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HHS Muscle/Skeleton
ACCTC Muscular and Skeletal Systems Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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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 |