Watkins, James

Structure and function of the musculoskeletal system. / James Watkins - Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 1999. - vii, 367 p.: ill.; (colour)

Includes index.

Contents:The human machine: Elementary mechanics -- The Musculoskeletal system -- Functional anatomy of the muscular and skeletal systems: The skeleton -- Connective tissues -- The articular system -- Joints of the axial skeleton -- Joints of the appendicular skeleton -- The neuromuscular system -- Forces in muscles and joints -- Musculoskeletal response and adaptation to loading: Mechanical characteristics of musculoskeletal components -- Structural adaption of the musculoskeletal system -- Etiology of musculoskeletal disorders and injuries

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Musculoskeletal system -- Physiology
Musculoskeletal system -- Anatomy
Human mechanics

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