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Page 253
... bone away from another is called abduction ; the reverse , adduction . An important example of spin is provided by the radius ( " outer " bone ) of the forearm ; this bone can spin upon the lower end of the humerus ( upper arm ) in all ...
... bone away from another is called abduction ; the reverse , adduction . An important example of spin is provided by the radius ( " outer " bone ) of the forearm ; this bone can spin upon the lower end of the humerus ( upper arm ) in all ...
Page 255
... bone is impregnat- ed with calcium salts . This calcified layer appears to be a barrier to the passage of oxygen and nutrients to the cartilage from the bone , so that the cartilage is largely dependent upon the synovial fluid for its ...
... bone is impregnat- ed with calcium salts . This calcified layer appears to be a barrier to the passage of oxygen and nutrients to the cartilage from the bone , so that the cartilage is largely dependent upon the synovial fluid for its ...
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... bone triquetral bone capitate hamate bone 5th metacarpal 4th metacarpal Figure 4 : Coronal section through the radiocarpal , carpal , carpometacarpal , and intermetacarpal joints of the wrist . From Cunningham's Textbook of Anatomy ...
... bone triquetral bone capitate hamate bone 5th metacarpal 4th metacarpal Figure 4 : Coronal section through the radiocarpal , carpal , carpometacarpal , and intermetacarpal joints of the wrist . From Cunningham's Textbook of Anatomy ...
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