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The push and pull of musculoskeletal terms

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ball and socket jointenables free movement in most directions i.e. shoulder, hip
sliding jointallows bones to glide over one another i.e. wrist
hinge jointenables back and forth movement along one plane i.e. elbow, knee
ligamentsbands of connective tissue attaching bones
tendonsconnective tissue attaching skeletal muscles to bones
smooth muscleinvoluntary muscle of the digestive tract and blood vessels
cardiac muscleinvoluntary muscle of the heart
skeletal musclevoluntary muscles attached to bones for movements
jointplaces where two or more bones connect
cartilagesoft flexible tissue which give rise to bones
mechanical advantagebenefit gained by using a machine to lift loads
flexor musclea muscle bending a part of the body
extensor musclemuscle straightening part of your body
leverrigid bar moving on a fulcrum pivot



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