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Chapter 1 Objectives Flashcards

1
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The study of movement

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Kinesiology

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2
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Mechanical principles that relate to the human body

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Biomechanics

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3
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Forces causing movement

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Kinetics

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4
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The time, space and mass aspects of a moving system

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Kinematics

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5
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Describe and identify the arm

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The bone between the shoulder and the elbow joint

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6
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Describe and identify the forearm

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Between the elbow in the wrist (includes radius and ulna)

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7
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Describe and identify the hand

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Distal to the wrist

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8
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Describe and identify the thigh

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(femur) between the hip and the knee

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9
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Describe and identify the leg

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(Tibia and Fibula) between the knee and ankle joints

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10
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Describe and identify the foot

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distal to the ankle

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11
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describe and identify the thorax

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(chest) made up of the ribs, sternum, and thoracic vertebrae

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12
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describe and identify the abdomen

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(lower trunk) made up of the pelvis, stomach and lumbar vertebrae

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13
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describe and identify the neck

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cervical vertebrae

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14
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describe and identify the head

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cranium

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15
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describe and identify the upper extremities

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arm, forearm, hand

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16
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describe and identify the lower extremities

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thigh, leg, foot

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17
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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

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Anatomical Position

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18
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toward the midline

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medial

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19
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farther from the midline

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lateral

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20
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front of the body

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anterior (ventral)

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21
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back of the body

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posterior (dorsal)

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22
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away from the trunk

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distal

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23
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toward the trunk

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proximal

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24
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above another location

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superior

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below another location

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inferior

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refers to a position close to the head

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refers to a position closer to the feet

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towards the surface

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superficial

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below the surface

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lying straight, with the face, or anterior surface pointed upward

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horizontal, with the face, or anterior surface, pointed downward

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refers to two, or both sides

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refers to one side

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unilateral

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refers to the opposite side

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contralateral

35
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refers to the same side

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ipsilateral

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occurs in more or less straight line from one location to another

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linear motion

37
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motion occurring in a straight line

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rectilinear motion

38
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movement occurring in a curved path that is not necessarily circular

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curvilinear motion

39
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movement of an object around a fixed point

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angular motion

40
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the relationship of the movement of bones around a joint axis

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osteokinematics

41
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the relationship of joint surface movement

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arthokinematics

42
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the bending of one bone on another, bringing the two segments together causing a decrease in joint angle

43
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flexion at the wrist

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palmar flexion

44
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flexion at the ankle

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plantar flexion

45
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straightening movement of one bone away from another, causing an increase of the joint angle

46
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continuation of extension beyond anatomical position

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hyperextension

47
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extension at the wrist and ankle joints

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dorsiflexion

48
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movement away from the midline

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movement toward the midline

50
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shoulder movement backward

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horizontal abduction

51
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shoulder moving forward

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horizontal adduction

52
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when the hand moves laterally, or toward the thumb side

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radial deviation

53
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when the hand moves medially from the anatomical position toward the little finger side at the wrist

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ulnar deviation

54
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trunk moves sideways

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lateral bending

55
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motion that describes a circular, cone-shaped pattern

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circumduction

56
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anterior surface rolls inward toward the midline

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medial rotation (internal rotation)

57
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anterior surface rolls outward, away from the midline

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lateral rotation (external rotation)

58
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in anatomical position, the forearm is in ______

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supination

59
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the palm is facing backward

60
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moving the sole of the foot inward at the ankle

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moving the sole of the foot outward

62
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linear movement in the same plane parallel to the ground and away from the posterior midline

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protraction

63
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linear movement in the same plane but toward the posterior midline

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retraction

PTA 149 (5 decks)

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