Chapter 10: Muscular Training Assessments Flashcards
Musular Endurance
The ability of a muscle or muscle group to exert force against a resistance over a sustained period of time.
Muscular Strength
The maximal force a muscle or muscle group can exert during contraction.
Mobility
The degree to which an articulation is allowed to move before being restricted by surrounding tissues.
Stability
Characteristic of the body’s joints or posture that represents resistance to change of position.
Kinetic Chain
The concept that joints and segments have an effect on one another during movement.
Neuromuscular Efficiency
The ability of the neuromuscular system to allow muscles that produce movement and muscles that provide stability to work together synergistically as an integrated functional unit.
Length-tension Relationship
This refers to the relationship between the length of the sarcomere or muscle fiber and the ability to produce force/tension.
Force-couple relationships
A situation in which muscles work as a group to provide opposing, directional, or contralateral pulls to achieve balanced movement.
Line of Gravity
A theoretical vertical line passing through the center of gravity, dissecting the body into two hemispheres.
External rotation
Outward turning about the vertical axis of bone.
Eversion
Rotation of the foot to direct the plantar surface outward; occurs in the frontal plane.
Plantar Flexion
Distal movement of the plantar surface of the foot; opposite of dorsiflexion.
Dorsiflexion
Movement of the foot up toward the shin.
Center of Mass
The point around which all weight is evenly distributed; also called center of gravity.
Absolute Strength
The maximal amount of weight an individual can lift one time.
