- 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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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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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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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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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...
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total of 206
separate bones in the adult, not
counting numerous small sesamoid bones. The
largest bone in the body is the
femur or thigh-bone, and the...
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Hummingbirds within Apodiformes uniquely have a
bilaterally paired oval bone, a
sesamoid embedded in the
caudolateral portion of the expanded,
cruciate aponeurosis...
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small ****bly,
sesamoid bone that is
found in the wrist. It
forms the
ulnar border of the
carpal tunnel. The
pisiform is a
sesamoid bone, with no covering...
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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...
