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Skeletal & Muscular
Review of vocabulary terms
Question | Answer |
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Fracture | A broken bone |
Sprain | An injury to a ligament |
Rib Cage | bones that protect the heart and lungs |
Skull | the bone that covers the brain |
Clavicle | bone that connects the shoulder to the rib cage (collar bone) |
Pelvis | hip bone |
Vertebrate | Backbone |
Femur | Upper Leg Bone |
Cardiac muscle | Heart muscle |
Smooth muscle | Involuntary, muscles you can't control; Ex: stomach, intestine, bladder |
Involuntary muscle | Muscles that contract without you having to think about the movement |
Flexor | a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a join |
Extensor | muscle that straightens a joint |
Osteoporosis | Causes the bone tissue to become thin and less dense |
R.I.C.E | Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation |
How many muscles are in the body? | 640 |
How many bones are in the body? | 206 |
Voluntary muscle | Muscles that are controlled by an individual |
tendon | holds the skeletal muscle to the bone |
Skeletal muscles | Muscles attached to the skeleton that make movement possible. |