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| muscle that moves a part of the body away from/towards the midline of the body |
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| ankylosis is stiffening of a joint |
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| ankylosis is stiffening of a joint; arthropathy is joint disease |
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| arthrodesis is surgical fixation of a joint |
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| arthropathy is joint disease |
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| arthropathy is joint disease; ankylosis is stiffening of a joint |
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| bursa: fluid-filled sac or saclike cavity, especially one countering friction at a joint |
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| cardiac muscle: heart muscle; contains interlocking involuntary striated muscle |
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| cartilage: flexible, nonvascular connective tissue that is a matrix of chondrocytes, collagen, and proteoglycans |
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| cartilage: main components (3) |
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| chondrocytes, collagen, proteoglycans |
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| cartilage: flexible, nonvascular connective tissue that is a matrix of chondrocytes, collagen, and proteoglycans |
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| muscle that causes *straightening/flexion or bending* of a limb or body part |
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| fascia: band or sheet of connective tissue that attaches, stabilizes, encloses, and separates muscles and other internal organs |
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| fascia: band or sheet of connective tissue that attaches, stabilizes, encloses, and separates muscles and other internal organs |
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| osteoarthritis: gradual loss of cartilage of the joints |
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| skeletal muscle: other name, description |
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| skeletal muscle: striated muscle; is attached to the skeleton by tendons; contraction of skeletal muscle is under voluntary control |
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| smooth muscle: found in the walls of all the hollow organs of the body (except the heart), its contraction reduces the size of these structures; movement is generally involuntary |
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| synovial membranes: line joint cavities and are composed of connective tissue and secrete synovial fluid into the joint cavity |
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| muscle that moves a part of the body away from/towards the midline of the body |
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| ankylosis is stiffening of a joint |
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| ankylosis is stiffening of a joint; arthropathy is joint disease |
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| arthrodesis is surgical fixation of a joint |
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| arthropathy is joint disease |
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| arthropathy is joint disease; ankylosis is stiffening of a joint |
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| bursa: fluid-filled sac or saclike cavity, especially one countering friction at a joint |
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| cardiac muscle: heart muscle; contains interlocking involuntary striated muscle |
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| cartilage: flexible, nonvascular connective tissue that is a matrix of chondrocytes, collagen, and proteoglycans |
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| cartilage: main components (3) |
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| chondrocytes, collagen, proteoglycans |
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| cartilage: flexible, nonvascular connective tissue that is a matrix of chondrocytes, collagen, and proteoglycans |
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| muscle that causes *straightening/flexion or bending* of a limb or body part |
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| fascia: band or sheet of connective tissue that attaches, stabilizes, encloses, and separates muscles and other internal organs |
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| fascia: band or sheet of connective tissue that attaches, stabilizes, encloses, and separates muscles and other internal organs |
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| osteoarthritis: gradual loss of cartilage of the joints |
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| skeletal muscle: other name, description |
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| skeletal muscle: striated muscle; is attached to the skeleton by tendons; contraction of skeletal muscle is under voluntary control |
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| smooth muscle: found in the walls of all the hollow organs of the body (except the heart), its contraction reduces the size of these structures; movement is generally involuntary |
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| synovial membranes: line joint cavities and are composed of connective tissue and secrete synovial fluid into the joint cavity |
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