A tubercle is a small, roundnodulethat grows out of the skin, bone, or membranes. Tubercles can develop in several sites on the body, including the mouth, arms, legs, ears, and lungs. When attached to bone, tubercles serve the function of connectingligamentsto muscle. The most common of...
Humerus Bone | Definition, Structure & Function from Chapter 13/ Lesson 5 39K This lesson will provide a detailed overview of the humerus bone including the different parts and where they are located, the function of the humerus bone, and what happens when the humerus is fractured. ...
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What is proprioceptive - deep tendon reflex? What is osteopenia of the femur? What is the function of the knee joint? What is the distal fibula? What is the joint at the distal tibia and fibula? What part of the femur articulates with the patella? What kind of synovial joint is the k...
Another purpose of the acromion is to act as a site of muscle attachment. At the shoulder, the fibers of the middle deltoid originate on the lateral border of the acromion process, crossing the shoulder joint and inserting into the deltoid tuberosity partway down the outside of thehumerusbone...
Infrapatellaris: Bursa at the level of the tibial tuberosity. These bursae may become overactive when the knee is inflamed. What causes patellofemoral pain syndrome? Also called runner’s knee, patellofemoral pain syndrome is a common condition among athletes. The condition is caused by consta...
or even to hope for empathy, but to simply state this how it has been for me so far (SPOILER: it’s a story of failure), if one is headed down this path it might help, or at least the tale might be of interest in some other way, even having parallels with some non-academic ca...
pressure could be explained by soft tissue properties.ResultsIt was found that a typical force-displacement curve (Figure 2) could be well described by a negative exponential function of the form:(1)D = b.(1 - e)where D is displacement, F is force, and band bare the curve coefficients....
This post is a positive one that focusses on what I am grateful for (mainly, who I am grateful to) that has enabled me to get to this point, where I have the privilege of an award that means a lot to me. First and foremost, the most important thing is that I thank my family....
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