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The cups used by jugglers in their performances were also called by this name. They were commonly of earthenware , but sometimes of glass , silver , bronze , or gold . In anatomy, because of its shape, the acetabulum is the place of pelvis that meets with the head of the femur, forming the hip joint.
A cup is an open-top vessel (container) used to hold liquids for drinking, typically with a flattened hemispherical shape, and often with a capacity of about 100–250 millilitres (3–8 US fl oz). [1] [2] Cups may be made of pottery (including porcelain), glass, metal, [3] wood, stone, polystyrene, plastic, lacquerware, or other
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Examples of this form of articulation are found in the hip, where the round head of the femur (ball) rests in the cup-like acetabulum (socket) of the pelvis; and in the shoulder joint, where the rounded upper extremity of the humerus (ball) rests in the cup-like glenoid fossa (socket) of the shoulder blade. [2]
The white cup is a pit with no nerve fibers. As glaucoma advances, the cup enlarges until it occupies most of the disc area. [2] The cup-to-disc ratio compares the diameter of the cup portion of the optic disc with the total diameter of the optic disc. A good analogy to better understand the cup-to-disc ratio is the ratio of a donut hole to a ...
A cupula is a small, inverted cup or dome-shaped cap over a structure, including: Ampullary cupula, a structure in the vestibular system, providing the sense of spatial orientation; Cochlear cupula, a structure in the cochlea; Cupula of the pleura, related to the lungs; The cervical parietal pleura in the thorax; A layer in the otolith organs
A mug is a type of cup, [1] a drinking vessel usually intended for hot drinks such as: coffee, hot chocolate, or tea. Mugs usually have handles and hold a larger amount of fluid than other types of cups such as teacups or coffee cups. Typically, a mug holds approximately 250–350 ml (8–12 US fl oz) of liquid. [2]
The cups in 17th century were tiny, with the width about 2¼ inches across at the top,1¼ at the bottom, and the depth of 1½ inches. The saucers measured 4½ inches across. The European manufacturers initially copied the handle-less Oriental designs [ 4 ] exported from the Japanese port of Imari or from the southern Chinese port of Canton ...