What is the function of the tibial tuberosity?

Q: What is the value in wearing proper footwear while performing various activities? How can this…

A: Footwear and shoes are one of the most important parts of our daily life. They protect our foot from…

Q: Name the type of joint between phalanges?

A: A joint or articulation is the connection made between bones in the body, which links the skeletal…

Q: What are the basic features of the planar joint?

A: Joints are the articulations that occur between two bones. They can be divided based on tissue that…

Q: How would a broken clavicle affect the mobility of the scapula?

A: The skeletal system is an elaborate network of bones and joints. This system provides our body…

Q: Which two prominent scapular processes are implicated with the shoulder joint?

A: Introduction: The glenohumeral joint, commonly termed the shoulder joint, is a form of ball and…

Q: What are the type of joint in atlas/axis?

A: The atlas and axis are the two most superior bones in the vertebral column. They are part of the…

Q: What is tectorial membrane ?

A: The human body is an evolutionarily adapted and advanced body system developed with special senses…

Q: Which bones form the acetabulum? What is its function?

A: The acetabulum is a concave surface or depression in the hip bone or os coxae, where femur bone sits…

Q: What causes claviceps?

A: Claviceps purpurea is an ergot fungus. It grows on ears of rye and related forge and cereal plants.…

Q: Which joints are formed by the femur?

A: The longest, heaviest, and strongest bone in the human body is the femur. This bone has a diaphysis…

Q: Ankylosis means (a) twisting of the ankle, (b) tearing of ligaments, (c) displacement of a bone, (d)…

A: Ankylosis means abnormal stiffening and immobility of a joint due to fusion of the bones.

Q: Which structures form the hinge joint of the elbow?

A: A joint is an articulation between two bones. Based on type tissues joints are divided into three…

Q: What is fused tetanus?

A: To define: To define fused tetanus and its functions

Q: What features increase the stability of the shoulder joint?

A: The human skeleton is the interior system of the human body. It is made out of around 270 bones upon…

Q: The lateral malleolus is the (a) proximal portion of the fibula, (b) distal portion of the tibia,…

A: The skeletal system of an adult human being comprises 206 different bones. These bones are attached…

Q: When and why do the epiphyseal plates close?

A: Epiphyseal plates can be defined as the type of hyaline cartilage plate present at the end of each…

Q: Scapula is the bone of?

A: In the vertebrate skeleton, the type of rigid tissue that protects various organs of the body,…

Q: What kinds of joints make up the knee joint?

A: A joint is also called as articulation. It’s a connection between bones which allows movement of…

Q: A young male wishes to enlist in the Army. During his physical,the physician tells him he has pes…

A: Recruitment in the armed forces has a lot of fitness criteria.

Q: The function of synovial fluid is, (a) to nourish chondrocytes. (b) to provide lubrication. (c) to…

A: Synovial fluid, present in very tiny amounts in normal synovial joints, is a viscous, non-Newtonian…

Q: What is a major function of the fontanelles?

A: Fontanel, often called fontanelle, is a soft area of the baby's cranium that is protected by a…

Q: What is the ligamentous system of the plantar surface of the foot and the longitudinal and…

A: The skeletal system in humans is the major connective tissue system comprised of bones, cartilage,…

Q: What are acontia and what is their function?

A: Noctuidae described as the owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are the most  common family  present…

Q: How do the tibia and talus maintain their correct positioning inthe talocrural joint?

A: Tibia and talus are present in the ankle joint which is also known as talocrural joint.

Q: What type of joint is in elbow and  articulations of teeth in the jaw bones ? explain

A: Introduction :- A joint is a structure that connects two or more bones together, allowing movement…

Q: What bones that make up the knee joint?

A: The knee is one of the most important and most complex joints within the body. The knee joins the…

Q: (a) What is the function of intervertebral discs? (b) Distinguish the anulus fibrosus from the…

A: The intervertebral disc is the main joint between the two vertebrae in the spinal column. There are…

Q: What the anatomy and ligaments of the  joint capsule?

A: The joint capsule, also known as the articular capsule, is a structure that surrounds synovial…

Q: Which movements are associated with hinge joints?

A: Joints join one bone to another bone or muscle to bone. joints can be classified based on their…

Q: What is the name given to the tibial and common fibularnerves that are bound together?

A: The nerves originating from the L4-S3 spinal segments that get bound together by a common sheath…

Q: What is bursa entiana?

A: Scolidon, commonly called dogfish, belongs to the class of elasmobranchii. They are cold-blooded,…