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Musculoskeletal
Structure & Function
Term | Definition |
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bone | Hard connective tissue that forms the skeleton of the body |
joint | Place of joining between two or more bones. |
muscle tissue | Contractile tissue that plays a major role in body movement. |
osseous tissue | Connective tissue into which calcium salts are deposited. |
osteocyte | Bone cell. |
cartilage | Flexible connective tissue found in joints, fetal skeleton, and the lining of various parts of the body. |
osteoblast | Cell that forms bone. |
osteoclast | Large cell that reabsorbs and removes osseous tissue. |
ossification | Hardening into bone |
calcium | Mineral important in the formation of bone. |
phosphorus | Mineral important to the formation of bone. |
vitamin D | Vitamin important to the formation of bone |
skeleton | Bony framework of the body. |