Understanding Body Planes and Musculature

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Coronal Plane

Divides body into front and back sections.

<p>Divides body into front and back sections.</p>
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Sagittal Plane

Divides body into left and right halves.

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Transverse Plane

Divides body into top and bottom parts.

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Principle M4

the name of the muscle reflects its structure and or function (e.g. shape, size, location, attachments, action)

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Principle M5

muscles must attach to 2 different structures in order to produce movement of one of those structures relative to the other

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Principle M6

a muscle must cross a joint in order to act at that joint

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Principle M7

the position of the muscle relative to a joint determines the plane and direction of movement it can produce at that joint

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posterior ramus

aka dorsal rami, supply the structures of the back

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anterior ramus

aka ventral ramus, supply all other somatic structures including the limbs