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Skeletal&Muscular System
Skeletal/Muscular Labels
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Science
8th Grade
10/17/2011

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Term
Arthritis
Definition
A common joint problem
Term
Smooth muscles
Definition
Muscles found in arteries and digestive track
Term
Periostum
Definition
Tough, outer layer covering a bone
Term
Flexor(Muscle)
Definition
Type of muscle reducing angle made by 2 bones
Term
Synovial fluid
Definition
A lubricating fluid in a joint
Term
Skeletal
Definition
Name given to muscles that move bone
Term
Endoskeleton
Definition
Internal skeleton
Term
Insertion
Definition
Muscle attachment to the bone that moves with muscles contracted
Term
Ball&Socket
Definition
Joint of the shoulder
Term
Cartilage
Definition
Soft tissue at the end of a bone
Term
Marrow
Definition
Blood cell producing tissue inside a bone
Term
Striated
Definition
Name given to skeletal muscles
Term
Hinge
Definition
Joint in knees and fingers
Term
Bursa
Definition
Cushioning, fluid-filled sac found in some joints
Term
Sutures
Definition
Spaces between cranial bones of an infant's skull
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Extensor(Muscle)
Definition
Type of muscle that increases the angle made by 2 bones
Term
Ligament
Definition
Tissue holding bones together
Term
Haversian canals
Definition
Small holes in bones that provide passageways for blood vessels
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Axial
Definition
The central division of the skeleton consisiting of: vertebral column, ribs, and skull
Term
Exoskeleton
Definition
External skeleton
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Orgin
Definition
Muscle attachment to bone that does not move when muscles contract
Term
Cardiac
Definition
Muscle found only in heart
Term
Epindicular
Definition
Divison of skeleton consisting of: Shoulder&arm bones, hip, and leg bones
Term
Tendon
Definition
Tissue holding muscles to bones
Term
Archillis tendon
Definition
In ankle
Term
Triceps brachi
Definition
In upper arm
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Biceps femoris
Definition
In middle leg
Term
Deltroid
Definition
Shoulder
Term
Peotoralls
Definition
Upper chest
Term
Trapezius
Definition
Bottom of neck
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Voluntary muscles
Definition
Muscles you're able to control
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