The frontal attack is usually the least desirable form of maneuver because it exposes the majority of the offensive force to the concentrated fires of the defenders. The battalion may conduct a frontal attack against a stationary or moving enemy force (Figure 4-6).
All of the twelve ribs articulate posteriorly with the vertebrae of the spine. Each rib forms two joints: Costotransverse joint â Between the tubercle of the rib, and the transverse costal facet of the corresponding vertebrae.
-Locate the glenoid fossa (where the humerus and the scapula articulate-ie, make a joint), it faces laterally. Clavicle-The clavicleâs flat end articulates with the acromion of the scapula and the knobbed end articulates with the sternum. It is somewhat s-shaped and the medial half is convex anteriorly and the lateral half is concave anteriorly.