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Topic 1.1 & 1.2: The Skeletal System & The Muscular System Flashcards

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Acetabulum

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A socket in the pelvis for the head of the femur

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Actin & Myosin

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Proteins responsible for movement

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Appendicular skeleton

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Pectoral girdle, pelvic girdle, upper and lower limbs

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Anterior

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Towards the front

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Anteriorly concave

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Curves inwards at the front

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Anteriorly convex

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Curves outwards at the front

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Articular capsule

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Sleeve-like structure surrounding a joint

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Articular Cartilage

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Thin layer at the end of bones

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Articular cavity

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Space between bones

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Articulate

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Form a joint

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Atrophy

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To waste away

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Axial skeleton

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Skull, sternum, rib cage and vertebral column

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Ball & Socket

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Shoulder and hip

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Blood vessels

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Carries blood throughout the body

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Bursae

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Small capsules filled with fluid between structures

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Cancellous bone

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Spongy bone

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Cardiac muscle

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Heart muscles

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Carpals

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Wrist bones

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Cartilage

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Allows bones to move freely over each other

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Cartilaginous joint

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Slightly moveable joint

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Cervical Vertebrae

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Top 7

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Clavicle

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Collar bone

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Coccyx

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Lower fused 4 vertebrae

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Condyloid

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Carpals & Tarsals

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Connective tissue
Connects body parts (tendons, ligaments & 'cartilage')
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Contractility
Ability to shorten
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Cortical Bone
Compact bone
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Cranium
The portion of the skull that encloses the brain
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Diaphysis
Compact midsection of a long bone
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Distal
Away from the body's mass
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Elasticity
Ability to stretch and rebound
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Endosteum
Lining of inner bone walls
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Epiphyseal plate
Growth plate
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Epiphysis
Ends of a long bone
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Extensibility
Ability to lengthen
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Fascia
Thin layer of connective tissue
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Femur
Thigh bone
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Fibrous joint
Immovable joint
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Fibula
Smaller shin bone
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Flat bones
Thin, flat and usually curved bones
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Gliding
Between tarsal bones (tarsus)
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Hinge
Elbow and knee
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Humerus
Upper arm bone
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Hypertrophy
To increase in cell size
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Ilium
Top hip bone
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Inferior
Towards the feet
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Innervate
To supply organs and body parts with nerves
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Insertion
The attachment of a muscle tendon to a moveable bone
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Interosseous membrane
Connects long bones
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Involuntary
Without control
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Irregular bones
Non-uniform shaped bones
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Ischium
Lower hip bone
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Joints
Where two or more bones articulate
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Lateral
Towards the sides
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Ligaments
Bone to bone
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Long bones
Bones that are longer than they are wide
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Lumbar Vertebrae
Lowest 5
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Medial
Towards the midline
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Medullary cavity
Where yellow bone marrow is stored in the Diaphysis
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Menisci
Between some articulating bones
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Metacarpals
Lower hand bones
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Metatarsals
Posterior foot bones
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Muscular system
Muscles of the body
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Musculoskeletal system
Skeletal and muscular systems
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Non-striated
Smooth
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Origin
The attachment of a muscle tendon to a stationary bone
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Patella
Kneecap
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Pectoral girdle
Clavicle and scapula
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Pelvic girdle
Ilium, ischium, pubis
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Periosteum
White membrane on bones`
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Phalanges
Anterior bones of the fingers and toes
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Pivot
Leg
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Posterior
Towards the back
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Proximal
Towards the body's mass
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Pubis
Middle hip bone
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Radius
Lateral forearm bone
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Ribs
Protects the heart and lungs
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Sacrum
Top fused 5 vertebrae
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Saddle
Thumb
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Scapula
Shoulder blade
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Short bones
Bones that provide support with little movement
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Skeletal muscle
Striated and voluntary muscle
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Skeletal system
Bones, cartilage, ligaments and joints
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Skeleton
The inner framework of the bones of the body
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Smooth muscle
Involuntary muscles found in internal organs
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Spinal cord
Nervous tissue that runs down the spinal cavity
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Sternum
Breastbone
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Striated
Striped
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Superficial
Located on or near the surface of the body
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Superior
Towards the head
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Synovial fluid
Fluid cushion between joints
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Synovial joint
Freely moveable joint
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Tarsals
Ankle bones
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Tendons
Muscle to bone
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Thoracic Vertebrae
Middle 12
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Tibia
Large shin bone
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Ulna
Medial forearm bone
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Voluntary
In control

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