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of or pertaining to the spine, the vertebra: Greek σφόνδῠλος / σπόνδυλος (sphóndulos, spóndulos), the spine spondylitis: squamos(o)-denoting something as "full of scales" or "scaly" Latin squāmōsus, full of scales, scaly squamous cell-stalsis: contraction Greek στέλλω (stéllō), I dispatch, place, set peristalsis ...
Stress can affect posture subconsciously; a person under stress will often have a greater amount of muscle tension, and may also have shallow, clavicular breathing. Well-being affects posture by giving it a sense of energy and balance. A person's spine will be straight and the head raised. Malaise affects posture with a sense of tiredness. A ...
Skeletal muscle is arranged in discrete muscles, an example of which is the biceps brachii. The tough, fibrous epimysium of skeletal muscle is both connected to and continuous with the tendons . In turn, the tendons connect to the periosteum layer surrounding the bones, permitting the transfer of force from the muscles to the skeleton.
Ischial spine, part of the posterior border of the body of the ischium bone of the pelvis; Mental spine, on the mandible; Anterior nasal spine, a bony projection in the skull; Posterior nasal spine, for the attachment of the musculus uvulae; Spine of scapula, a prominent plate of bone; Spine of sphenoid bone (spina angulari) and ethmoidal spine
This is a list of mnemonics used in medicine and medical science, categorized and alphabetized. A mnemonic is any technique that assists the human memory with information retention or retrieval by making abstract or impersonal information more accessible and meaningful, and therefore easier to remember; many of them are acronyms or initialisms which reduce a lengthy set of terms to a single ...
Camptocormia, also known as bent spine syndrome (BSS), is a symptom of a multitude of diseases that is most commonly seen in the elderly. It is identified by an abnormal thoracolumbar spinal flexion, which is a forward bending of the lower joints of the spine, occurring in a standing position. In order to be classified as BSS, the anterior ...
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In the gonad of the invertebrate nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, a rachis is the central cell-free core or axis of the gonadal arm of both adult males and hermaphrodites where the germ cells have achieved pachytene and are attached to the walls of the gonadal tube. The rachis is filled with cytoplasm.