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Musculoskeletal System

Medical Definition: The MUSCLES, bones (BONE AND BONES), and CARTILAGE of the body.
Guide Notes: GEN; must be both musculo + skeletal, otherwise prefer BONE AND BONES or MUSCLES
Musculoskeletal System Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Cartilage - A non-vascular form of connective tissue composed of CHONDROCYTES embedded in a matrix of type II COLLAGEN and CHONDROITIN SULFATE. It is divided into three types: hyaline cartilage, fibrocartilage, and yellow or elastic white fibrocartilage.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Fascia
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Ligaments - Shiny, flexible bands of fibrous tissue connecting together articular extremities of bones. They are pliant, tough, and inextensile.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Muscles - Contractile tissue that produces movement in animals.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Skeleton
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Tendons - Fibrous bands or cords of CONNECTIVE TISSUE at the ends of MUSCLE FIBERS that serve to attach the MUSCLES to bones and other structures.

Musculoskeletal System Medical Definitions and Terms

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