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Musculoskeletal
MUSCLES
Term | Definition |
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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 |