Chapter 1 Objectives Flashcards
The study of movement
Kinesiology
Mechanical principles that relate to the human body
Biomechanics
Forces causing movement
Kinetics
The time, space and mass aspects of a moving system
Kinematics
Describe and identify the arm
The bone between the shoulder and the elbow joint
Describe and identify the forearm
Between the elbow in the wrist (includes radius and ulna)
Describe and identify the hand
Distal to the wrist
Describe and identify the thigh
(femur) between the hip and the knee
Describe and identify the leg
(Tibia and Fibula) between the knee and ankle joints
Describe and identify the foot
distal to the ankle
describe and identify the thorax
(chest) made up of the ribs, sternum, and thoracic vertebrae
describe and identify the abdomen
(lower trunk) made up of the pelvis, stomach and lumbar vertebrae
describe and identify the neck
cervical vertebrae
describe and identify the head
cranium
describe and identify the upper extremities
arm, forearm, hand
describe and identify the lower extremities
thigh, leg, foot
human body standing in an upright position, eyes facing forward, feet parallel and close together, and arms at the sides of the body with the palms facing forward
Anatomical Position
toward the midline
medial
farther from the midline
lateral
front of the body
anterior (ventral)
back of the body
posterior (dorsal)
away from the trunk
distal
toward the trunk
proximal
above another location
superior
below another location
inferior