Gray, Henry. 1918. Anatomy of the Human Body. IV. Myology. 1. Mechanics of Muscle ...

Anatomical Analysis of the Human Upper Limb Skeleton Anatomy The upper limb is composed of three chained mechanisms, the shoulder girdle, the elbow and the wrist. Considering bones in pairs, seven joints may be distinguished: the sterno-clavicular joint, which articulates the clavicle by its proximal end onto the sternum, the acromio-clavicular joint, which articulates the scapula by its ...

Muscular System Copyright 1996 The University of Kansas Medical Center Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology Skeletal Muscle Longitudinal Peripheral Nuclei Striations No Branching Cross Section Peripheral Nuclei Massive Cytoplasm Cardiac Muscle Longitudinal Central Nuclei (often football-shaped) Striations Branching Intercalated Discs Cross Section Central Nuclei High Cytoplasm : Nucleus Ratio ...