COGs and BW Percentages of Body Segments

Question 1

head

Answer 1

sphenoid sinus (6.9%)

Question 2

head and neck

Answer 2

inferior surface of basioccipital bone (7.9%)

Question 3

head, neck, and trunk

Answer 3

anterior to T11 vertebrae (59%)

Question 4

arm

Answer 4

medial head of triceps adjacent to radial groove (2.7%)

Question 5

forearm

Answer 5

pronator teres insertion (1.6%)

Question 6

hand

Answer 6

axis of third metacarpal bone (0.6%)

Question 7

upper limb

Answer 7

just above elbow joint (4.9%)

Question 8

thigh

Answer 8

adductor brevis (or adductor magnus or vastus medialis) (9.7%)

Question 9

leg

Answer 9

below popliteus (4.5%)

Question 10

foot

Answer 10

plantar ligaments (1.4%)

Question 11

lower limb

Answer 11

just above knee joint (15.6%)

Question 12

whole body

Answer 12

one inch anterior to S2 (100%)