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Musculoskeletal
MUSCLES
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| muscle | tissue composed of individul muscle cells or fibers |
| muscular | pertaining to muscle or muscles; having strong muscles |
| musculature | the arrangment of muscles in a part or in the body as a whole |
| musculoskeletal | pertaining to the muscles and the skeleton |
| fasciculus | a cluster or bundle of muslce fibers |
| locomotion | movement or power or movement from one place to another |
| motor | producting motion, a muscles or nerve that produces motion |
| aponeurosis | A flat thin fibrous sheet that serves as an attachment for muscles to bone or other tissues |
| myoneural | pertaining to both muscle and nerve. myoneural junction: the point at which nerve endings come in contact with muscle cells |