muscle movement

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Joints
junctions between bones
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hinge
good movement in one plane, little in other direction (knee, elbow)
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ball in socket
allows movement in all 3 planes (hip, shoulder)
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pivot
turn side to side (neck, radiua, ulna near wrist)
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humerus
upper elbow bone
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ulna
elbow to pinky
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radius
elbow to thumb
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biceps
flexor, bends arm
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triceps
extension, straightens arm
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synovial fluid
lubricates joint to reduce friction
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cartilage
smooth, tough tissue at ends of bones where they meet, reduces friction
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joint capsule
seals joint, keeps fluid in
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tendons
attach muscle to bones, longer than ligaments
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ligaments
attach bone to bone, prevent dislocation, short and tough
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muscle fibers structure
multinucleate and long, striped (striated), composed of bundles of muscle cells contained in membrane called sarcolemma, many mitochondria provide ATP
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myrofibrils
long filaments that make up muscle fibers, made of sarcomeres
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sarcoplasmic recticulum
modified verson of endoplasmic reciticulum, extends throughout and delivers calcium ions to myofibrils
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sarcomeres
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