Calf

nature of colonization and slavery. Prince introduces the cattle imagery with the auction of Mary and her family who were sold “like…cattle” (Prince 4). When it is her turn to be sold, the buyers surround Mary, paw her “as a butcher would a calf” (4), and comment on her physical attributes. It is important to note that all of the slaves described in this transaction are female. Mary, her mother, and two sisters are the merchandise and all the buyers are “strange men” (4). So, from…

extrinsic leg muscles to help make the periosteum have to work less, which should result in a decrease in symptoms. The exercised that they had the athlete due include marble pickups, towel pulls, calf raises, heel, and toes walks. These combined with doing stretching through. The main focus is one stretching the calf muscles to help increase the range of motion of dorsiflexion in the ankle. So far the athlete still have medial tibial stress syndrome, but it is slowly getting…

it is deep within the muscle it causes deep vein thrombophlebitis (DVT) (Mayoclinic.org, 2015). So to be exact the patient has superficial thrombosis because superficial thrombophlebitis usually happens in the calf and since the patient’s blood clot and visible signs was found on the calf. Some of the things that can cause thrombophlebitis is sitting for too long like…

3/27/2016, Ms. Hoover was seen in the ED at Norman Healthplex Hospital for right knee and upper calf pain, with minimal swelling. There was no history of trauma but she stated that she recently stopped Coumadin and was on injectable Lovenox in anticipation of her elective eye surgery. On examination, she was noted to have discomfort in the medial posterior aspect of the right knee, and reproducible upper right calf discomfort with palpation. Anteroposterior, lateral, and sunrise view…

The Achilles tendon runs down the back of the lower leg and connects the tendons of the calf muscles to the heel bone. Specifically, it connects the plantaris, gastrocnemius, and soleus muscles to the calcaneus bone. The tendon starts in the middle of the calf and inserts onto the middle part of the back of the calcaneus. This makes the tendon approximately 6 inches long. The Achilles tendon is the toughest and strongest…

First Person The moon barely lit the muddy pathway ahead. Twisted twigs and fallen branches caught my ankle and I could feel them crunch underneath my worn out sandals-making it hard to walk. There was no sensible movement for miles on the abandoned ally, it was completely vacant, except for one ancient house on the far corner of the road. The boards creaked and moaned and threatened to collapse at any given moment. My heart skipped a beat, and the inside of my stomach churned into an unpleasant…

Measuring between 24 and 33 meters in length and weighing up to 200 tons, the blue whale is the largest animal on the planet, and is thought be the largest animal that ever existed. Belonging to the baleen whales, the blue whale—which in reality is blue-gray—is a marine mammal and is found in all oceans except the Arctic and enclosed seas. Despite their global distribution, they number between 10,000–25,000, making them the most endangered of the great whales. Blue whales reproduce sexually and…

Athenian Principles The Classical Age of Ancient Greece otherwise known as the Golden Age (ca. 480-430 B.C.E.), became the most creative period in the history of the world. A play called Antigone by Sophocles’, reflects the cultural values and characteristics of the Golden Age. The Golden Age of Greece featured civic pride in the society, a firm belief of realism and idealism, and a strong, tenacious patriarchal system and these qualities are shown in Antigone. Initially, with the victorious…

Many people have reached the summit of Everest. Some people had to work harder than others, for example climbers with disabilities. There are many disabled people that have climbed Mt.Everest but because of their disabilities, some were in greater danger than others. Tom Whittaker was an amputee who climbed Everest. In fact he was the first amputee to reach the summit. It was thanksgiving day 1997 right after Tom got a Master of Arts degree. A drunk driver swerved into the wrong lane…

Do you have a pain in your heel? One of the most common causes of heel pain having plantar fasciitis. This involves a pain and inflammation in the plantar fascia, which is a long, thin ligament that connects the heel to the front of your foot. The word plantar means sole of the heel, and fasciitis means inflammation of the fascia of a muscle or organ, so the name plantar fasciitis explains the disorder. Plantar fasciitis can be caused by many different factors like age, obesity, certain…