- of most
sesamoids. Often,
these bones form in
response to strain, or can be
present as a
normal variant. The
patella is the
largest sesamoid bone in the...
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sometimes sesamoids can be bipartite,
which means they each
comprise two
separate pieces. The
sesamoids are
roughly the size of
jelly beans. The
sesamoid bones...
- 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...
-
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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William F.; Roemer,
Frank W.; Malguria, Nagina; Guermazi, Ali (2013). "
Sesamoids and
accessory ossicles of the foot:
anatomical variability and related...
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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****...
- 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...
- the
fetlock (incorrectly
called the "ankle") is
actually the
proximal sesamoid bones between the
cannon bones (a
single equivalent to the
human metacarpal...
-
angle between the
first and
second metatarsal bones of the foot. The
small sesamoid bones found beneath the
first metatarsal (which help the
flexor tendon...
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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...
