MASTERBOOKS Musculoskeletal System Unit 1 - Test 1

The building blocks of life

• Cells
• Tissues
• Molecules
• Atoms

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They generate and store energy

• organ

• cells

• muscles

• mitochondria

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a collection of various types of tissue that work together to perform a function

• organ
• system
• organism
• cell

bones that are small and round

• flat bones
• irregular bones
• long bones
• sesamoid bones

the body's way of keeping equilibrium in a system

• Equilibrium
• Balance
• Homeostasis
• Stability

made up of the skull, the vertebral column, and the ribs

• Appendicular skeleton
• Cranial cavity
• Axial skeleton
• Pelvic girdle

made up of the upper and lower limbs and the girdles that attach them to the body

• Appendicular skeleton
• Vertebral column
• Cranial cavity
• Axial skeleton

means that when a muscle is stretched, it has the ability to return to its resting length

• Flexibility
• Strength
• Stability
• Elasticity

refers to the fact that there is some tension in a muscle even when it is not being actively contracted

• Muscle Tone

• Muscle strength
• Muscle flexibility
• Muscle endurance

means that muscle can respond to a stimulus or a trigger

• Flexibility
• Strength
• Excitability
• Endurance