Introduction to The Musculoskeletal System
This text provides a brief introduction to types of skeletal systems; bone; joints & skeletal movement; and muscle contraction & locomotion. Advanced Placement® and AP® are trademarks registered and/or owned by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, this textbook.
Topics
- abduction
- acetylcholinesterase
- AChE
- adduction
- amphiarthroses
- angular movement
- appendicular skeleton
- appositional growth
- auditory ossicle
- axial skeleton
- ball-and-socket joint
- bone cell
- bone growth
- bone remodeling
- bone repair
- bone tissue
- bone type
- calf bone
- cardiac muscle tissue
- cartilaginous joint
- circumduction
- clavicle
- compact bone tissue
- condyloid joint
- coxal bone
- cranial bone
- decalcification
- diaphysis
- diarthroses
- dorsiflexion
- elevation
- endochondral ossification
- endoskeleton
- epiphyseal plate
- epiphyses
- eversion
- excitation–contraction coupling
- exoskeleton
- extension
- facial bone
- fibrous joint
- fibula
- flat bone
- flexion
- gliding movement
- gomphoses
- Haversian canal
- hinge joint
- hip bone
- human skeletal system
- human skeleton
- humerus
- hydrostatic skeleton
- hyoid bone
- hyperextension
- intervertebral disc
- intramembranous ossification
- irregular bone
- joint function
- joint movement
- joint structure
- kneecap
- lamellae
- lateral rotation
- locomotion
- long bone
- lower limb
- medial rotation
- metatarsal
- motor end plate
- muscle contraction
- muscle fiber structure
- muscle tension
- muscle type
- musculoskeletal system
- myofibril
- myofilament
- osseous tissue
- ossification
- osteoblast
- osteoclast
- osteocyte
- osteon
- patella
- pectoral girdle
- pivot joint
- planar joint
- plantar flexion
- pronation
- protraction
- regulatory protein
- resorption
- retraction
- rheumatologist
- ribcage
- rotational movement
- saddle joint
- sarcolemma
- sarcomere
- scapula
- shinbone
- short bone
- skeletal movement
- skeletal muscle tissue
- skeleton evolution
- skull
- smooth muscle tissue
- spongy bone tissue
- supination
- suture
- symphyses
- synarthrosis
- synchondrosis
- syndesmoses
- synovial joint
- tarsal
- thick filament
- thighbone
- thin filament
- thoracic cage
- tibia
- trabecula
- tropomyosin
- troponin
- ulna
- contraction
- muscle tissue
- skeletal system
- inversion
- joint
- opposition
- middle ear
- depression
- vertebral column
- sternum
- forearm
- calcification
- spine
- bone
- rib
- femur
- radius
- sliding filament model of