Items tagged “illustrations”
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Rotator cuff
The rotator cuff is a group of four muscles and their tendons, important in stabilizing the glenohumeral joint:
supraspinatus: abduction
infraspinatus: external rotation
teres minor: external rotation
subscapularis: internal rotation
Other structures that stabilize the glenohumeral joint in...
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Hypothalamus diagrams
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21 May 2008
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Muscles of the shoulder
Muscles of the shoulder can be subdivided into a variety of groups depending on origin, topography, function or innervation. The system used here groups the muscles based on their function and topography (which are closely related in the upper limb):
Muscles of the shoulder girdle
Muscles that...
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Posterior cruciate ligament
The posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) is one of the two cruciate ligaments that stabilize the knee joint.
Gross anatomy
The posterior cruciate ligament arises from the lateral surface of the medial femoral condyle and inserts onto the posterior lateral intercondylar surface of the tibial plat...
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Synovial osteochondromatosis (illustration)
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15 Nov 2009
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Distribution of malignant fibrous histiocytoma (diagram)
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17 Nov 2009
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Menisci and bucket handle tear (illustration)
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22 Nov 2009
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Distribution of diffuse-type tenosynovial giant cell tumor (diagram)
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14 Dec 2009
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Diffuse tenosynovial giant cell tumor (illustration)
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14 Dec 2009
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Choledochal cyst types (diagram)
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11 Jan 2010
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Pyloric stenosis - diagram
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15 Jan 2010
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Osgood-Schlatter disease (illustration)
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15 Jan 2010
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X-ray tube: diagram
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17 Jan 2010
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Bronchial anatomy (illustration)
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20 Jan 2010
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Olfactory nerve (illustration)
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06 Apr 2010
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Orbital anatomy (illustration)
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28 Apr 2010
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Pectoralis major muscle
The pectoralis major muscle is a large fan-shaped muscle of the pectoral region, overlying the anterior chest wall but often considered an upper limb muscle due to its function.
Summary
origin: medial clavicle, sternum, costal cartilages, and external oblique aponeurosis
insertion: bicipital...
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Deltoid muscle
The deltoid muscle (also known as deltoideus muscle) is the largest of the shoulder muscles. The muscle is composed of three heads (clavicular, acromial and spinous), although electromyography suggests that there are at least seven control regions that could act independently 1.
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origin...
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Biceps brachii muscle
The biceps brachii muscle (also known simply as biceps) is a two-headed muscle in the anterior compartment of the arm that flexes at the elbow and supinates the forearm.
Summary
origin
short head: coracoid process of the scapula
long head: supraglenoid tubercle of the scapula
insertion: rad...
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Coracobrachialis muscle
The coracobrachialis muscle is one of the three muscles of the anterior compartment of the arm. It sits beneath the biceps brachii, inserting via a flat tendon into the medial shaft of the humerus.
origin: coracoid process of scapula
insertion: via a flat tendon onto the midportion of the medi...