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| Components of the Musculoskeletal system |
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| Bones, joints, muscles, cartilage, tendons and ligaments. |
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| Long, short, flat, and irregular |
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| A strong, white, fibrous material covering the bones in which blood vessels and nerves pass as they enter and leave the bone |
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| skeletal (voluntary), smooth (involuntary), and cardic (myocardium) |
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| Muscles found in the walls of organs and digestive structures |
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| Muscles that are connected tot he bones as well as the muscles in tht ongue, pharynx, and upper esophagus |
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| connective tissue that covers the outside of the bone end (epiphysis) and acts as a surface for articulation, allowing for smooth movement at joints |
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| connective tissue that bind muscles to bones |
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| connective tissues that bind bone to bone |
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| Types of mechanisms that cause musculoskeletal injuries |
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| Direct force, indirect force, and twisting force |
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| A splint that applies constant pull along the length of the leg to help stabilize the fractured bone and reduce muscle spasms |
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| Disruption or "coming apart" of a joint |
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| Stretching and tearing of ligaments |
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| A muscle injury caused by over-stretching or over-exertion of the muscle |
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Closed Extremity Inury (1)
Open Extremity Injury (2) |
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(1) Injury in which the skin is not broken.
(2) Injury in which the skin has been broken or torn through from the inside by the injured bone or from the outside by something that has caused a penetrating wound with associated injury to the bone |
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| Signs and Symptoms of Musculoskeletal Injuries |
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| Pain and tenderness; deformity or angulation; grating or crepitus; swelling; bruising (ecchymosis); exposed bone ends; joints locked into position; nerve and blood-vessel compromise |
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