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muscular system
Term | Definition |
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MUSCLE | TISSUE THAT IS MADE OF CELLS THAT CONTRACT AND EXPAND |
SMOOTH MUSCLE | INVOLUNTARY MUSCLE TISSUE FOUND IN MANY INTERNAL ORGANS |
CARDIAC MUSCLE | SPECIALIZED MUSCLE TISSUE FOUND ONLY IN THE HEART |
SKELETAL MUSCLE | VOLUNTARY MUSCLE TISSUE THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE BONE |
TENDONS | TOUGH TISSUE FIBER THAT ATTACHES TO THE BONES |
MUSCULAR SYSTEM | THE SYSTEM OF MUSCLES THAT PROVIDE MOTION AND MAINTAIN POSTURE |
VOLUNTARY MUSCLE | A MUSCLE A PERSON CAN CONTROLL |
INVOLUNTARY MUSCLE | A MUSCLE THAT FUNCTIONS WITHOUT A PERSONS CONTROL |
MUSCLE CRAMP | PAINFUL CONTRACTION OF A MUSCLE |
STRAIN | OUT STRETCHING AND POSSIBLE TEARING OF A MUSCLE |
SHIN SPLINTS | PAIN IN THE SHIN CAUSED BY OR IRRITATION TO THE MUSCLE IN THE FRONT OF THE LOWER LEG |
BICEP | MUSCLE IN FRONT OF THE ARM |
TRICEP | MUSCLE IN THE BACK OF THE ARM |
QUADRICEPS | MUSCLE IN FRONT OF THE THIGH |
BICEPS FEMORIS | MUSCLE IN THE BACK OF THE THIGH |
GASTROCNEMIUS | CALF MUSCLE |