022 Word Scramble
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articulation (Fig. 4-5) | a joint; the point where two bones come together |
bursa | a fibrous sac between certain tendons and bones that is lined with a synovial membrane that secretes synovial fluid |
disk or disc (Fig. 4-6) | a flat, plate-like structure composed of fibrocartilaginous tissue between the vertebrae that reduces friction |
nucleus pulposus | the soft, fibrocartilaginous, central portion of intervertebral disk |
ligament | a flexible band of fibrous tissue that connects bone to bone |
synovial membrane | membrane lining the capsule of a joint |
synovial fluid | joint-lubricating fluid secreted by the synovial membrane |
muscle | tissue composed of fibers that can contract, causing movement of an organ or part of the body |
striated muscle | voluntary muscle attached to the skeleton |
smooth muscle | involuntary muscle found in internal organs |
cardiac muscle | muscle of the heart |
origin of a muscle | muscle end attached to the bone that does not move when the muscle contracts |
insertion of a muscle | muscle end attached to the bone that moves when the muscle contracts |
tendon | a band of fibrous tissue that connects muscle to bone |
fascia | a band or sheet of fibrous connective tissue that covers, supports, and separates muscle |
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