1.2 Muscular System & Joints

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What is a tendon?

Back

A strong connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone.

Front

What is a sarcomere?

Back

The basic unit of a muscle's cross-striated myofibril.

Front

Where is smooth muscle tissue located?

Back

In hollow organs and blood vessels.

Front

What is the epimysium?

Back

The outer layer of connective tissue that surrounds a muscle.

Front

What is the perimysium?

Back

The connective tissue that surrounds bundles of muscle fibers.

Front

What is the endomysium?

Back

The connective tissue that surrounds individual muscle fibers.

Front

What is skeletal muscle?

Back

A type of muscle tissue that is attached to bones and is responsible for voluntary movements.

Front

What is the function of ligaments?

Back

Connective tissues that attach bone to bone.

Front

What is hip flexion?

Back

The movement that decreases the angle between the thigh and the pelvis.

Front

What is hip extension?

Back

The movement that increases the angle between the thigh and the pelvis.