Introduction to the Musculoskeletal System

This text provides a brief introduction to types of skeletal systems, bone, joints & skeletal movement, and muscle contraction & locomotion.

Topics

  • abduction
  • acetylcholinesterase
  • actin
  • adduction
  • amphiarthrosis
  • angular movement
  • appendicular skeleton
  • appositional growth
  • articulation
  • auditory ossicle
  • axial skeleton
  • ball-and-socket joint
  • bone
  • bone remodeling
  • calcification
  • cardiac muscle tissue
  • carpus
  • cartilaginous joint
  • circumduction
  • clavicle
  • compact bone
  • condyloid joint
  • coxal bone
  • cranial bone
  • depression
  • diaphysis
  • diarthrosis
  • dorsiflexion
  • elevation
  • endochondral ossification
  • endoskeleton
  • epiphyseal plate
  • epiphysis
  • eversion
  • exoskeleton
  • extension
  • facial bone
  • femur
  • fibrous joint
  • fibula
  • flat bone
  • flexion
  • forearm
  • gliding movement
  • gomphosis
  • Haversian canal
  • hinge joint
  • humerus
  • hydrostatic skeleton
  • hyoid bone
  • hyperextension
  • intervertebral disc
  • intramembranous ossification
  • inversion
  • irregular bone
  • joint
  • lamella
  • lateral rotation
  • long bone
  • lower limb
  • medial rotation
  • metacarpus
  • metatarsal
  • motor end plate
  • myofibril
  • myofilament
  • myosin
  • opposition
  • osseous tissue
  • ossification
  • osteoblast
  • osteoclast
  • osteocyte
  • osteon
  • patella
  • pectoral girdle
  • pelvic girdle
  • phalange
  • pivot joint
  • planar joint
  • plantar flexion
  • pronation
  • protraction
  • radius
  • resorption
  • retraction
  • rib
  • rotational movement
  • saddle joint
  • sarcolemma
  • sarcomere
  • scapula
  • sesamoid bone
  • short bone
  • skeletal muscle tissue
  • skull
  • smooth muscle tissue
  • spongy bone tissue
  • sternum
  • supination
  • sutural bone
  • suture
  • symphysis
  • synarthrosis
  • synchondrosis
  • syndesmosis
  • synovial joint
  • tarsal
  • thick filament
  • thin filament
  • thoracic cage
  • tibia
  • trabeculae
  • tropomyosin
  • troponin
  • ulna
  • vertebral column
  • AChE
  • amphiarthroses
  • bone cell
  • bone growth
  • bone repair
  • bone tissue
  • bone type
  • calf bone
  • compact bone tissue
  • decalcification
  • diarthroses
  • epiphyses
  • excitation–contraction coupling
  • gomphoses
  • hip bone
  • human skeletal system
  • human skeleton
  • joint function
  • joint movement
  • joint structure
  • kneecap
  • lamellae
  • locomotion
  • muscle contraction
  • muscle fiber structure
  • muscle tension
  • muscle type
  • musculoskeletal system
  • regulatory protein
  • rheumatologist
  • ribcage
  • shinbone
  • skeletal movement
  • skeleton evolution
  • sliding filament model of contraction
  • symphyses
  • syndesmoses
  • thighbone
  • trabecula
  • muscle tissue
  • skeletal system
  • middle ear
  • spine