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Bio CH14
Biology CH14 Support and Movement
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |