What vertebrae is between the shoulder blades? What does a clavicle look like? What is the serratus anterior muscle? What is a distal clavicle excision? What is the surgical neck of the humerus? What is thoracic myelopathy? What is a distal clavicle resection?
What is a proximal humerus fracture? What is a distal humerus fracture? What is the common name for the humerus? What does the humerus bone look like? What is the function of a sesamoid bone? What bones articulate with the humerus?
Which rib does not look like a rib? The Anatomy of aFloating Rib The last two pairs of ribs at the very bottom of the rib cage do not attach to the sternum at all. These ribs are referred to as "floating ribs" as their only attachment is found at the back of the rib cage, anch...
Osteoporotic bone breaks are most likely to occur in thehip, spine or wrist, but other bones can break too. In addition to causing permanent pain, osteoporosis causes some patients to lose height. When osteoporosis affects vertebrae, or the bones of the spine, it often leads to a stooped or...
Scoliosis is a condition where the spine curves abnormally, resulting in a sideways curve of the spine. Normally, the vertebrae, which are the small bones in the spine, should be in a straight line when you look at someone from the back. With scoliosis, the spine might curve to the side...
But today I want to turn the lens on the post’s title topic. What does a“typical” weekdayin my life look like, with a focus on the academic/science aspects? There is no such “typical” ideal; every day is very different, but a Platonic abstraction will be heuristic. Let the clo...
Here are two vertebrae that I've found at Calvert Cliffs sites (Miocene exposures) in Maryland in recent weeks. The first I also included in a recent trip report, but am posting it separately here along with some better pictures. Any idea what kind of animal this came from? My first tho...
Herniated discs.Aherniated discis a condition where one of the gel-like discs between the vertebrae breaks and puts pressure on one of the nearby nerves. This may lead to other conditions, such as sciatica and back pain. Degenerative disc disease.Also known as osteoarthritis of the spine, thi...
This muscle originates on the lowest thoracic as well as the lumbar vertebrae in the spine, crosses the pelvis to the front of the hip joint, and inserts via the iliopsoas tendon on the groin side of the hip joint to the lesser trochanter. The other iliopsoas muscle, the iliacus, ...
The root chakra is located in the pelvic floor, exactly at the tailbone, where 3 vertebrae fuse to produce a triangular shape area. In the subtle body, your root chakra present at the center of this small area. Physically you can be aware of root chakra location by placing your hands (...