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What is the muscular system?
The engine that moves the bony framework of the body.
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What is the nervous system?
A body system that is found in every part of the body from the head to the tips of the fingers and toes.
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What is the belly?
The part of the muscle where the mass is the greatest.
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What is the sternocleidomastoid?
Bends the head toward the sternum and turns the head to either side (rotation).
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What is dupuytren's contracture?
A disease in which the fascia in the palm of the hand becomes thickened and shortened causing a contracture & flexion deformity of the fingers.
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What is sport's medicine?
Encompasses the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries from sports, as well as athletic training, endurance, bio-mechanics, nutrition, and psychology.
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