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What is the antonym of benefit?

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What is the antonym of benefit?

benefit(noun) Antonyms: encumbrance, detriment, nuisance, obstacle, hindrance, disadvantage, malefic. Synonyms: aid, subsidy, assistance, help, boon, foredeal, advantage, batten.

What are the two attachment points of muscles?

A skeletal muscle attaches to bone (or sometimes other muscles or tissues) at two or more places. If the place is a bone that remains immobile for an action, the attachment is called an origin. If the place is on the bone that moves during the action, the attachment is called an insertion.

How do muscle attach to bones?

A tendon is a fibrous connective tissue which attaches muscle to bone. Tendons may also attach muscles to structures such as the eyeball. A tendon serves to move the bone or structure.

How do ligaments attach to bone?

At fibrous entheses, the tendon or ligament attaches either directly to the bone or indirectly to it via the periosteum. In both cases, dense fibrous connective tissue connects the tendon/ligament to the periosteum and there is no evidence of (fibro)cartilage differentiation (Fig.

What are examples of ligaments?

Ligaments appear as crisscross bands that attach bone to bone and help stabilize joints. For example, the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) attaches the thighbone to the shinbone, stabilizing the knee joint. Tendons, located at each end of a muscle, attach muscle to bone.

How do you make tendons and ligaments stronger?

Below are five simple strategies.

  1. Make a long-term commitment. It takes a little longer to strengthen tendons and ligaments than it does muscles because they get less blood flow.
  2. Lift heavier weights.
  3. Adjust your diet.
  4. Take a supplement.
  5. Get enough sleep.

How do you repair tendons and ligaments?

How is tendon repair done?

  1. make one or more small incisions (cuts) in the skin over the damaged tendon.
  2. sew the torn ends of the tendon together.
  3. check the surrounding tissue to make sure no other injuries have occurred, such as injury to the blood vessels or nerves.
  4. close the incision.