The different types of movement that are permitted at each joint are described below. Flexion – bending a joint. This occurs when the angle of a joint decreases. For example, the elbow flexes ...

Ligaments and tendons are two main types of connective tissues that help the muscular-skeletal system produce movements. The muscles contract to pull on the bones to produce movements. Joints are ...

Expert diagnostic services and treatment are provided for patients with common and rare disorders of the muscular system, including muscular dystrophies ... are also known to affect organs other than ...

Voluntary muscles, also known as skeletal ... nervous system to contract from the release of hormones or other chemical signals, smooth muscle cells shorten via the movement of actin and myosin ...