Structure and function of the musculoskeletal system
By: James Watkins.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Champaign, IL
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780736078900
Subjects: Musculoskeletal system -- Physiology; Musculoskeletal system -- Anatomy; Human mechanics; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Biomechanics; Musculoskeletal System -- anatomy & histology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The musculoskeletal system; title: The skeleton; title: Connective tissues; title: The articular system; title: Joints of the axial skeleton; title: Joints of the appendicular skeleton; title: The neuromuscular system; title: Elementary biomechanics; title: Forces in muscles and joints; title: Mechanical characteristics of musculoskeletal components; title: Structural adaptation of the musculoskeletal system; title: Etiology of musculoskeletal disorders and injuries.