Chapter 21: Lesson 3

Question 1

Fundamental movement patterns

Answer 1

Common and essential movements performed in daily life and are involved in exercise motions within a training session.

Question 2

Activities of daily living (ADL)

Answer 2

The fundamental tasks needed to manage basic self-care activities, such as bathing, dressing, grooming, meal preparation and feeding, and homemaking.

Question 3

Compound (multijoint) movement pattern

Answer 3

An exercise or movement pattern that involves multiple joints and muscle groups.

Question 4

Kyphotic/Kyphosis

Answer 4

The normal curvature of the thoracic spine region, creating a convex portion of the spine.

Question 5

Synergists

Answer 5

Muscles that assist agonists to produce a movement.

Question 6

Intervertebral stability

Answer 6

Stability and support of individual spine segments.

Question 7

Neuromuscular efficiency

Answer 7

The ability of the nervous system to recruit the correct muscles to produce force, reduce force, and dynamically stabilize the body’s structure in all three planes of motion.