Ischium (sit bone): where it is, what it does and the ischial tuberosity
The ischium is the lower back part of the hip bone; its ischial tuberosity is what you sit on. Location, the hamstring origin ...
2024.08.20
Pectoralis major muscle: origin, insertion and function of its three parts
Fan-shaped chest muscle from the clavicle, sternum, costal cartilages and rectus sheath to the humerus. Adduction, medial rota...
2024.08.20
Intervertebral disc: nucleus pulposus, annulus fibrosus and position
The 23 intervertebral discs cushion the spine from C2–C3 to L5–sacrum. The nucleus pulposus and annulus fibrosus, their positi...
2024.08.20
Labrum (articular labrum): position, structure and function
The labrum is a fibrocartilage ring on the rim of the shoulder and hip sockets. How to read it, where it is, its English name ...
2024.08.20
Posterior interosseous nerve: course and the extensors it supplies
The posterior interosseous nerve continues the deep branch of the radial nerve: its course in the forearm, the extensors it su...
2024.08.20
What is the neck ligament (neck ligament)? Explain locations, locations, English, etc. with human anatomy diagrams
The nuchal ligament runs from the occipital bone to C7 and supports the head. Position, role, elastic fibers and the muscles t...
2024.08.20
Achilles tendon: location, features and English name
The Achilles tendon joins the gastrocnemius and soleus to the calcaneus. Learn where it is, its features, its names and the re...
2024.08.20
What are the hamstrings? Where the three muscles are, their origins, insertions and English names in 3D
The hamstrings are the semitendinosus, semimembranosus and biceps femoris on the back of the thigh. They flex the knee and ext...
2024.08.20
Spinal nerves: position, roots, plexuses and spinal ganglion
The spinal nerves are the 31 pairs of nerves arising from the spinal cord. Intervertebral foramina, anterior and posterior roo...
2024.08.20
Adductor magnus: origin, insertion, action and nerve supply
The largest thigh adductor: origin on pubis and ischium, insertion on the linea aspera and adductor tubercle, dual nerve suppl...
2024.08.20