Anatomical Planes
Standing upright with feet parallel, and palms facing forward
What is the anatomical position?
15% of body mass
what is the skeletal systems body mass?
Join muscle to bone
What is a tendon?
3 imaginary perpendicular reference planes that divide the body
What is the cardinal plane?
inorganic+organic material+water
What is a bone made from?
What is ligaments?
Divides the body into left and right halves
What is the sagittal plane?
long bones, short bones, flat bones, irregular bones, and sesamoid bones.
What are the five types of bones?
Covering the ends of the bones or between bones
What is cartilage?
Divides the body into anterior and posterior parts
What is coronal/frontal planes?
Skull, hyoid bone, vertebrae, ribs, and sternum
What involves the axial skeleton?
where two bones are attached for movement to happen
What is a joint?
Divides the body into superior and inferior parts?
cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum, and coccyx
What involves the vertebral column?
the only bone located in the thigh of the upper leg
what is the femur?