Key Terms Related to The Musculoskeletal System
This text highlights key terms important for the study of 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
- actin
- adduction
- amphiarthrosis
- angular movement
- appendicular
- skeleton
- appositional growth
- articulation
- auditory ossicle
- axial skeleton
- ball-and-socket joint
- bone
- bone remodeling
- calcification
- cardiac muscle
- 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
- spongy bone tissue
- sternum
- supination
- suture
- suture bone
- symphysis
- synarthrosis
- synchondrosis
- syndesmosis
- synovial joint
- tarsal
- thick filament
- thin filament
- thoracic cage
- tibia
- trabeculae
- tropomyosin
- troponin
- ulna
- vertebral column