Category Archives: Anatomy And Physiology

David describes the bones, joints, and muscles that make up the hand and wrist. Learn the anatomy and movements of this area of the body.

David explains the basic structure of the important bundle of nerves called the brachial plexus. Find out why these nerves are sometimes associated with pain.

David breaks down the structure of a synovial joint and explains how it contributes to movement in the body.

Explore the bones, joints, and ligaments that make up the pelvis. Learn how it moves and functions.

To keep things in balance in the body we nearly always have a muscle that is assisting or opposing any action. In this article David explains how we describe these relationships between muscles.

In this article David guides you through an exploration of the bones and muscles that make up the shoulder girdle.

In this article David describes the scapula bone. He explains where it’s located and what its function is.

Learn to distinguish ligaments from tendons and take look at what both of these important structures do.

The terms origin, insertion, and action help us describe muscle attachments and movements in a consistent way.

Anatomical position is a term that helps us describe basic movements and directional terms in a consistent way.