United States' Largest Banks. The following list shows the largest banks in the U.S., as of Dec. 31, 2012. The assets are listed in thousands of dollars. Source: Federal Reserve System, National Information Center.
Ligamentous laxity, or ligament laxity, is a term given to describe loose ligaments .. Ligamentous laxity is a cause of chronic body pain characterized by loose ligaments. When this condition affects joints in the entire body, it is called generalized joint hypermobility, which occurs in about five percent of the population, and may be genetic.
A cramp is the tightening of a muscle into the contracted state. Muscles have two states: relaxed and contracted. A muscle is relaxed when all of the fibers within the muscle are elongated. When the muscle does its job, calcium goes into the muscle cells and sodium rushes out. Doing so causes the fibers to shorten and the muscle to pull--doing itâs work.