Say you wake up in Vail and itâs snowing hard. If the temperature at the base is 20Â°F and the summit is about 3,000 feet higher, then you could estimate the temperature at the top would be about 10Â°F (3,000 feet elevation change at 3.3Â°F per 1,000 feet equals about 10Â°F temperature decrease).
Crepitus is the medical term for cracking or popping sound in a joint such as the knee. Learn about crepitus pain symptoms and treatment in this article.
Popliteus â This comes down from the Latin word poples meaning the hollow of the knee â which is about what the popliteal fossa is. Gastrocnemius â This comes from the Greek words gaster = a belly and kneme = leg. This muscle does form the large belly of the leg. Soleus â Soleus is the Latin word for a flat sort of sandal. This is the flatter and deeper of the two muscles comprising the triceps cruri.