Anatomical Terms Relating to Muscles and Joints

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 synovial membrane that secretes synovial fluid

Question 3

disk

Answer 3

a flat, plate-like structure composed of fibrocartilaginous tissue found between the vertebrae to reduce 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

lubricating fluid secreted by 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 (skeletal) muscle

Answer 9

voluntary striated 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 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