WWW Links

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.