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Ligaments

bands of fibrous tissue connecting bones and cartilage, serving to support and strengthen joints.


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Can anyone help me with these 2 diagrams?

... question is 1.match each part of the joint (lettered a-d to those indicated in the diagram above. a. tendons b. ligaments c. muscle d bone Here's the second diagram, i already labeled it but I'm not sure its correct. http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg815/scaled.php?server=815&filename=capturehf.png&res=landing ...

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by wolf1994
Sun Apr 22, 2012 5:27 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Can anyone help me with these 2 diagrams?
Replies: 1
Views: 582

Re:

... situation. This stabilizes the joint and also prevents you from exceeding the natural range of motion of the joint and damaging the joint and/or ligaments. In some cases of isometric muscle work (the muscle length does not change), for example when you try to firmly fix your arm into certain ...

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by mido95
Fri Dec 09, 2011 10:47 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Muscles anatomy question ?
Replies: 3
Views: 2119

Muscles anatomy question ?

... situation. This stabilizes the joint and also prevents you from exceeding the natural range of motion of the joint and damaging the joint and/or ligaments. In some cases of isometric muscle work (the muscle length does not change), for example when you try to firmly fix your arm into certain ...

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by biohazard
Fri Dec 09, 2011 7:57 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Muscles anatomy question ?
Replies: 3
Views: 2119

Re: Focus lesion ?

... as an "focus created unite" . Well.But "What its relationship with human cancer? " This Sarcoma Virus creates neoplasia in ligaments and causes sarcoms.İt changes fibroblasts structure.This is relationship with cancer.

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by Ozan
Tue Nov 15, 2011 10:49 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Focus lesion ?
Replies: 3
Views: 1029

Transport In Plants

... in the first few growth rings. The answer to the second question: Structure refers to how the (body ) is put together-bones, muscles, tendons and ligaments - then onto organ structure, down to the cellular level- Function refers to how (the body ) works,what does it do ? example-structure of an ...

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by kika
Tue Aug 02, 2011 10:40 am
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: Transport In Plants
Replies: 3
Views: 7276
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