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Spines come in three parts in animation: cervical goes from skull to C-7 just above the ribs, thoracic
goes from the first rib down to the tenth, and lumbar from there down to the end of the tail
Skeletal biological sex is largely determined by the angle of the pelvic blades, where male pelvises
are almost always shaper than female ones
Iliac crests are important and a few inches above the greater trochanter, the knobbly bit attached to
the ball joint
Connotation is key - each shape carries them, mush ‘em together to guide peoples’ assumptions
Origin and insertion – origin being the least mobile point in the muscle (usually proximal), insertion
being the most distant
MUSCLES NEVER PUSH, ONLY PULL, also gravity doesn’t affect muscle movement very much at all
Not all muscle groups have a specific paired group, pecs have three counters for instance
Deltoid made of origin at the top, anterior near the front, posterior near the back, and achromic in
the middle
Both parts of the paired muscles work at once to achieve a specific result, never does one operate
without the other