biarticular
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biarticular — Véase diarticular. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 … Diccionario médico
Biarticular muscle — Biarticular muscles are muscles that work on two joints rather than just one, such as the hamstrings which both extend the hip and flex the knee … Wikipedia
biarticular — SYN: diarthric. * * * bi·ar·tic·u·lar .bī (.)är tik yə lər adj of or relating to two joints * * * bi·ar·tic·u·lar (bi″ahr tikґu lər) diarthric … Medical dictionary
biarticular — adj. two sided; having two sections … English contemporary dictionary
biarticular — bi·articular … English syllables
biarticular — |bī+ adjective Etymology: bi (I) + articular anatomy : of or relating to two joints … Useful english dictionary
diarthric — Relating to two joints. SYN: biarticular, diarticular. [G. di , two, + arthron, joint] * * * di·ar·thric (di ahrґthrik) [di + arthr + ic] pertaining to or affecting two different joints; called also biarticular and diarticular … Medical dictionary
Gerrit Jan van Ingen Schenau — (13 September 1944, Leiden 2 April 1998, Weteringbrug) was a Dutch biomechanist. He made large contributions to the field of biomechanics, particularly muscle coordination, energetics of movement, and the functions of biarticular muscles. He… … Wikipedia
Antagonist (muscle) — An antagonist is a classification used to describe a muscle that acts in opposition to the specific movement generated by the agonist and is responsible for returning a limb to its initial position.Antagonistic pairsAntagonistic muscles are found … Wikipedia
Lombard's Paradox — describes a paradoxical muscular contraction in humans. When rising to stand from a sitting or squatting position, both the hamstrings and quadriceps contract at the same time, despite their being antagonists to each other.The rectus femoris… … Wikipedia
