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  2. Bras d'honneur - Wikipedia

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    To perform the gesture, an arm is bent in an L-shape, with the fist pointing upwards. The other hand grips or slaps the biceps of the bent arm as it is emphatically raised to a vertical position. The bras d'honneur is known by various names in different languages, including the Iberian slap , [ a ] forearm jerk , Italian salute , [ b ] or ...

  3. Arm triangle choke - Wikipedia

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    An anaconda choke is an arm triangle from the front headlock position. [2] The performer threads his or her arm under the opponent's neck and through the armpit, and grasps the biceps of the opposing arm. The performer then attempts to pin the opponent onto the trapped shoulder so as to better interrupt the flow of blood, all the while applying ...

  4. List of gestures - Wikipedia

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    Kowtow, shows respect by bowing deeply and touching one's head to the ground (🙇). Mooning, a show of disrespect by displaying one's bare buttocks. Motorcycling greetings include a leg shake in France. Mudra, ritual gestures in Hinduism or Buddhism. Namaste is a praying hands gesture usually coupled with a greeting and a head bow.

  5. List of eponymous fractures - Wikipedia

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    olecranon fracture with anterior dislocation of radial head: Ronald McRae, Maxx Esser. Practical Fracture Treatment 5th edition, page 187. Elsevier Health Sciences, 2008. ISBN 978-0-443-06876-8. Jefferson fracture: Sir Geoffrey Jefferson: fracture of first cervical vertebra: compression of neck: Jefferson fracture at Whonamedit? Jones fracture ...

  6. List of medieval armour components - Wikipedia

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    Neck: Aventail or camail: Detachable mail hung from a helmet to protect the neck and shoulders, often worn with bassinets. Bevor: Worn with a sallet to cover the jaw and throat (extending somewhat down the sternum). May also cover the back of the neck if worn with a bassinet rather than a sallet. May be solid or made of lames. Sometimes worn ...

  7. Ulna fracture - Wikipedia

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    An ulna fracture is a break in the ulna bone, one of the two bones in the forearm. [2] It is often associated with a fracture of the other forearm bone, the radius. [1] [3]An ulna fracture can be a single break as in a so called nightstick fracture, which can be caused by someone being hit on the inside of the forearm often by a stick, notably when they are holding their arm up to protect ...

  8. Ahead, find out what actually causes the popping sounds in your spine, what the possible benefits and risks are to frequent cracking, and when you should see a doctor for your neck pain and stiffness.

  9. Upper limb - Wikipedia

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    The glenohumeral joint (colloquially called the shoulder joint) is the highly mobile ball and socket joint between the glenoid cavity of the scapula and the head of the humerus. Lacking the passive stabilisation offered by ligaments in other joints, the glenohumeral joint is actively stabilised by the rotator cuff , a group of short muscles ...