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  2. Motility - Wikipedia

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    Motility differs from mobility, the ability of an object to be moved. The term vagility means a lifeform that can be moved but only passively; sessile organisms including plants and fungi often have vagile parts such as fruits, seeds, or spores which may be dispersed by other agents such as wind, water, or other organisms.

  3. Muscle contracture - Wikipedia

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    Adhesions and fibrosis are made of dense fibrous tissue, which are strong and supportive, helping to prevent the injury or micro-injury from reoccurring. However, the fibrotic scar tissue causes the muscle tissue to become stuck together which restricts movement, causing pain, weakness, and limited joint mobility. [15] [16] [17] [18]

  4. Flexibility (anatomy) - Wikipedia

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    The white fibrous tissues are not stretchy, but are extremely strong so that even if the bone were fractured the tissue would remain in place. The white tissue allows subjective freedom of movement. The yellow elastic tissue can be stretched considerably and return to its original length.

  5. Human musculoskeletal system - Wikipedia

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    This system describes how bones are connected to other bones and muscle fibers via connective tissue such as tendons and ligaments (often in reference to usage in movement). The bones provide stability to the body. Muscles keep bones in place and also play a role in the movement of bones. To allow motion, different bones are connected by joints.

  6. Nerve glide - Wikipedia

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    Nerve gliding can reduce and strengthen connective tissues resulting in increased hamstring extensibility and passive stiffness. Passive stiffness refers to the resistance elongation that occurs in the joint, tendon, and connective tissue. The acute increase in hamstring extensibility can be seen right after nerve gliding intervention at the ...

  7. Soft tissue - Wikipedia

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    Soft tissue connects and surrounds or supports internal organs and bones, and includes muscle, tendons, ligaments, fat, fibrous tissue, lymph and blood vessels, fasciae, and synovial membranes. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Soft tissue is tissue in the body that is not hardened by the processes of ossification or calcification such as bones and teeth .

  8. A Cheaper Alternative to Tissues -- Savings Experiment - AOL

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    With a pair of scissors, an empty tissue box and a little bit of tape, you can refill your dispenser to look just like a store-bought version. Toilet paper. First, take a roll of toilet paper and ...

  9. Skeletal muscle - Wikipedia

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    Apart from the contractile part of a muscle consisting of its fibers, a muscle contains a non-contractile part of dense fibrous connective tissue that makes up the tendon at each end. The tendons attach the muscles to bones to give skeletal movement. The length of a muscle includes the tendons. Connective tissue is present in all muscles as ...