limb

Tibia

... of the two long bones articulating in the hind limb . In human s, the tibia is the shinbone. Covere... joint. Full article >>> It's hind limb has a short femur and a slightly shorter fibula and tibia . It has no thumb and a greatly redu...

Sutures

...early, resulting in abnormal head development and limb defects. Full article >>>...

Scapula

... of the clavicles, scapula e, bones of the upper limb , ... Full article >>>...

Loop of Henle

... is a U-shaped tube that consists of a descending limb and ascending limb . Full article >>> loop of Henle A U-shaped loop between the proximal and distal...

Limb

...r wing. Full article >>> Ascending limb Unlike the descending limb , the ascending limb of Henle's loop is impermeable to water, a critical feature of the countercur...

Hairpin

... hairpin turn, with a descending and ascending limb , of the renal tubule in the vertebrate kidney ; functions in water and salt re absorption . lumen [L. light] ... Full article >>> The hairpin structures created by the RAG proteins are opened by single endonucleolytic events ...

Foot

...performs the office of, a human hand; as: (a) A limb of certain animals , as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey. Full article >>> it retains activity comparable to that of the wild-type protein at short range (as assayed by its ability to promote n...

Flexor

... any muscle that brings about the bending of a limb . flower A structure involved in sexual reproduction . It consists of the androecium (male organ s) and gynoecium (female organ s), surrounded by a corolla and a calyx . Full article >>> Flexor a muscle which bends a joi...

Flame cell

... any muscle that brings about the bending of a limb . Full article >>>...

Fibula

...#62; fibula A bone present in the posterior limb of tetrapod s lying slightly posterior to and ... joint. Full article >>> It's hind limb has a short femur and a slightly shorter fibula and tibia . It has no thumb and a greatly redu...

Femur

...femur . Full article >>> It's hind limb has a short femur and a slightly shorter fibula and tibia . It has no thumb and a greatly reduced second digit . The other three fingers are quite long (relatively). In short, another variation of the basic mammalian leg. Full article ...

Extensor

...tensor a muscle that extends of straightens a limb . external nares An external opening of the nose leading into the nasal cavity . Full article >>> The extensor s Located on the back of the forearm and a connected in a more complex way then the flexor s to the dorsum of the fingers...

Excretion

... any muscle that brings about the bending of a limb . Full article >>>...

Biceps

...ich are flexor s of the elbow joint. In the hind limb , the biceps femoris is a flexor of the knee and an elevator of the femur . Full article >>> Biceps Femoris the outer muscle on the back of the thigh (bi = two; cep = head in reference to the number of attachments; femor = the...

Animals

...l article >>> That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other animals ; manus; paw. See Manus. 2. Full article >>> The fundamental life processes of plant s and animals depend on a variety of chemical r...