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Skeletal/Muscular 1

Skeletal and Muscular System Vocabulary

TermDefinition
Cartilage A tissue that is more flexible than bone.
Compact Bone Hard, dense bone tissue that is beneath the outer membrane of a bone
Spongy Bone Layer of bone tissue having many small spaces and found just inside the layer of compact bone
Marrow The soft connective tissue that fills the internal spaces in bone
Osteoporosis A condition in which the body’s bones become weak and break easily
Fracture A break in a bone
Dislocation An injury in which a bone comes out of its joint
Sprain An injury in which the ligaments holding bones together are stretched too far and tear
X-ray A form of energy that travels in waves, used to determine if bones have been broken
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) A method for taking clear images of both the bones and soft tissues of the body
Involuntary Muscle A muscle that is not under conscious control
Voluntary Muscle A muscle that is under conscious control
Skeletal Muscle A muscle that is attached to the bones of the skeleton and provides the force that moves the bones
Tendon Strong connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone
Striated Muscle A muscle that appears banded; also called skeletal muscle
Smooth Muscle Involuntary muscle found inside many internal organs of the body
Cardiac Muscle Muscle tissue found only in the heart
Skeleton The inner framework made of all the bones of the body
Vertebrae The bones that make up the backbone of an animal
Joint A place in the body where two bones come together
Ligament Strong connective tissue that holds bones together in movable joints
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