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articulation

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a joint; the point where two bones come together

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bursa

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a fibrous sac between certain tendons and bones that is lined with a synovial membrane that secretes synovial fluid

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disk/disc

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a flat, plate-like structure composed of fibrocartilaginous tissue between the vertebrae that reduces friction

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nucleus pulposus

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the soft, fibrocartilaginous, central portion of intervertebral disk

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ligament

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a flexible band of fibrous tissue that connects bone to bone

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synovial membrane

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membrane lining the capsule of a joint

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synovial fluid

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joint-lubricating fluid secreted by the synovial membrane

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muscle

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tissue composed of fibers that can contract, causing movement of an organ or part of the body

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striated muscle

skeletal muscle

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voluntary muscle attached to the skeleton

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smooth muscle

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involuntary muscle found in internal organs

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cardiac muscle

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muscle of the heart

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origin of a muscle

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muscle end attached to the bone that does not move when the muscle contracts

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insertion of a muscle

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muscle end attached to the bone that moves when the muscle contracts

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tendon

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a band of fibrous tissue that connects muscle to bone

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fascia

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a band or sheet of fibrous connective tissue that covers, supports, and separates muscle