The Musculoskeletal System Flashcards
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Tendons
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Connecting muscle to bone
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Musculoskeletal System
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Includes muscles, bone, tendons, and ligaments
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Ligaments
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Connecting bone to bone
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Skeletal Muscle
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Striated, voluntary, can be consciously controlled. Also called skeletal muscles
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Smooth Muscle
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Smith, involuntary, cannot be consciously controlled.
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Cardiac Muscle
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Striated, branched, involuntary
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The skeletal system
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Consists of six basic components: The skull, Spinal Column, Thorax, Pelvis, upper extremities (arms), and lower extremities (legs)
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Upper Extremities
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Arms
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Lower Extremities
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Legs
