Biomechanics and Rehabilitation Engineering

2.

Musculoskeletal System Anatomy and Physiology

2.1.

Skeletal System

2.1.1.

Bone Structure and Composition

2.1.1.1.

Macroscopic Structure

2.1.1.1.1.

2.1.1.1.2.

Trabecular Bone

2.1.1.1.3.

2.1.1.2.

Microscopic Structure

2.1.1.2.1.

Osteons and Haversian Systems

2.1.1.2.2.

2.1.1.2.3.

Lacunae and Canaliculi

2.1.1.3.

Bone Composition

2.1.1.3.1.

2.1.1.3.2.

2.1.1.3.3.

2.1.2.

Bone Development and Growth

2.1.2.1.

Embryonic Development

2.1.2.2.

Endochondral Ossification

2.1.2.3.

Intramembranous Ossification

2.1.2.4.

Growth Plates and Bone Growth

2.1.3.

Bone Remodeling

2.1.3.1.

Cellular Mechanisms

2.1.3.1.1.

2.1.3.1.2.

2.1.3.1.3.

2.1.3.2.

Remodeling Cycle

2.1.3.3.

Factors Affecting Remodeling

2.2.

Muscular System

2.2.1.

Muscle Structure

2.2.1.1.

2.2.1.1.1.

Muscle Fiber Arrangement

2.2.1.1.2.

Pennation Patterns

2.2.1.1.3.

Muscle Attachments

2.2.1.2.

Microscopic Structure

2.2.1.2.1.

2.2.1.2.2.

2.2.1.2.3.

2.2.1.2.4.

Contractile Proteins

2.2.2.

Muscle Physiology

2.2.2.1.

Excitation-Contraction Coupling

2.2.2.2.

Sliding Filament Theory

2.2.2.3.

Muscle Fiber Types

2.2.2.3.1.

2.2.2.3.2.

2.2.2.4.

2.2.2.4.1.

Motor Unit Recruitment

2.2.2.4.2.

2.2.3.

Muscle Mechanics

2.2.3.1.

Force Generation

2.2.3.2.

Length-Tension Relationship

2.2.3.3.

Force-Velocity Relationship

2.2.3.4.

2.3.

2.3.1.

Joint Classification

2.3.1.1.

Synovial Joints

2.3.1.2.

Cartilaginous Joints

2.3.1.3.

2.3.2.

Joint Structure

2.3.2.1.

Articular Cartilage

2.3.2.2.

Synovial Membrane

2.3.2.3.

2.3.2.4.

2.3.2.5.

Menisci and Discs

2.3.3.

2.3.3.1.

Degrees of Freedom

2.3.3.2.

Range of Motion

2.3.3.3.

Joint Stability

2.3.3.4.

Lubrication Mechanisms

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