Chapter 5-Human Movement Science Flashcards
Positioned near the middle of the body
Medial
Positioned on the same side of the body
Ipsilateral
What is the position of the limbo-pelvic-hip complex during running movements?
A slight forward lean with neutral spine
The position with the body erect with the arms at the side and the palms forward
Anatomical position
Positioned above a point of reference
Superior
Positioned below a point of reference
Inferior
Positioned on the back of the body
Posterior
Positioned on the front of the body
Anterior
Positioned nearest the center of the body or point of reference
Proximal
Positioned farthest from the center of the body or point of reference
Distal
Positioned toward the outside of the body
Lateral
Positioned near the middle of the body
Medial
Positioned on the opposite side of the body
Contralateral
An imaginary bisector that divides the body into right and left halves
Sagittal plane
What movements can only occur side to side, as if there were a wall in front and behind the body?
Frontal plane movements
What movements occur in the transverse plane of motion?
Rotations
What movements primarily occur in the frontal plane of motion?
Abduction/adduction; lateral flexion; eversion/inversion
A bending movement in which the relative angle between two adjacent segments decreases
Flexion
A movement in the frontal plane away from the midline of the body
Abduction
In which plane of motion do forward and backward movement, including flexion and extension, occur?
Sagittal
An imaginary bisector that divides the body into top and bottom halves
Transverse plane
What are four movements occurring in the transverse plane of motion?
Trunk rotation, throwing, golfing, swinging a bat
Movement in plane occurs about an axis running perpendicular to the plane
Joint motion
A straightening movement in which the relative angle between two adjacent segments increases
Extension
Movement in the frontal plane back toward the midline of the body
Adduction