extracellular matrix |
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Skeleton |
206 bones in the human body which make up the ______ |
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Axial |
Portion of the skeleton that consists of the skull, vertebrae, ribs, and sternum |
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Appendicular |
Skeleton that is made up of the bones of the shoulders, arms, pelvis, and legs |
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Joints |
Connect the bones of the skeleton Shoulders and hips have ball and socket ____ Elbows and knees have hinge _____ Wrists have sliding or gliding ______ |
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Ligament |
Connect bones to other bones |
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Tendon |
Connect muscle to bones |
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Cartilage |
Cushions bones and joints |
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Osteoarthritis |
Degenerative bone and joint disease |
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Rheumatoid Arthritis |
Degenerative joint disease caused by an autoimmune response |
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Osteoporosis |
Disease caused by calcium loss often found in older people, especially postmenopausal women |
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Cardiac Muscle |
Heart muscle that is involuntary |
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Smooth Muscle |
Involuntary muscle that is found in the internal organs of the digestive tract and in blood vessels |
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Skeletal (Striated) Muscle |
Muscle that moves bones and are responsible for voluntary movements They move the bones when they are contracted, thereby shortened |
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Flexor |
Muscle that bends or moves a limb away from anatomical position (Bicep) |
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Extensor |
Muscle that returns the limb to the anatomical position (Tricep) |
