Thoracic vertebrae

A study by Larsen and colleagues (2001) examines the biological impacts of Spanish colonization on indigenous American populations in the Southeast. Researchers addressed how colonization and missionization affected the lives of local populations by analyzing tooth microwear, both skeletal and dental physiological stressors, skeletal morphology, and stable isotope analysis (Larsen et al., 2001:70-73). This study used documents kept at the Spanish missions and examined skeletal remains of the…

Body Planes, Regions, Cavities, and Directional Terms The fundamentals of learning the body in the medical field are body planes, regions, cavities, and directional terms. First up are the body planes, which the definition of a body plane is simply a two-dimensional surface. The dimensions of the body plane are both of length and of width and the body planes are used to describe the different locations that are located in the body or are just used for the point of location. There are three…

What is comparative anatomy, and what can we gain from it? Comparative anatomy is Organisms that are closely related to one another share many anatomical similarities. Sometimes the similarities are conspicuous, as between crocodiles and alligators, but in other cases considerable study is needed for a full appreciation of relationships like in cats and humans. Many anatomy students will end dissecting a cat long before they go near a human cadaver, there are many reasons for this such as lack…

The movement that was chosen for the movement analysis paper is baseball swing movement from the initial setup to the follow through after contact with the ball. There will be Four phases that tie in the entire movement analysis. Those 4 phases include the loading phase, timing phase, the launching phase, and the follow through after the swing (Van Such, 2016). Each batter has their own unique stance based on how they plant their feet and hold the bat. However, regardless of their batting…

Rostrup 1993). In fetal pigs, the gluteus medius is bigger than the gluteus maximus, which is the opposite for humans (Miller 1998). A similarity between humans and fetal pigs would be how the latissimus dorsi connects to the humerus and the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae, and how they both function to flex the shoulder (Miller 1998). Another similarity would be how the gastrocnemius, in both the human and fetal pig, connects from the distal end of the femur to the Achilles tendon, and they both…

were equally dense and tightly curved, creating an unusual barrel-shaped torso. The neck was long, the skull enormous. But the jaws were surprisingly slender and elongated, with a peculiar arched snout tip speckled with tiny pits. The forelimbs and thoracic girdle were bulky, while the hind limbs were disproportionately short and slender.”(1) When the anatomy of the Spinosaurus could finally be described in detail is when researchers started realizing that this dinosaur might have been an…

The student discusses the stages involved in a computed radiography lumbar spine examination for a 35 year old male, with English as his second language, who was sent to the x-ray department following an appointment with his General Practitioner (GP). The clinical details read: “Recent road traffic accident 4 weeks ago, locking pain and stiffness in lumbar region, with bony tenderness. X-ray lumbar spine to rule out fracture” Prior to evaluating the clinical details, the request card was…

related to the Okapi. A Giraffe’s body is unusual in comparison to most ungulates, its body sloping down from the shoulders to the rump. However, all four legs are approximately equal length and the slope is caused by the tall dorsal spines on the thoracic vertebrae. Giraffes are known for their unique elongated neck and their colouration of yellow base or background skin colour, with tan or dark brown spots…

What is meant by “agonist and antagonist muscle pairs”? Give an example What is meant by agonist in muscle pairs is that it does the majority of the workload in an exercise and is considered the prime mover (primarily responsible for movement). The antagonist in respect to the agonist counteracts. The antagonist helps allow the agonist to perform a task. An example could be the biceps brachii contracts when doing elbow flexion. While the antagonist would be the triceps brachii relaxing during…

was awesome watching the nurses put the IVs in my arms and hands. Spinal fusion is a thing to think about, ask questions, and be aware of the activities that the patient will be going through. Spinal fusion is a long recovery from thoracic spine to lumbar spine vertebrae. On December 12, 2011 I was in sixth grade when I had spinal fusion. The night…