Arm Bending: Anatomy, Key Muscles, and Biomechanics
When you bend your arm, you are primarily flexing your elbow joint, an action driven by the biceps brachii, brachialis, and brachioradialis muscles.
By Alex
Category: Anatomy & Kinesiology
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Forearm Pronation: Anatomy, Biomechanics, and Functional Importance
The movement where the radius crosses over the ulna is known as forearm pronation, a complex rotation allowing the palm to face downwards or backwards...
By Hart
Spine Twist: Anatomical Terms, Biomechanics, and Safe Practices
Spine twist is anatomically and kinesiology referred to as spinal rotation or trunk rotation, a complex movement primarily involving the cervical and ...
By Jordan
Root Joint: Understanding Its Conceptual Meaning in Anatomy and Movement
While "root joint" is not a formal anatomical term, it conceptually refers to the major proximal joints (like the hip and shoulder) or the b...
By Hart
The Elbow Joint: Functional Classification, Hinge, and Pivot Functions
The elbow joint is functionally classified as a diarthrosis, primarily serving as a uniaxial hinge joint for flexion and extension, with the associate...
By Hart
Hip Joint Anatomy: The Acetabular Fossa and Ligament of the Head of the Femur
The acetabular fossa is the non-articular depression in the acetabulum where the ligament of the head of the femur (ligamentum teres femoris) attaches...
By Hart
Flexion: Understanding Joint Movement, Examples, and Importance
Flexion is the anatomical term for the movement that decreases the angle between two bones at a joint, effectively bending a limb or body part.
By Hart
Abduction at Ball and Socket Joints: Definition, Anatomy, Muscles, and Functional Importance
Abduction at a ball and socket joint is the movement of a limb away from the body's midline within the frontal plane, facilitated by the multi-directi...
By Alex
Shoulder Joint: The 9 Primary Actions, Muscles, and Examples
The highly mobile glenohumeral joint performs nine fundamental actions: flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, internal rotation, external rotation...
By Jordan
