IB SL Sports Exercise & Health Science Topic 1: Anatomy

axial skeleton - Protection, support, and muscle attachment Includes skull, ribs, sternum, vertebral column appendicular skeleton - Movement, muscle attachment Includes pectoral girdle, humerus, radius, ulna, carpals, metacarpals, phalanges, pelvic girdle, femur, patella, tibia, fibula, tarsals, metatarsals Flat bone - Used for protection and muscle attachment Ex: scapula, sternum Long bone - Used for movement Ex: femur Short bone - Used for support and stability Ex: carpals, tarsals Irregular bone - Specialized for protection, muscle attachment, and support Ex: vertebrae Inferior - Away from the head or upper body Superior - Toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body Proximal - Closer to the point of attachment or body Distal - Farther from the body or point of attachment