Lei hulu, made from feathers. A lei (nÄ lei is the plural in the Hawaiian language) may be composed of a pattern or series of just about anything, but most commonly consists of fresh natural foliage such as flowers, leaves, vines, fern fronds, and seeds.
The chordae tendineae, or heart strings, are cord like structures that connect the Mitral and tricuspid valve to the papillary muscles. The functions of chordae tendineae are: 1) bring the right ventricular walls closer together during contraction. 2) pull the semilunar valves open to allow ventricular ejection.
tendon is encased within a synovial sheath, which ends as a blind pouch at the end of the bicipital groove. As a result, the biceps tendon is intraarticular but extrasynovial. The average length of the tendon is 102mm. It is interesting to note that the shape and cross-sectional area of the tendon changes as it runs from proximal to distal. At its proximal attachment near the glenoid, it has an average cross-section of 8.4 3.4mm. This decreases to 4.5 2.1mm as the tendon leaves the bicipital groove. Therefore, rupture of the biceps tendon most commonly occurs proximally near the glenoid labrum and distally in the bicipital groove. Function The biceps muscle-tendon unit is one of many structures in the human body to cross two joints. In the elbow, it serves primarily as a forearm supinator.