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  2. Study of animal locomotion - Wikipedia

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    is a method used to control the activity of targeted neurons that have been genetically modified to respond to light signals. Optogenetic activation and silencing of neurons can help determine which neurons are required to carry out certain locomotor behaviors, as well as the function of these neurons in the execution of the behavior ...

  3. Limb (anatomy) - Wikipedia

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    A limb (from Old English lim, meaning "body part") is a jointed, muscled appendage of a tetrapod vertebrate animal used for weight-bearing, terrestrial locomotion and physical interaction with other objects. The distalmost portion of a limb is known as its extremity.

  4. Locomotor system - Wikipedia

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    Locomotor system may mean: Animal locomotion system; Human musculoskeletal system, also known simply as "the locomotor system" This page was last edited on 29 ...

  5. Locomotion - Wikipedia

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    Locomotor (disambiguation) This page was last edited on 2 January 2025, at 09:10 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...

  6. Appendage - Wikipedia

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    A beetle leg. An appendage (or outgrowth) is an external body part or natural prolongation that protrudes from an organism's body such as an arm or a leg. Protrusions from single-celled bacteria and archaea are known as cell-surface appendages or surface appendages.

  7. Human musculoskeletal system - Wikipedia

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    The human musculoskeletal system (also known as the human locomotor system, and previously the activity system) is an organ system that gives humans the ability to move using their muscular and skeletal systems. The musculoskeletal system provides form, support, stability, and movement to the body.

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  9. List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes - Wikipedia

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    Meaning Origin language and etymology Example(s) capill-of or pertaining to hair Latin capillus, hair capillus: capit-pertaining to the head as a whole Latin caput, capit-, the head capitation, decapitation carcin-cancer: Greek καρκίνος (karkínos), crab carcinoma: cardi-of or pertaining to the heart: Greek καρδία (kardía), heart ...