Biomechanics Exam 2 Flashcards
What are the 3 motions of the cartesian coordinate system?
Translation, rotation, curvilinear
What are the 3 Axes to the cartesian coordinate system?
X, Y, Z
Translation along axis
positive / negative
Rotation around an axis
positive / negative
what are the 6 degrees of freedom
3 axes of translation, 3 axes of rotation
How do body movements translate
-
how to translate vertebral movements / listings / corrections
-
cervical curvature
-
cervical functional anatomy
-
cervical primary movements
-
cervical orthogonal axes
-
why are certain cervical movements limited
-
important cervical region characteristics
- uncinate process / facet angles
thoracic curvatures
-
thoracic functional anatomy
-
thoracic primary movements
-
thoracic orthogonal axes
-
limited thoracic movements
-
important thoracic characteristics
- elongated spinous / facet angles
lumbar curvatures
-
lumbar functional anatomy
-
lumbar primary movements
-
lumbar orthogonal axes
-
limited lumbar movements
-