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| an injury that occurs when several layers of skin are torn loose or totally removed |
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| the chemical released when a nerve impulse is transmitted |
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| the electric change occurring across the membrane of a nerve or muscle cell during the transmission of a nerve impulse |
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| a nerve that carries nerve impulses from a periphery to the central nervous system; known as sensory neuron |
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| the formation of new blood vessels |
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| a muscle whose action opposes the action of another muscle |
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| an injury in which layers of the skin are torn off completely or only a flap of skin remains |
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| the central part of a muscle |
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| inflammation of the bursa (a padded cavity around a joint that decreases the friction between two surfaces) |
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| the type of muscle that makes up the heart |
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| a protein substance found in bone and cartilage |
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| a break in which the bone is shattered in many pieces |
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| a complete break in the bone where the bone ends separate and break through the skin; also known as an open fracture |
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| cells whose secretions support and connect organs and tissues in the body |
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| the ability to shorten or reduce the distance between the parts |
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| an injury resulting from a direct blow or force that does not interrupt the skin; typically bruising is seen at the injury site |
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| a form of wound healing in which mature cells produce new cells with the same fumction |
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| delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) |
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| the presence of soreness in the muscles a day or two after overuse of the muscles or a traumatic injury |
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| a nerve that carries messages from the brain and spinal cord to muscles and glands; also known as a motor neuron |
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| the ability to return to original form after being compressed or stretched |
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| epiphyseal plate fracture |
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| a break in the bone at the growth plate (typically at the wrist or ankle) |
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| the ability to respond to stimuli; also known as irritability |
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| the ability to lengthen and increase the distance between two parts |
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| the use of a cast to maintain proper alignment for bones for the purpose of reduction |
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| extracellular matrix (ECM) |
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| non cellular material that separates connective tissue cells |
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| an incomplete break in the shaft of the bone; occurs in children |
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| the formation caused by pooling of blood and fluid within a tissue space |
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| process that occurs when tissues are subjected to chemical or physical trauma; pain, heat, redness, and swelling occur |
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| the part of the skeleton muscle that is attached to the moveable part of a bone |
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| surgical alignment of bones for the purpose of reduction |
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| a nerve that carries messages from a sensory neuron to a motor neuron; also known as an associative neuron |
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| an injury that results from a tear in the skin; also known as a cut |
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| a group of white blood cells of crucial importance to the body's immune system |
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| the center of the shaft of the long bone |
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| the ability of nerves to carry impulses by creating electrical charges |
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| a motor nerve plus all of the muscle fibers it stimulates |
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| the result of accumulation of lactic acid in the muscle |
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| the state of partial contraction in which muscles are maintained |
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| the layers of a cell membrane that wrap around nerve fibers; provides electrical insulation and increases the velocity of impulse transmission |
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| a calcification that forms within the muscle; results from an improperly managed contusion |
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| ball-like growth of nerve fibers that creates a nerve scar |
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| the point between the motor nerve axon and the muscle cell membrane |
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| white blood cells that engulf and kill bateria |
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| the part of the skeleton muscle that is attached to the fixed part of a bone |
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| the process of bone formation |
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| most common type of cells found in connective tissue |
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| cells that are responsible for the formation of bones in the body |
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| the fibrous tissue that covers the bone |
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| muscle that provides movement in a single direction |
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| an injury caused by a sharp object that penetrates the skin |
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| the process of putting broken bones back into proper alignment |
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| the act of wound healing (tissue rebuilding) |
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| the process of absorbing and replacing bone in the skeletal system |
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| the material within the muscle cell, excluding the nucleus |
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| fibrous connective tissue that binds damaged tissue |
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| a break in the bone that may be complete or incomplete, but does not break through the skin; also known as closed fracture |
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| the type of muscle, attached to a bone of bones of the skeleton, that aids in body movements; also known as voluntary or striated muscle |
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| the type of muscle that is not attached to bone and is notstriated and involuntary; also known as visceral |
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| a type of circular muscle |
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| results from the breakdown of hard bone |
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| an injury resulting from a fall, sudden twist, or blow to the body that forces a joint out of its normal position |
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| a muscle injury causes by the twisting or pulling of a muscle or tendon |
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| a small, incomplete break in the bone that results from overuse, weakness, or biomechanical problems |
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| the space between adjacent neurons through which an impulse is transmitted |
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| muscles that help steady a joint |
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| inflammation of the tendon (fibrous tissue connecting muscle to bone) |
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| a form of wound healing in which mature cells dedifferentiate and produce new cells that are then able to mature into cell types with a completely different function from the originating cells |
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| type of bone cell involved in the formation of bony tissue |
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| type of bone cell involved in the resorption of bony tissue |
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| a cell that is used by the body to break down and reabsorb |
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