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  2. Anatomical terms of motion - Wikipedia

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    Flexion and extension are movements that affect the angle between two parts of the body. These terms come from the Latin words with the same meaning. [a] Flexion is a bending movement that decreases the angle between a segment and its proximal segment. [9] For example, bending the elbow, or clenching a hand into a fist, are examples of flexion ...

  3. Flexibility (anatomy) - Wikipedia

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    Movement demands include strength, endurance and range of motion. Training oversights occurs when the body is overused. [9] Internally, the joints, muscles, tendons, and ligaments can affect one's flexibility. As previously mentioned, each part of the body has its own limitations and combined, the range of motion can be affected.

  4. List of flexors of the human body - Wikipedia

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    In anatomy, flexor is a muscle that contracts to perform flexion (from the Latin verb flectere, to bend), [1] a movement that decreases the angle between the bones converging at a joint. For example, one's elbow joint flexes when one brings their hand closer to the shoulder , thus decreasing the angle between the upper arm and the forearm .

  5. List of movements of the human body - Wikipedia

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    Is a simple hinge-joint, and allows of movements of flexion and extension only. Humeroradial joint: head of the radius: capitulum of the humerus: Is a ball-and-socket joint. Superior radioulnar joint: head of the radius: radial notch of the ulna: In any position of flexion or extension, the radius, carrying the hand with it, can be rotated in it.

  6. Davis's law - Wikipedia

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    Davis's law is used in anatomy and physiology to describe how soft tissue models along imposed demands. It is similar to Wolff's law, which applies to osseous tissue.It is a physiological principle stating that soft tissue heal according to the manner in which they are mechanically stressed.

  7. Human musculoskeletal system - Wikipedia

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    Major examples of this are the brain being protected by the skull and the lungs being protected by the rib cage. Located in long bones are two distinctions of bone marrow (yellow and red). The yellow marrow has fatty connective tissue and is found in the marrow cavity. During starvation, the body uses the fat in yellow marrow for energy. [7]

  8. Flection - Wikipedia

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    Flection or flexion may refer to: The action of bending or the state of being bent; Flexion, the action of bending a joint using a flexor muscle;

  9. Rotator cuff - Wikipedia

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    The glenohumeral joint has been analogously described as a golf ball (head of the humerus) sitting on a golf tee (glenoid fossa). [5] The rotator cuff compresses the glenohumeral joint during abduction of the arm, an action known as concavity compression, in order to allow the large deltoid muscle to further elevate the arm. In other words ...