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... muscles , any muscle with three heads , or points of origin , particularly the large extensor along the back of the upper arm in man . It originates just below the socket of the scapula ( shoulder blade ) and at two dis- tinct areas of ...
... muscles , any muscle with three heads , or points of origin , particularly the large extensor along the back of the upper arm in man . It originates just below the socket of the scapula ( shoulder blade ) and at two dis- tinct areas of ...
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... muscle tone in the limbs and abdomen , softening of the bones of the skull , and delay in learning to sit , crawl , and walk and in the eruption of the teeth . Tetany ( spasms of the hands and feet and cramps and twitching of the muscles ) ...
... muscle tone in the limbs and abdomen , softening of the bones of the skull , and delay in learning to sit , crawl , and walk and in the eruption of the teeth . Tetany ( spasms of the hands and feet and cramps and twitching of the muscles ) ...
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... muscle anatomy , an element of striated muscle tissue separating two seg- ments , or sarcomeres . anatomic relationships in myofilaments 12 : 623b ; illus . 622 muscle contraction mechanisms 12 : 629f Zn , chemical symbol for the ...
... muscle anatomy , an element of striated muscle tissue separating two seg- ments , or sarcomeres . anatomic relationships in myofilaments 12 : 623b ; illus . 622 muscle contraction mechanisms 12 : 629f Zn , chemical symbol for the ...
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