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bones of the head, trunk, vertebral column, and thorax

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axial skeleton

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bones of the upper limbs and lower limbs including the shoulder and pelvic girdles

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appendicular skeleton

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a strong connective tissue containing specialized cells and a mineralized matrix of crystalline calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate

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osseous tissue/bone tissue

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bone cells responsible for the maintenance and turnover of the mineral content of the surrounding bone

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Osteocytes

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what is bone production called

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osteogenesis

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the breakdown of the mineral matrix of bone

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Osteolysis

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what is another name for the pectoral girdle

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shoulder girdle

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what does the pectoral girdle consist of

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one each side:
1 clavicle
1 scapula

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what does the upper limb consist of

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on each side:
1 humerus
1 ulna
1 radius
8 carpal
5 metacarpal
14 phalanges

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what is the name of the triangular bone lying on the posterior surface of the thorax

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scapula

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what does the clavicle do?

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connects the pectoral girdle and the axial skeleton + transfers some of the weight from the upper limb to the axial skeleton

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what is another name for the collarbone

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the clavicle

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what is another name for the scapula?

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the shoulder blade

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lower limb articulates with the axial skeleton through what

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the pelvic girdle

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acromial end of clavicle articulates with the

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acromion of the scapula

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another name for the thumb is

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pollex

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the hip bone is made of which three bones?

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  1. ilium
  2. ischium
  3. pubis
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immovable joints are called

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synarthrosis

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slightly movable joints are called

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amphiarthrosis

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freely movable joints are called

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diarthrosis

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joints found only in the skull

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sutures

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fibrous joint between teeth and jaw bones

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gomphosis

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moving away from the body

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abduction

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moving toward the body

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adduction

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decreases the angle between the bones at a joint

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flexion

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increases the angle between the bones at a joint

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extension

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extending beyond the normal limits

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hyperextension

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study of structures and features that can be seen with the naked eye

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gross anatomy

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microscopic study of tissues

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histology

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what is the front facing position, you can see the persons face

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anterior view

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what is the back facing position, you can see the persons bum

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posterior view

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what is the position in which the person is laying face down

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prone

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what is the position in which the person is laying face up, they are laying on their back

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supine

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away from the midline

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lateral

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toward the midline

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medial

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toward a base

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proximal

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37
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away from the base

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distal

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38
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at or close to body surface

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superficial

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further from surface, toward interior

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deep

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40
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toward the head

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cranial (cephalic)

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toward the tail

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caudal

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the back, behind

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posterior (dorsal for animals)

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the front, before

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anterior (ventral for animals)

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which plane/section separates anterior and posterior portions of the body

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frontal or coronal plane (coronal-passing through the skull)

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which plane/section separates right and left positions

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sagittal plane

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a ________ section passes through the midline, dividing the body in half and separating right and left sides

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midsagittal

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a __________ section misses the midline, separating right and left portions of unequal size

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parasagittal

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what section is at right angles to the frontal and sagittal planes, sections typically pass through head and trunk regions

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transverse, horizontal, or cross-sectional plane

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what are the two body cavities

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thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity

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name the parts of the thoracic cavity

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  1. left pleural cavity: surrounds left lung
  2. right pleural cavity: surrounds right lung
  3. mediastinum: contains the trachea, esophagus, and major vessels + pericardial cavity: surrounds heart
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name the parts of the abdominopelvic cavity

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  1. abdominal cavity: contains many digestive glands and organs
  2. pelvic cavity: contains urinary bladder, reproductive organs, last portion of digestive tract
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name the parts of the right upper and right lower quadrants of the abdominopelvic cavity

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RUQ:
- right lobe of liver
- right kidney
- gallbladder
- portions of stomach
- small and large intestine

RLQ:
- cecum
- appendix
- portions of small intestine
- reproductive organs
- right ureter

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name the parts of the left upper and left lower quadrants of the abdominopelvic cavity

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LUQ:
- left kidney
- left lobe of liver
- stomach
- spleen
- pancreas
- portions of large intestine

LLQ:
- most of small intestine
- portions of large intestine
- left ureter
- reproductive organs

54
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lumbar regions means

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lower back

55
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cephalic region means

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head

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cervical region means

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neck

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brachial region means

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upper arm, above elbow

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antebrachial means

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forearm, below elbow

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carpal region indicates

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wrist

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manual region indicates

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hand

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plantar region indicates

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sole region of foot, bottom of foot

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pedal region indicates

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foot

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tarsal region indicates

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ankle

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sural region indicates

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calf

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crural region indicates

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leg, from knee to ankle

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patellar region indicates

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kneecap

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gluteal region indicates

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buttock

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inguinal region indicates

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groin (crease between thigh and trunk)

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pelvic region indicates

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pelvis (in general)

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pubic region indicates

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anterior pelvis

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what are the 4 kinds of tissues

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  1. epithelial tissue
  2. connective tissue
  3. muscle tissue
  4. nervous tissue
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what kind of tissue: conducts electrical impulses and carries information

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nervous tissue

73
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what kind of tissue contracts to produce movement

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muscle tissue

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what kind of tissue fills internal space, provides structural support and stores energy

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connective tissue

75
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what kind of tissue covers exposed surfaces, lines internal passageways and chambers and produces glandular secretions

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epithelial tissue

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in epithelial tissue/cells they are an exposed ______ surface and an attached _______ surface

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apical, basal

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_______ cells are bound close together, no intercellular space

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epithelial

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what is the difference between simple and stratified epithelial tissue

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simple: only one layer
stratified: many layers on top of other layers

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what is the defining characteristic of connective tissue

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most cells are not in contact with each other

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connective tissue examples

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blood, lymph, bone, cartilage

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what are the three types of muscle tissue

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skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, smooth muscle

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what is the defining characteristic of muscle tissue

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ability to contract and relax

83
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the cytoplasm of muscle cells is called what

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sarcoplasm

84
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cells that are long, cylindrical, striated, and multinucleated

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skeletal muscle tissue (bigger than cardiac muscle)

85
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cells are short, branched, and striated, usually with a single nucleus; cells are interconnected by intercalated discs

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cardiac muscle tissue

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short, small, spindle-shaped, with a central nucleus, they do not branch, and there are no striations

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smooth muscle tissue

87
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what is the integumentary system

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the body’s outer layer, skin, hair, nails

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what is another name for the skin

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cutaneous membrane

89
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the dermis is under or over the epidermine

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under

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a dense layer of collagen fibers that surrounds a skeletal muscle, and is continuous with the tendons/aponeruoses of the muscle and with the perimysium

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epimysium

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connective tissue partition that separates adjacent fasciculi in a skeletal muscle

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perimysium

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a delicate network of connective tissue fibers that surrounds individual muscle cells

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endomysium

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cells that are the precursors to skeletal muscle cells (fibers)

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myosatellite cells

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a collagenous band that connects a skeletal muscle to an element of the skeleton (MUSCLE TO BONE)

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tendon

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what connects bone to bone

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ligaments

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broad tendinous sheet(s) that may serve as the origin(s) or insertion(s) of a skeletal muscle

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aponeurosis/aponeuroses

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a synapse between a neuron and a muscle cell

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NMJ neuromuscular junction

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the plasma membrane of a muscle cell

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sarcolemma

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the cytoplasm of a muscle cell

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sarcoplasm

100
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early muscle cells that differentiate into muscle fibers

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myoblasts

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