Personal Trainer Course - Canadian Fitness Education Services

Chapter 3 Anatomy Physiology

Skeletal

System and

Joints

F

rom your    previous    fitness knowledge   and weight  training    

background, you should  be  confident   in  your    understanding   

of skeletal anatomy, joints and joint movements, muscular

anatomy,    muscle  structure   and function,   muscle  fibre   types   and 

exercise physiology. This chapter will review those concepts and

provide additional information to ensure your understanding of

how the body works and its ability to adapt to training.

Occipital

Scapula

Ilium

Ischium

Femur

Metatarsals
(10)

Clavicle

Humerus

Radius

Ulna

Phalanges
(28)

Phalanges (28)

Ribs

Skull

Pubis

Patella

Tarsals (14)

Tibia

Maxilla

Metacarpals
(10)

Sternum

Cervical

Vertebrae (7)

Thoracic

Vertebrae

(12)

Lumbar

Vertebrae (5)

Mandible

Carpals

(16)

Fibula

Anterior View Posterior View

Sacrum

Coccyx

Calcaneus

(one of the

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