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Connective Tissue
Kinesiology
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 3
10/17/2017

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Term
Ligaments
Definition
organized connective tissue band that binds bones together

-bone to bone
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Tendons
Definition
fibrous connective tissue cord or band that attaches muscle to bone

-function continuation of a muscle
Term
Tendon Sheaths
Definition
tendons are covered by connective tissue known as tendon sheaths to protect them from wear and tear from the bony structure they cross
Term
Tendon types
Definition
1. Aponeurosis: a flat broad tendon
2. fascia: connective tissue sheet or membrane that envelopes or binds together structure
3. Retinaculum: a fairly broad single-layered sheet of collagenous connective tissue that holds tendons in position where they cross certain joints
Term
Cartilage
Definition
nonvascular connective tissue (no blood supply)
Term
Hyaline cartilage
Definition
articular
Term
fibrocartilage
Definition
intervertebral: meniscus, pubic symphysis
Term
elastic cartilage
Definition
ear, nose, larynx
Term
arm(brachium)
Definition
segment of the upper limb between the shoulder and elbow joints
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forearm(antebrachium)
Definition
segment of the upper limb between then elbow and wrist
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leg
Definition
segment of the lower limb between the knee and ankle joints
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thigh
Definition
segment of the lower limb between the hip and knee joints
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