Anatomic Terms Related to Joints and Muscles

Question 1

articulation

Answer 1

a joint; the point where two bones come together

Question 2

bursa

Answer 2

a fibrous sac between certain tendons and bones that is lined with a synovial membrane that secretes synovial fluid

Question 3

disk/disc

Answer 3

a flat, plate-like structure composed of fibrocartilaginous tissue between the vertebrae that reduces friction

Question 4

nucleus pulposus

Answer 4

the soft, fibrocartilaginous, central portion of intervertebral disk

Question 5

ligament

Answer 5

a flexible band of fibrous tissue that connects bone to bone

Question 6

synovial membrane

Answer 6

membrane lining the capsule of a joint

Question 7

synovial fluid

Answer 7

joint-lubricating fluid secreted by the synovial membrane

Question 8

muscle

Answer 8

tissue composed of fibers that can contract, causing movement of an organ or part of the body

Question 9

striated muscle

skeletal muscle

Answer 9

voluntary muscle attached to the skeleton

Question 10

smooth muscle

Answer 10

involuntary muscle found in internal organs

Question 11

cardiac muscle

Answer 11

muscle of the heart

Question 12

origin of a muscle

Answer 12

muscle end attached to the bone that does not move when the muscle contracts

Question 13

insertion of a muscle

Answer 13

muscle end attached to the bone that moves when the muscle contracts

Question 14

tendon

Answer 14

a band of fibrous tissue that connects muscle to bone

Question 15

fascia

Answer 15

a band or sheet of fibrous connective tissue that covers, supports, and separates muscle