In 1983, archaeologists excavated Kruger Cave in South Africa and found a 7,000-year-old femur bone that belonged to ... with hunting poisons in particular marking a major advancement of early ...

According to a recent study from the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, the impacts of everyday physical activity do not ...

The type of bone determines the amount of movement. Type of bone Example in body Description Long Femur Cylindrical in shape and found in the limbs. Their main function is to act as a lever.

Hinge joint. Articulating bones are femur and tibia (the patella is not classed as part of the joint, nor is the fibula). Allows bending (flexion) and straightening (extension). Muscles which move ...

We measured bone mineral content (BMC) and bone area at the lumbar spine, total body, and proximal femur. Proximal femur scans were also analysed for bone geometry and structural strength using the ...

Before this finding, the only confirmed skeletal evidence of cerapodans from the Middle Jurassic was a single femur found in ...