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HHS Muscle/Skeleton
ACCTC Muscular and Skeletal Systems Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| fibrous tissue that connects bone to bone | Ligament |
| a crack or break in a bone | Fracture |
| a forcible displacement of a bone at a joint | Dislocation |
| injury to a joint accompanied by stretching or tearing of the ligaments | Sprain |
| fibrous connective tissue that connects muscles to bones | Tendon |
| movement around a central axis; a turning | Rotation |
| moving a body part toward the midline | Adduction |
| movement away from the midline | Abduction |
| decreasing the angle between two bones; bending a body part | Flexion |
| increasing the angle between two parts; straightening a limb | Extension |
| injury caused by excessive stretching, overuse, or misuse of a muscle | Muscle Strain |
| a group of inherited diseases that lead to chronic, progressive muscle weakening | Muscular Dystrophy |
| number of bones in an adult human | 206 |
| an area where two bones meet | Joint |
| bone of the hand between the wrist and each finger | Metacarpal |
| shoulder blade or bone | Scapula |
| bones of the spine | Vertebrae |
| the kneecap | Patella |
| skull | Cranium |
| bone that forms the lower jaw | Mandible |
| collarbone | Clavicle |
| breastbone | Sternum |
| upper arm bone | Humerus |
| bone in the lower arm up from the pinkie | Ulna |
| bone in the lower arm up from the thumb | Radius |
| tailbone | Coccyx |
| upper leg bone | Femur |
| outer and smaller bone of the lower leg | Fibula |
| inner and larger bone of the lower leg | Tibia |
| bone of the foot between the instep and each toe | Metatarsal |
| bones of the fingers and toes | Phalanges |
| upper chest muscle | Pectorals |
| front of thigh muscle | Quadraceps |
| shoulder muscle | Deltoid |
| back of the upper arm muscle | Tricep |
| front of upper arm muscle | Bicep |
| stomach muscles | Abdominal |
| voluntary muscle attached to bones and causes body movement | Skeletal muscle |
| involuntary muscle which forms the walls of the heart and contracts to circulate blood | Cardiac muscle |
| involuntary muscle found in the internal organs of the body | Smooth muscle |
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