Exam 1: Part 1 Flashcards
Kinesiology
Study of motion or human movement
Structural kinesiology
study of muscles as they are involved in science of movement
what are the 3 planes of motion?
Sagittal, Frontal, Transverse
What does the sagittal plane do?
Flection and extension
What does the frontal plane do?
Abduction and adduction
What does the transverse plane do?
Rotation
What axis is the sagittal plane in?
Frontal axis
What axis is the frontal plane in?
sagittal axis
What axis is the transverse plane in?
vertical axis
How does the sagittal plane and axis divide the body?
bilateral
How does the frontal plane and axis divide the body?
Into anterior and posterior
How does the transverse plane and axis divide the body?
Into inferior and superior
A joint is more stable…
The less mobile it is
A joint is less stable…
the more mobile it is
What is the axial made up of?
The head, neck, and trunk
What is the appendicular made up of?
upper and lower limbs
What are the 5 types of bone?
Long, short, flat, irregular, and sesamoid
Sesamoid bone can…
change the angle of the pull in the tendon