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38: The Musculoskeletal System
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38.1: Types of Skeletal Systems - Functions of the Musculoskeletal System
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38.2: Types of Skeletal Systems - Types of Skeletal Systems
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38.3: Types of Skeletal Systems - Human Axial Skeleton
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38.4: Types of Skeletal Systems - Human Appendicular Skeleton
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38.5: Bone - Introduction
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Bones are made of a combination of compact bone tissue for strength and spongy bone tissue for compression in response to stresses.
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38.6: Bone - Cell Types in Bones
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The osteoblast, osteoclast, osteocyte, and osteoprogenitor bone cells are responsible for the growing, shaping, and maintenance of bones.
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38.7: Bone - Bone Development
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Intramembranous ossification stems from fibrous membranes in flat bones, while endochondral ossification stems from long bone cartilage.
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38.8: Bone - Growth of Bone
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38.9: Bone - Bone Remodeling and Repair
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38.10: Joints and Skeletal Movement - Classification of Joints on the Basis of Structure and Function
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38.11: Joints and Skeletal Movement - Movement at Synovial Joints
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38.12: Joints and Skeletal Movement - Types of Synovial Joints
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Synovial joints include planar, hinge, pivot, condyloid, saddle, and ball-and-socket joints, which allow varying types of movement.
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38.13: Joints and Skeletal Movement - Bone and Joint Disorders
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38.14: Muscle Contraction and Locomotion - Structure and Function of the Muscular System
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38.15: Muscle Contraction and Locomotion - Skeletal Muscle Fibers
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38.16: Muscle Contraction and Locomotion - Sliding Filament Model of Contraction
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38.17: Muscle Contraction and Locomotion - ATP and Muscle Contraction
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38.18: Muscle Contraction and Locomotion - Regulatory Proteins
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38.19: Muscle Contraction and Locomotion - Excitation–Contraction Coupling
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38.20: Muscle Contraction and Locomotion - Control of Muscle Tension
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