Through the action of a number of muscles, the rib cage, which is semirigid but expansile, increases its size. The pressure of the air in the lungs thus is reduced below that of the outside air, which moves into the lungs quickly to restore equilibrium. These events constitute inspiration ...
–The skull safeguards the delicate brain, while the ribcage shields vital organs like the heart and lungs. –Bones act as protective barriers against external forces and potential injuries. 3. Motion: –The appendicular skeleton facilitates movement. Muscles attach to bones via tendons, allowing co...
abdominal organsThe abdominal organs are supported and protected by the bones of the pelvis and ribcage and are covered by the greater omentum, a fold of peritoneum that consists mainly of fat.(more) The digestive tract begins at the lips and ends at theanus. It consists of themouth, or ...
Theaxial skeletonforms the central axis of the body and includes the bones of the skull, ossicles of the middle ear, hyoid bone of the throat, vertebral column, and the thoracic cage (ribcage) (Figure 1). The function of the axial skeleton is to provide support and protection for the b...
Sah S, Wang X (2009) Determination of geometric constraints between the ribcage and scapula in the shoulder complex: a cadaver study. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Eng 12(S1):223–224. https://doi.org/10.1080/10255840903093979 Article Google Scholar Garner BA, Pandy MG (1999) A kinematic...
The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) created a torso using ordnance gelatine with a rib cage enclosed. This torso used a different material (silicone gel) for the lungs. Crash test dummies have been created and developed for the use in non-penetrating ballistic impact testing [116]. Roberts, ...
TOWARDS THE SELF-CALIBRATION OF A MULTIVIEW RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING SYSTEM FOR THE 3D RECONSTRUCTION OF THE HUMAN SPINE AND RIB CAGE The main objective of this study was to develop a 3D reconstruction technique of the spine and rib cage of idiopathic scoliotic patients using the self-cal... F....
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In general, thethoracic spineexhibits a lower flexibility with respect to the cervical and lumbar counterparts (Fig. 14.6). Studies highlighted the role of facet joint orientation and rib cage in determining the stiffer behavior (Wilke, Herkommer, Werner, & Liebsch, 2017). In vitro testing on ...
orrib cage, which forms the skeleton of the wall of the chest, orthorax. The connection of the ribs to the breastbone—thesternum—is in all cases a secondary one, brought about by the relatively pliablerib(costal) cartilages. The small joints between the ribs and the vertebrae permit a...