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Bio CH14
Biology CH14 Support and Movement
Term | Definition |
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arthritis | a disease of the bone joints |
ball-and-socket joint | a joint that allows you to twist and turn the bones in a circle where they meet |
cardiac muscle | the muscle that makes up the heart |
fixed joint | joints that don’t move |
hinge joint | joints that allow bones to move only back and forth |
involuntary muscle | muscles you can’t control |
ligament | tough fibers that hold one bone to another |
muscular dystrophy | a disease that causes the slow wasting of skeletal muscle tissue |
muscular system | all the muscles in your body |
skeletal muscle | muscles that move the bones of the skeleton |
skeletal system | the framework of bones in your body |
smooth muscle | involuntary muscle that makes up the intestines, arteries, and many other body organs |
solid bone | the very compact or hard part of a bone |
spongy bone | the part of a bone that has many empty spaces, much like those in a sponge |
sprain | injuries that occur to your ligaments at a joint |
tendon | a tough, fibrous tissue that connects muscle to bone |
voluntary muscle | muscles you can control |