Exam 1 Flashcards
Define plane
flat surface along which movement takes place
Define Axes
line that body/limbs rotate around
identify the 3 different planes
explain each
-saggital plane: cuts body in half through chest
-transversal plane: cuts body in half at hips horizontally
-coronal/frontal plane: cuts body anterior and posteriorly
Identify 3 different axes
-mediolateral/frontal: line that goes from hip bone to hip bone horizontally
-vertical/longitudinal: lines form head to toe
- anteroposterior axis: line goes from front back horizontally (saggital)
where do flextion and extension occur
saggital plane around mediolateral/frontal axis
when does flexion occur
when angle at joint DECREASES
when does extension occur
when angle at joint INCREASES
ankle flexion and extension terminology
Dorsiflexion: toes go up (flexion)
Plantarflexion: point toes (extension)
which joints move along saggital plane when walking
hip, knee and ankle
where does adduction occur
frontal plane around saggital/anteroposterior axis
define ABduction
moving limb AWAY from midline of body (arm goes up)
define ADduction
moving limb towards midline of body (bringing arm back down)
does the knee move in the frontal plane
yes at 6 degrees no more
does the ankle move in the frontal plane
yes
-inversion: bend foot in
-eversion: bend foot out (doesn’t work as much)
where do internal and external rotation occur
transverse plane around vertical/longitudinal axis
what is internal rotation
rotting limb towards midline of body (twist arm in)
what is external rotation
rotating limbs out (twist arm out)
is there movement in transverse plane during gait/walking
yes 7-15 degrees
what is the difference between internal and external loading
-internal loading: applies force (adding something to body)
-external loading: deforms internal structures to produce movement(create mechanical stress)
what are the different types of mechanical loads
-uniaxial: compression, tension, shear
-combined: bending and torsion
define stress (including units)
force per unit area over which the force acts (=force/surface area)
it is multidirectional
units: N/m^2
define and identify 3 different types of stress (loading)
-Tension: pulling/stretching force directed axially through a body (pulling arms in different directions)
-compression: pressing or squeezing force directed axially through a body (pushing down on someones head)
-shear: force directed parallel to a surface (pushing upper body to right and lower body to left)