Bones of Lower Extremity The part of the body that includes the upper leg bone, the lower leg bones, the knee and the feet comprises of ” The Lower Extremity”. Each lower limb is made up of 30 bones. These are the femur, patella, tibia, fibula, seven tarsal bones, five metatarsal bones, and 14 phalanges.The […]
Bones of Upper Extremity The part of the body that includes the arm, wrist, and hand comprises of ” The Upper Extremity”. Each upper limb is made up of 32 bones. The pectoral girdle consists of 2 bones: the scapula, also called the shoulder blade, and the clavicle, also known as the collarbone. Then there’s […]
The Vertebral Column The Vertebral Column is not a single bone structure. It comprises of 33 irregularly shaped bones called vertebrae that are attached to each other by fibrocartilaginous discs called intervertebral discs. The Vertebral Column has a total of 33 vertebrae of which 24 are mobile vertebrae and 9 are fused vertebrae.The 24 number […]
The Thoracic cage Thoracic Cage or Rib cage, in skeletal system is the bone structure that forms the chest, or thorax. It comprises of the ribs and their attachments to the sternum bone and vertebral column. The ribs along with their sternum connectivity forms a cage like enclosure which encases and protects some of the […]
The Skull and the Bones of the Head:- The Skull The Head comprises of the skull , face and brain. The main function of the skull is the protection of the most important organ in the human body, the brain. Also, the skull provides support for all of the facial structures. The skull is composed […]
Planes of Refernce for a Human Body All possible movements of the body occur in these 3 planes. There are about 21 different movements that the parts of the body can execute in the different planes. When a human body is standing in its anatomical position then it may be divided into 3 planes namely […]
