The Musculoskeletal System Notes L Complete Guide 2023

Joints {Ans: } A place where bone meets boneLigaments {Ans: } Tough, fibrous tissue that connects bone to boneBone Marrow {Ans: } found inside bones. Produces blood cellsBall-and-Socket {Ans: } A joint that permits movements in all directions. Examples: Shoulders and HipsHinge {Ans: } A joint that permits a back and forth movement, similar to that of a door. Example: ElbowFlexors {Ans: } Muscle that bends a jointExtensors {Ans: } Muscle that extends, or straightens a jointSkeletal Muscle {Ans: } muscle attached to the skeleton, creates movement.Cardiac Muscle {Ans: } involuntary muscle found in the heartSmooth Muscle {Ans: } found in the digestive tract and in the walls of blood vesselsMuscle {Ans: } 3 kinds: Skeletal, Cardiac and SmoothJoint {Ans: } A place in the body where two bones come togetherTendon {Ans: } tissue that connects muscle to boneLigament {Ans: } Tough tissue that connects bone to boneCartilage {Ans: } Firm tissue, softer and more flexible that bones. Found at the end of the bone acts as a shock absorberHinge joint {Ans: } Allow for bones to open and shut like a door. Examples are elbow, knee, fingerBall and Socket joint {Ans: } Allow bones to move in a complete