The late Chris Jarmey, MCSP, DS, MRSS, achieved the credential of chartered physiotherapist in 1979 and subsequently taught body mechanics, bodywork therapy, and anatomy extensively throughout Europe for over 30 years. He was the author of several best-selling books, including The Concise Book of Muscles, Fourth Edition.

• Chapter 1. Anatomical TermsPositionsPlanesRegionsMovementsChapter 2. TissuesConnective TissueMuscle TissueChapter 3. BonesBone Development and GrowthCartilageFunctions of BonesTypes of Bone-According to DensityTypes of Bone-According to ShapeComponents of a Long BoneBone MarkingsChapter 4. The Axial SkeletonThe Skull, Comprising the Cranium and the Facial BonesThe Vertebral Column (Spine)The Bony ThoraxChapter 5. The Appendicular SkeletonThe Pectoral GirdleThe Upper LimbThe Pelvic Girdle (Os Innominatum)The Lower LimbGeneral Skeletal InterrelationshipsBony Landmarks Seen or Felt Near the Body SurfaceChapter 6. JointsPart One-Classification of JointsPart Two-Features of Specific JointsJoints of the Head and Vertebral ColumnJoints of the Ribs and SternumJoints of the Shoulder Girdle and Upper LimbJoints of the Pelvic Girdle and Lower LimbChapter 7. Peripheral Nerve SupplyCranial NervesCervical PlexusBrachial PlexusLumbosacral PlexusLumbar PlexusSacral PlexusChapter 8. The Musculoskeletal SystemStructure and Function of Skeletal MuscleMusculoskeletal MechanicsMuscle LibraryChapter 9. The Musculoskeletal System in Everyday LifeIntroductionSitting DownSitting to StandingStanding UprightWalkingWalking up StairsRunning and SprintingReferences

The late Chris Jarmey, MCSP, DS, MRSS, achieved the credential of chartered physiotherapist in 1979 and subsequently taught body mechanics, bodywork therapy, and anatomy extensively throughout Europe for over 30 years. He was the author of several best-selling books, including The Concise Book of Muscles, Fourth Edition.

• Chapter 1. Anatomical TermsPositionsPlanesRegionsMovementsChapter 2. TissuesConnective TissueMuscle TissueChapter 3. BonesBone Development and GrowthCartilageFunctions of BonesTypes of Bone-According to DensityTypes of Bone-According to ShapeComponents of a Long BoneBone MarkingsChapter 4. The Axial SkeletonThe Skull, Comprising the Cranium and the Facial BonesThe Vertebral Column (Spine)The Bony ThoraxChapter 5. The Appendicular SkeletonThe Pectoral GirdleThe Upper LimbThe Pelvic Girdle (Os Innominatum)The Lower LimbGeneral Skeletal InterrelationshipsBony Landmarks Seen or Felt Near the Body SurfaceChapter 6. JointsPart One-Classification of JointsPart Two-Features of Specific JointsJoints of the Head and Vertebral ColumnJoints of the Ribs and SternumJoints of the Shoulder Girdle and Upper LimbJoints of the Pelvic Girdle and Lower LimbChapter 7. Peripheral Nerve SupplyCranial NervesCervical PlexusBrachial PlexusLumbosacral PlexusLumbar PlexusSacral PlexusChapter 8. The Musculoskeletal SystemStructure and Function of Skeletal MuscleMusculoskeletal MechanicsMuscle LibraryChapter 9. The Musculoskeletal System in Everyday LifeIntroductionSitting DownSitting to StandingStanding UprightWalkingWalking up StairsRunning and SprintingReferences

The late Chris Jarmey, MCSP, DS, MRSS, achieved the credential of chartered physiotherapist in 1979 and subsequently taught body mechanics, bodywork therapy, and anatomy extensively throughout Europe for over 30 years. He was the author of several best-selling books, including The Concise Book of Muscles, Fourth Edition.

• Chapter 1. Anatomical TermsPositionsPlanesRegionsMovementsChapter 2. TissuesConnective TissueMuscle TissueChapter 3. BonesBone Development and GrowthCartilageFunctions of BonesTypes of Bone-According to DensityTypes of Bone-According to ShapeComponents of a Long BoneBone MarkingsChapter 4. The Axial SkeletonThe Skull, Comprising the Cranium and the Facial BonesThe Vertebral Column (Spine)The Bony ThoraxChapter 5. The Appendicular SkeletonThe Pectoral GirdleThe Upper LimbThe Pelvic Girdle (Os Innominatum)The Lower LimbGeneral Skeletal InterrelationshipsBony Landmarks Seen or Felt Near the Body SurfaceChapter 6. JointsPart One-Classification of JointsPart Two-Features of Specific JointsJoints of the Head and Vertebral ColumnJoints of the Ribs and SternumJoints of the Shoulder Girdle and Upper LimbJoints of the Pelvic Girdle and Lower LimbChapter 7. Peripheral Nerve SupplyCranial NervesCervical PlexusBrachial PlexusLumbosacral PlexusLumbar PlexusSacral PlexusChapter 8. The Musculoskeletal SystemStructure and Function of Skeletal MuscleMusculoskeletal MechanicsMuscle LibraryChapter 9. The Musculoskeletal System in Everyday LifeIntroductionSitting DownSitting to StandingStanding UprightWalkingWalking up StairsRunning and SprintingReferences