AtaxieEn médecine, l'ataxie (du grec ataxiā, signifiant « désordre ») ou danse des tendons est une maladie neuromusculaire qui consiste en un manque de coordination fine des mouvements volontaires. Elle est liée à une atteinte du système nerveux. Le trouble de la coordination est partiellement corrigé par le contrôle visuel. Le cervelet est le centre de la coordination fine des mouvements des muscles, tandis que l'information qui en émerge est véhiculée jusqu'aux muscles par la moelle épinière et les nerfs périphériques.
Human legThe human leg is the entire lower limb of the human body, including the foot, thigh or sometimes even the hip or buttock region. The major bones of the leg are the femur (thigh bone), tibia (shin bone), and adjacent fibula. The thigh is between the hip and knee, while the calf (rear) and shin (front) are between the knee and foot. Legs are used for standing, many forms of human movement, recreation such as dancing, and constitute a significant portion of a person's mass.
Muscle biopsyIn medicine, a muscle biopsy is a procedure in which a piece of muscle tissue is removed from an organism and examined microscopically. A muscle biopsy can lead to the discovery of problems with the nervous system, connective tissue, vascular system, or musculoskeletal system. In humans with weakness and low muscle tone, a muscle biopsy can help distinguish between myopathies (where the pathology is in the muscle tissue itself) and neuropathies (where the pathology is at the nerves innervating those muscles).
