The Human Body: Bone and Muscle: Structure, Force, and Motion

Publisher Britannica Digital Learning

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2nd Edition 1st Edition

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Britannica Digital Learning

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Copyright

2011

ISBN13

9781615302499

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9th Grade - 12th Grade

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Overview

The seeming simplicity of day-to-day movement can belie the complexity of the structures that facilitate motion. More than just a framework around which the body develops, the human skeleton has evolved over time to allow humans to walk and stand upright. Muscles likewise perform a range of functions, without which the body could not manage. This comprehensive book details the anatomy and mechanisms that allow bones and muscles to operate naturally and examines the consequences of disease and injury on these fundamental components of the human body.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Introduction.
1: Human Skeletal and Muscle Systems.
2: Human Skeletal System.
3: Axial and Visceral Skeleton.
4: The Appendicular Skeleton.
5: Human Muscle System.
6: Evolutionary Context.
7: Muscles of the Lower Limb.
8: Muscles of the Upper Limb.
9: Muscles of the Head and Neck.
10: Muscles of the Trunk.
11: The Nature of Bone.
12: Evolutionary Significance.
13: Chemical Composition and Physical Properties.
14: Bone Morphology.
15: Compact Bone.
16: Cancellous Bone.
17: Epiphyses.
18: Osteons.
19: Bone Marrow.
20: Vascular Supply and Circulation.
21: Bone Resorption and Renewal.
22: Bone Remodeling.
23: Bone Formation.
24: Physiology of Bone.
25: Calcium and Phosphate Equilibrium.
26: Physiological and Mechanical Controls.
27: Hormonal Influences.
28: Nutritional Influences.
29: Bones of the Human Anatomy.
30: Bones of the Head.
31: The Skull.
32: Fontanel.
33: Zygomatic Bone.
34: Parietal Bone.
35: Occipital Bone.
36: Nasal Conchae.
37: Bones of the Vertebral Column.
38: Vertebrae.
39: The Neck.
40: The Sacrum.
41: The Coccyx.
42: Bones of the Upper Body.
43: Clavicle.
44: Scapula.
45: Sternum.
46: The Ribs.
47: Humerus.
48: Radius.
49: Ulna.
50: The Hand.
51: Bones of the Lower Body.
52: The Pelvic Girdle.
53: Femur.
54: Tibia.
55: Fibula.
56: The Foot.
57: The Nature of Muscle.
58: Striated Muscle.
59: Muscle Fibres.
60: Myofibrils.
61: Myofilaments.
62: Proteins of the Myofilaments.
63: Actin-Myosin Interaction and Its Regulation.
64: Energy Stores.
65: Molecular Mechanisms of Muscle Contraction.
66: Smooth Muscle.
67: Structure and Organization.
68: Initiation of Contraction.
69: Cross-Bridge Cycle and ATP Breakdown.
70: Mechanical Properties.
71: Cardiac Muscle.
72: Structure and Organization.
73: The Frequency of Contraction.
74: Excitation/Contraction Coupling.
75: Force and Velocity of Contraction.
76: Response of the Heart to Stress.
77: Muscles of Movement.
78: Abductor Muscle.
79: Addu
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