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When two or more bones or cartilages come in contact with each other an articulation or a joint is formed. The study of joints is known as arthrology. The previous…

It is a membranous lamina consisting of fibro-areolar tissue, the meshes of which are filled with fatty or adipose tissue. Therefore, it is also known as Panniculus adiposus. A) DEEP…

TENDON They are tough whitish cords/straps varying in length and thickness, and are almost inextensible. They comprise numerous parallel Fascicles (bundles) of collagen fibres and tendon cells surrounded by firbo-areolar…

METHODS OF STUDY OF SKELETAL MUSCLE - ACTIONS Following methods are employed for study of skeletal muscle actions: I.ELECTROMYOGRAPHY It is throwing much new light about the functions of an…

 PARTS OF A SKELETAL MUSCLE : Grossly each skeletal muscle is composed of following parts: Origin (Proximal attachment):It is the proximal attachment, which usually remains fixed during contraction of the…

Skeletal muscles are classified into various groups according to following scheme : I.According to the relative colour of skeletal muscle cells: In lower vertebrates for example fish and chicken the…

The word muscle is derived from Latin word mus which means a mouse. Most of muscles of vertebrates resemble a mouse in their external appearance, the tail of the mouse…

OSTEOLOGY: It is the branch of anatomy which deals with the study of bones and cartilages.The frame work of human body is composed of bony and cartilagenous tissue called Skeleton.…

Diaphysis: It resembles the shaft of a long bone. The centre of ossification appears in the 7th week of Intrauterine life. The ossification centre is called primary ossification centre. It…

The skin is the first layer of the body. Regarding tissue organization it is the largest organ of the body. It belongs to a group of ANATOMIC Structures, designated as…