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musculoskeletal system
muscles
skeleton
hydrostatic skeleton
circular muscle
longitudinal muscle
coelom
braced framework
exoskeleton
endoskeleton
cartilage
skeletal (voluntary) muscle
joint
radius
ulna
humerus
axial skeleton
sternum
appendicular skeleton
clavicles
scapulae
pectoral girdle
pelvic girdle
sutures
sinuses
foramen magnum
vertebral column
cervical vertebrae
thoracid vertebrae
lumbar vertebrae
sacrum
coccyx
rib cage
pelvis
chondrocytes
collagen
osteoblasts
osteoclasts
osteocytes
lacunae
elastin
osteonic canal
osteon
periosteum
epiphyseal plate
medullary cavity
osteon
osteonic canals
canaliculi
periosteum
callus
spongy bone
compact bone
marrow cavity
yellow marrow
striated muscle
smooth muscle
depressors
elevator muscles
extensor muscle
flexor muscle
smooth muscle
involuntary muscles
cardiac muscle
intercalated disks
skeletal muscle
tendon
muscle fibers
myofibrils
sarcolemma
sarcoplasmic reticulum
transverse tubules
myofilaments
troponin
tropomyosin
dystrophin
sarcomeres
Z lines
A bands
H zone
I bands
sliding filament model
cross bridge
acetylcholine
neuromuscular junction
rigor mortis
creatine phosphate
glycogen
twitch
slow-twitch fibers
myoglobin
flight muscles
fast-twitch fibers
tetanus
motor unit
muscle spindles
muscle tone
stretch-sensitive neurons
antagonistic pair
joints
synovial joints
synovial capsules
ligaments
synovial fluid
bursae
bursitis
rheumatoid arthritis
osteoarthritis
fulcrum
levers
tendons
origin
insertion
hypertrophy
atrotphy







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