"bone" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- It can occur anywhere in the body, but most commonly in the pelvis and proximal long tubular bones.
- The proximal bones of the leg and arm are disproportionately long and the distal elements are disproportionately short.
- It typically occurs at the ends of long bones, proximal to joints and within the interior of vertebrae.
- The metacarpals lie in the region between the proximal phalange bones and the carpal bones.
- The transversal head originates along the entire third metacarpal bone, while the oblique head originates on the carpal bones proximal to the third metacarpal.
- The metatarsophalangeal articulations are the joints between the metatarsal bones of the foot and the proximal bones (proximal phalanges) of the toes.
- The standard set of X-rays for a skeletal survey includes X-rays of the skull, entire spine, pelvis, ribs, both humeri and femora (proximal long bones).
- This is a series of X-rays of the skull, axial skeleton and proximal long bones.
- Fig. 3.9 Proportions of proximal against distal ends of limb bones.
- Strictly speaking this ankle isn't a crurotarsal joint in the previously discussed sense, as it's situated between the two proximal tarsal bones.
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