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musculoskeletal system

 
Sci-Tech Dictionary: musculoskeletal system
(¦məs·kyə·lō′skel·ə·təl ′sis·təm)

(anatomy) The muscular and skeletal elements of vertebrates, considered as a functional unit.


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The system of body structures that provides the energy and movement necessary for the functions of life. The muscles, bones, and connective tissues of the body are grouped together into one system, and they are intimately connected in their individual and combined functions. For example, for muscle to accomplish its ultimate purpose of movement by contraction, bone, leverage, and connective tissue are required to transmit the force that the contraction generates. In the oral cavity and its related structures the musculoskeletal tissues fulfill the mechanical and structural requirements for movement of the mandible and some related visceral functions, such as respiration and digestion.

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The body system comprising both the muscular system and skeletal system.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the system of muscles and tendons and ligaments and bones and joints and associated tissues that move the body and maintain its form


 
 

 

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