DMSG1820 MSK Terms With Complete Solutions
Long organized units. Consist of a single muscle cell - ANSWER Muscle fibers
A collection of tough collagenous fibers which occur with or without synovial sheaths -
ANSWER Tendon
Are thin superficial structures. Connect two bones or cartilages or holds a joint together -
ANSWER Ligaments
Fluid-filled sac or saclike cavity, especially one countering friction at a joint - ANSWER Bursa
Found where the tendon passes under ligaments through osseofibrous tunnels. Appears as a
hypoechoic halo surrounding the tendon - ANSWER Synovial sheath
A fiber or bundle of fibers that transmit pulses of sensation to the brain or spinal cord and
impulses from these to the muscles and organs - ANSWER Nerves
A small bundle of nerve, muscle, or tendon fibers - ANSWER Fasciculi
Insulating layer or sheath that forms around nerves, including those in the brain and spinal
cord - ANSWER Myelin
Membrane-like areolar structure consisiting of loose connective tissue found around
extraarticular tendons without synovial sheath - ANSWER Paratenon
Area where tendon, ligament, or joint capsule insert into bone and acts to transmit tensile load
from soft tissues to bone - ANSWER Enthesis
Long organized units. Consist of a single muscle cell - ANSWER Muscle fibers
A collection of tough collagenous fibers which occur with or without synovial sheaths -
ANSWER Tendon
Are thin superficial structures. Connect two bones or cartilages or holds a joint together -
ANSWER Ligaments
Fluid-filled sac or saclike cavity, especially one countering friction at a joint - ANSWER Bursa
Found where the tendon passes under ligaments through osseofibrous tunnels. Appears as a
hypoechoic halo surrounding the tendon - ANSWER Synovial sheath
A fiber or bundle of fibers that transmit pulses of sensation to the brain or spinal cord and
impulses from these to the muscles and organs - ANSWER Nerves
A small bundle of nerve, muscle, or tendon fibers - ANSWER Fasciculi
Insulating layer or sheath that forms around nerves, including those in the brain and spinal
cord - ANSWER Myelin
Membrane-like areolar structure consisiting of loose connective tissue found around
extraarticular tendons without synovial sheath - ANSWER Paratenon
Area where tendon, ligament, or joint capsule insert into bone and acts to transmit tensile load
from soft tissues to bone - ANSWER Enthesis
