- In anatomy, a
sesamoid bone (/
ˈsɛsəmɔɪd/) is a bone
embedded within a
tendon or a muscle. Its name is
derived from the Gr**** word for 'sesame seed', indicating...
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fused naturally. Some
reliable sesamoid bones such as the
pisiform are counted,
while others, such as the
hallux sesamoids, are not.
Individuals may have...
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inflammation of the
sesamoid bones.
Sesamoiditis occurs on the
bottom of the foot, just
behind the big toe.
There are
normally two
sesamoid bones on each foot;...
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categorized into long bone,
short bone, flat bone,
irregular bone and
sesamoid bone. A long bone is one that is
cylindrical in shape,
being longer than...
- is
included as one of the fingers. It has 27 bones, not
including the
sesamoid bone, the
number of
which varies among people, 14 of
which are the phalanges...
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irregular bones.
Sesamoid bones:
Bones embedded within a tendon. The horse's
proximal digital sesamoids are
simply called the "
sesamoid bones" by hor****...
- of
joints depends on if
sesamoids are included, age of the
human and the
definition of joints. However, the
number of
sesamoids is the same in most people...
- not in whales, or most reptiles. In humans, the
patella is the
largest sesamoid bone (i.e.,
embedded within a
tendon or a muscle) in the body.
Babies are...
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scaphoid tubercle and the
flexor retinaculum. It
inserts to the
radial sesamoid bone and the
proximal phalanx of the thumb. It is
innervated by the median...
- the
tendon is thickened. At the cuboid, a
fibrocartilaginous sesamoid (sometimes a
sesamoid bone)
usually develops in the
substance of the tendon. The fibularis...
