As described in Chapter 6, the skeleton is divided into axial and appendicular portions (see Figures 6.1 and 7.1). The axial skeleton is structured from 80 bones segregated intothree major regions: the skull, vertebral column, and thoraciccage (Figure 7.1) . This part of the skeleton (1) forms the lon-gitudinal axis of the body, (2) supports the head, neck, and Chapter 7 The Skeleton 199 7 Figure 7.1 The human skeleton.
Above: Some cameras have a switch to set it to auto or manual focus. Manual focus, meanwhile, disables autofocus and enables you to adjust it yourself. This is useful when the focusing system can't find focus for whatever reason, such as when it's too dark or when there's little contrast in the scene.
(AI Focus evaluates subject movement, automatically sets either one-shot AF or AI Servo AF automatically.) Drive mode is set to Single Shot, ISO is set to Auto, and the metering mode is set to Evaluative. Program AE: This is the first mode in the Creative Zone of the Mode Dial.