On a hot day, youll be happy to have a fan that can oscillate, meaning it moves back and forth in a steady motion. The verb oscillate can be traced back to the Latin word oscillum, meaning swing, so it makes sense that oscillate is used to describe an object like a fan or a pendulum that swings from side to side.
Types of Ligaments: According to composition: 1  Most of the ligaments are made up of collagen fibers. 2  These are inelastic and unstretchable, 3  A few ligaments, like the Ligament flava and ligaments of auditory ossicles, are made up of elastin fibers (predominantly). 4  These are elastic and stretchable.
Cruciate ligaments occur in the knee of humans and other bipedal animals and the corresponding stifle of quadrupedal animals, and in the neck, fingers, and foot. 1  The cruciate ligaments of the knee are the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL). These ligaments are two strong, rounded bands that extend from the head of the tibia to the intercondyloid notch of the femur. The ACL is lateral and the PCL is medial.