ch 4 - anatomic terms related to joints & muscles
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penguin999usa on February 22, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 articulation | 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 | a flat, plate-like structure composed of fibrocartilaginous tissue between the vertebrae that reduces friction |
| disc | 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 |
| skeletal muscle | ... |
| 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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