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Chapter 11: The Muscular System |
http://www.ama-assn.org/insight/gen_hlth/atlas/newatlas/mufront.htm
This address is an example of one of the excellent drawings
of muscles. The site was produced for the American Medical Association. The
student should examine the other muscle images too.
http://www9.biostr.washington.edu/cgi-bin/DA/PageMaster?atlas:Knee+ffpathIndex:active1+2
Click on the image of the knee that you want and then click
on the label button to get the muscles, tendons, and bones labeled. The colors
of these pictures are particularly vivid.
http://www.acfas.org/brankltr.html
If you are interested in ankle sprains, this site, from
the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, will provide you with discussions
related to the anatomy of the tendons of the ankle, symptoms and diagnosis of
sprains, colored illustrations, and treatment procedures.
http://www.vh.org/Providers/Textbooks/pelvis/muscle.html
This site will provide the student with several MRI views
of pelvic muscles. The Virtual Hospital provides the site.
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/digest/summary/inhernia/inhernia.htm
There is a brief explanation of the causes and treatment
of inguinal hernia here.
http://www.nih.gov/niams/healthinfo/
This site from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal
and Skin Diseases includes a search tool. Just click on "NIAMS brochures and
other information" or "MEDLINEplus."
http://www.nih.gov/niams/healthinfo/kneeprobs/kneeqa.htm
Tendonitis and other problems related to the knee are discussed
at this site. Contains a diagram from the posterior of the knee.
http://www.aaos.org/wordhtml/pat_educ/footankl.htm
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons presents this
website with a lot of useful information about strained muscles and tendons.
One can click to find a view of the ankle and its associated tendons.
http://www.noah.cuny.edu/neuro/carpal.html#TYPES
This site from the New York Online Access to Health has
a lot of links to other sites about carpal tunnel syndrome and other cumulative
stress disorders.
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/patients/Disorder/carpal/carpal.htm
There is a brief description, discussion of treatment and
prognosis, and a list of articles about carpal tunnel syndrome here.
http://medlineplus.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sprainsandstrains.html
Medline provides several links to other sites with useful
information on sprains.