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Anterior where is the cruciate ligament located on human body?
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Where is your ACL?
Anterior Cruciate Ligament is approximately located in the middle of the human knee. It is vertically binding the back of the thigh bone (the femur) to the front of the shin bone (the tibia).
What is the specific role of the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments?
The ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) and the PCL (posterior cruciate ligament) are the two major ligaments in the knee that work together to provide stability in the knee. They cross each other and form an 'X' which allows the knee to flex and extend without side to side movement.
What does a ligament look like?
A ligament connects bones to other bones in the human body. It is, and resembles, a tough and fibrous strip of tissue.
What are the 3 movable joints in the human body?
ligament and putella (i think)
What are the names of the anterior body landmarks?
You would have to be more specific there are about 32 on the prone anterior potion of the human anatomy
Where is your ACL?
Anterior Cruciate Ligament is approximately located in the middle of the human knee. It is vertically binding the back of the thigh bone (the femur) to the front of the shin bone (the tibia).
What is the specific role of the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments?
The ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) and the PCL (posterior cruciate ligament) are the two major ligaments in the knee that work together to provide stability in the knee. They cross each other and form an 'X' which allows the knee to flex and extend without side to side movement.
What is a human ACL?
The knee joint is located where the end of the thigh bone (femur) meets the top of the shin bone (tibia). The ACL is one of 4 ligaments that stabilize the joint: medial collateral ligament (MCL) runs along the inside of the knee and prevents the knee from bending in, the lateral collateral ligament (LCL) runs along the outside of the knee and prevents the knee from bending out too far, the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is in the middle of the knee, it prevents the tibia from sliding out in front of the femur and the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) works with the ACL, It prevents the tibia from sliding backwards under the femur.
How many muscles are in the human foot?
There are three main outer ankle ligaments. The anterior talo-fibular ligament, the calcaneo-fibular ligament and the posterior talo-fibular ligament
A muscle located on the dorsal (posterior) side of the body is the?
The muscle that is located on the ventral (anterior) side of the body is the pectorals major. The pectorals major is located in the chest of the human body/
What does a ligament look like?
A ligament connects bones to other bones in the human body. It is, and resembles, a tough and fibrous strip of tissue.
What are the 3 movable joints in the human body?
ligament and putella (i think)
What is anterior Human body anatomical position?
The front.
What are the names of the anterior body landmarks?
You would have to be more specific there are about 32 on the prone anterior potion of the human anatomy
A part of the Human body that starts with L?
ligament, liver, lip, lung
An area of the human body containing the anterior triangle?
Neck
Area of human body containing anterior triangle?
neck
