Bones
Sesamoid Bone
What is a patella?
Tailbone
What is the coccyx?
Controls muscle contractions
Acetylcholine-ACh
Only voluntary system
What is the skeletal system?
Extension beyond the anatomical position
What is hyperextension?
Replacement of connective tissue with bone
What is ossifacation?
Calcaneus
What is the heel bone?
Inability to contract muscles
What is muscle fatigue/cramping?
Surrounds the whole muscle
What is the epimysium?
I make new bone
What is an osteblasts?
Framework that supports and protects organ systems in the dorsal and ventral body cavities
What is the axial skeleton?
Inner part of pelvic bone
What is an ischium?
This circular passage controls what goes in and out of a structure
What is a sphincter?
Attaches muscle to bones
What is a tendon?
Muscle contracts but does not change length?
What is isometric?
Bones found in the shoulder girdle
What is clavicle and scapula?
Hyline cartilage on the tips of the bones
What is articular cartilage?
Ability to stretch the muscle
What is extensibility?
Muscle fatigue
What is lactic acid?
Muscle that closes the jaw
What is the masseter?
Bones of the spine do not touch because of these
What are cartilaginous inverterbral discs?
Top of the sternum
What is a manubrium?
Mouth muscle
What is orbicularis oris muscle?
Smooth muscle found in walls of mostly hollow organs
What are visceral muscles?
Joint that is slightly movable
What is an amphiarthroses joint?