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Health Ch 14

The skeletal system

QuestionAnswer
is a strong, flexible connective tissue cartilage
the process by which bone is formed, renewed, and repaired ossification
a band of fiborous cord that attaches muscle to the bone tendon
a lateral or side-to-side curvature of the spine scoliosis
results when a bone slips out of place, tearing the ligament that attach the bone to the jount dislocation
results form the painful inflammation of bursa, a fluid-filled sac that helps reduce friction between joints bursitis
a condition in which there is a progressive loss of bone tissue osteoporosis
muscles that act on the lining of the body's passageways and hollow internal organs smooth muscles
muscles attached to bone that cause body movements skeletal muscles
the muscle that closes a joint flexor
the muscle that opens a joint extensor
type of striated muscle that forms the wall of the heart cardiac muscle
the inflammation of a tendon tendinitis
occurs when an organ or tissue protrudes through an area of weak muscle hernia
nerve cells neurons
branched structures that extend form the cell body in most neurons dendrites
transmit impulses away from the cell body and toward another neuron, muscle cell, or gland axons
the largest and most complex part of the brain cerebrum
the second largest part of the brain cerebellum
3 inch long stalk of nerve cells and fibers that connects the spinal cord to the rest of the brain brain stem
a disorder of the nervous system that is characterized by recurrent seizures epilepsy
refers to a group of neurological disorders that are the result of damage to the brain before, during, or just after birth or in early childhood cerebral palsy
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