Fitness and sports science

Question 1

Anatomia

Answer 1

anatomy

Question 2

Apparato

Answer 2

system, group of organs working together

Question 3

Organo

Answer 3

an organ

Question 4

relazioni spaziali

Answer 4

spatial relationships - the arrangement of structures in three dimensional space

Question 5

Termini concordati

Answer 5

agreed-upon terms

Question 6

Orientamento spaziale

Answer 6

spatial orientation, the position of a structure in relation to other structures.

Question 7

Apparato locomotore

Answer 7

locomotor system - the system responsible for movement

Question 8

stazione eretta

Answer 8

erect position - standing upright

Question 9

arti superiori

Answer 9

upper limbs

Question 10

tronco

Answer 10

trunk of the body

Question 11

palme delle mani

Answer 11

palms of the hands

Question 12

parallelepipedo

Answer 12

parallelepiped - a three dimensional shape with six rectangular face

Question 13

piani

Answer 13

planes ( flat surfaces)

Question 14

laterali

Answer 14

lateral (to the side)

Question 15

frontali

Answer 15

frontal (to the front)

Question 16

orizzontali

Answer 16

horizontal (level with the horizon)

Question 17

Equidistanti

Answer 17

Equidistant (equal distance apart)

Question 18

movimenti

Answer 18

movements

Question 19

piani anatomici di riferimento

Answer 19

anatomical reference planes

Question 20

assi

Answer 20

axes (imaginary lines around which movement occurs)

Question 21

termini di posizione

Answer 21

terms of position

Question 22

piano sagittale mediano

Answer 22

median sagittal plane ( a vertical plane that divides the body into two halves)

Question 23

simmetria

Answer 23

symmetry (the arrangment of parts that are mirrored on opposite sides)

Question 24

antero-posteriore

Answer 24

anteroposterior ( from front to back)pi

Question 25

piano frontale

Answer 25

frontal plane ( a vertical plane that divides the body into front and back halves)

Question 26

piano orizzontale o traversale

Answer 26

horizontal or transverse plane ( a horizontal plane that divides the body into upper and lower halves).

Question 27

stazione eretta

Answer 27

erect position