Similar benefits were obtained using castrated male rats and reported in 2006, with dried plum completely preventing the castration - induced decrease in whole body, femur, and
lumbar vertebra bone mineral density.
Not exact matches
The SML declined to provide more details but the Chilean newspaper El Mercurio said the experts» team has found «irregular destruction» and osteonecrosis in
bone fragments of the dorsal and
lumbar vertebrae, features of the
bone metastasis that appear in advanced prostate cancer.
Analysis of the digital X-ray pictures is generally performed with respect to
bones from the head (zygomatic
bone, maxilla, mandibles), teeth, scapulae, clavicle, ribs (number, shape, fusion), pelvis,
vertebrae (numbers, shape and potential fusion of cervical, thoracic,
lumbar, pelvic and caudal ones), limb
bones (humerus, radius, ulna, femur, tibia), joints, digits and syndactylism.
The latissimus dorsi is a major upper back muscle that connects the
vertebrae in the thorax and
lumbar regions and the iliac crest of the hip
bone to the humerus
bone of the upper arm.
The other side of the muscle attaches to the inferior (bottom) of the scapula
bone, the last 3 - 4 ribs on the posterior (back) side, the thoracolumbar fascia (connective tissue for the five
lumbar vertebrae) and the iliac crest on the posterior (back) side.
This means we find that happy medium between the two extremes of our pelvic motion where we have a gentle
lumbar curve that gives a slight lift to our tailbone allowing our multifidi muscles to engage, allowing our transversus abdominus muscle to pull against solid interlocked
vertebrae, and allowing our pelvic floor muscles to pull against a solid tail
bone to contract when needed and come back to a neutral resting position when not being called upon.
A: Spondylosis Deformans is usually seen in the
lumbar vertebrae (the five
vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis) of dogs and the thoracic
vertebrae (the small
bones that form the vertebral spine in the upper trunk) of cats.
Some old dogs are so severely affected that most of their
lumbar vertebrae are effectively one
bone.
A score of 1 reflects that ribs,
lumbar vertebrae, pelvic
bones and all body prominences are evident from a distance; no discernible body fat; and obvious absence of muscle mass.
The ribs,
lumbar vertebrae, and pelvic
bones, as well as smaller
bones are clearly visible.
Still, you may be able to see the pelvic
bones or the top of the
lumbar vertebrae.
The lower back (
lumbar spine) is comprised of 5
vertebrae (L1 - L5)
bones that stack on top of each other.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the spinal cord column consists of more than 31
bones (or
vertebrae), 7 cervical
vertebrae (neck), 12 thoracic
vertebrae (upper and middle back), 5
lumbar vertebrae (lower back), 5 sacral
vertebrae (sacrum) and 2 fused coccygeal
vertebrae (coccyx).