CH 1 FAOT Flashcards
Insertion
More movable attachment
Usually distal
Origin
Attachment that moves the least
Usually proximal
Sagittal plane:
Divides body into right and left sides
Midsagittal plane in center of body (midline)
Flexion and extension movements
Frontal plane:
Coronal plane
Divides body into anterior and posterior portions
Abduction and adduction movements
Transverse plane:
Divides body into inferior and superior portions
Rotatory (rotary) movements
Axes of Motion
Joints rotate around axes of motion.
Axis is joint’s center of rotation.
Frontal axis:
Medial to lateral
Sagittal axis:
Anterior to posterior
Vertical axis:
Inferior to superior
Kinetic Chains
Cooperative, interdependent movement of segments and joints of the body
Closed-chain:
Functional movement
Proximal joints moving in relation to fixed/distal segment
Promote stabilization
Examples:
Pushing a grocery cart
Squatting to pick up a box
Open-chain:
Free movement of distal segment in space
Allows joints to move together OR independently of others
Promotes mobility
Example: conducting an orchestra
Force
Any push or pull of matter
Tensile force:
Pulling
Compressive force:
Pushing
Moment:
Turning effect of force
Ability to rotate an object around an axis
Synonymous with torque
Action:
Specific motion a muscle can generate at a joint
Synonymous with moment
Moment arm:
Lever arm
Distance from a joint to the muscle
Mechanical advantage:
Leverage
Levers:
Pulley systems
Provide mechanical advantage
Generate functional motion
First-class lever:
Exerted force and resistive force on opposite sides of axis
Examples: seesaw, human neck
Second-class lever:
Resistive force closer to
axis than exerted force
and on same side
Examples: using a
wheelbarrow, the ankle
Third-class lever:
Most common in human body
Allows for higher-velocity
movements
Joint reaction force:
Force generated within the joint in response to external forces acting upon it
Stress:
Amount of applied force per area
Example: pounds per square inch
Strain:
Amount of material displacement under
specific amount of stress
Elasticity
The ability to stretch and return to the
original shape
Young’s modulus:
Stiffness of a material
Stress-strain diagram
Elastic deformation:
Ability to return to normal shape after strain
Yield point:
Maximum stress that can be sustained before tissue failure
Plastic deformation:
Sprain
Permanent deformation of tissue but retains continuity
Biomechanics:
Examines the structure, function, and motion of the biological systems that make up a living organism
Biomechanics of Bone
Made of collagen and calcium
Cortical bone:
Greater mineral content than collagen
Shaft of long bones
Rigid support
Cancellous (spongy) bone:
Higher collagen content
Found in marrow cavity and at end of long bones
Articular (hyaline) cartilage:
Covers ends of long bones
Dense connective tissue to
absorb force between bones
Multiple layers
Ligaments:
Connect bone to bone
Joint stability
Tendons
Connect muscle to bone
Transfer force
Joint capsule:
Dense fibrous sleeve around
synovial joint
Passive stability
Contains synovial fluid