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| protection, support, and movement for the body |
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| pertaining to the muscles and the skeleton |
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| the branch of medicine involved in prevention and correction of deformities or diseases of the musculoskeletal system, especially those of the bones, muscles, joints, ligaments, and tendons |
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| the branch of medicine involved in prevention and correction of deformities or diseases of the musculoskeletal system, especially those of the bones, muscles, joints, ligaments, and tendons |
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| the soft tissue that fills the cavities of the bone |
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| next 12 vertebrae after cervical bones |
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| next 12 vertebrae after the cervical bones |
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| next 5 vertebrae after the thoracic bones |
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| next 5 vertebrae after the thoracic bones |
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| last set of fused vertebrae at bottom |
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| last set of fused vertebrae at bottom |
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| forearm bone leading up to the thumb |
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| forearm bone leading up to the thumb |
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| bone of the forearm leading up to the pinky |
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| bone of the forearm leading up to the pinky |
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| bones of the fingers or toes |
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| bones of the fingers or toes |
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| lower leg bone of the shin |
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| lower leg bone of the shin |
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| little cell or compartment |
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| change or next in a series |
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| malignant tumor of connective tissue |
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| a specialized type of dense connective tissue that is elastic but strong and that can withstand considerable pressure or tension |
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| cells or fibers that contract and allow movement of an organ or part of the body |
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| Three main types of muscle tissue... |
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| cardiac (heart), smooth (visceral or involuntary), and skeletal muscle |
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| term used for the fibrous membrane that covers, supports, and separates muscles |
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| bands of strong fibrous tissue that attach the muscles to the bones |
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| the place of union between two or more bones |
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| cavity between articulating bones |
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| a fluid that synovial membranes secretes that lubricates the joint and makes it freely moveable |
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| sacs of fluid located in areas of friction, especially in joints |
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| movement of a bone along its own axis (neck) |
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| circular movement of a limb at the far end |
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| the maximum amount of movement that a healthy joint is capable of |
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| strong bands of fibrous connective tissue that connect bone or cartilage and serve to support and strengthen joints |
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| the displacement of a bone from a joint |
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| the breaking of a bone, usually from sudden injury |
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| the bone is broken but does not puncture the skin surface |
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| the broken bone is visible through an opening in the skin |
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| injury to a joint that causes pain and disability |
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| excessive use of a part of the body to the extent that it is injured or trauma to a muscle caused by violent contraction or excessive forcible stretch |
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| lateral curvature of the spine |
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| direct visualization of the interior of a joint using a special fiberoptic endoscope |
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| the special fiberoptic endoscope used in an arthroscopy |
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