Foundations of Exercise Science Flashcards
Biomechanics
Study of how forces affect a living body
Kinetic Chain
The interrelation of the actions of the nervous, muscular and skeletal systems to create movement
Kinesiology
Study of human movement
Anatomic Position
Body reference: upright, arms besides truck and palms and head facing forward
Superior/Inferior
Above/Below a landmark Closer to head/Closer to feet
Proximal/Distal
Closer/Further to the centerof of the body or landmark
Medial/Lateral
Toward/Away from midline of body
Contralateral/Ipsilateral
Opposite/Same side of the body
Sagittal
Forward and Backward Motions
Right and Left Sides
Walls parallel to the left and right side of person: only movement between these imaginary walls can occur
Frontal
Lateral(side to side) Motions
Front Half and Back Half
Walls parallel to the front of body and behind the body: person restricted by those walls and can only move side to side
Transverse
Rotation
Top Half and Bottom Half
Movements parallel to this imaginary line between top and bottom
Walking, Cycling, Squatting
Sagittal Movements
Jumping Jacks, Side Lunges
Frontal Movements
Lunges with roation, roundhouse kicks
Transverse Movements
Sagittal Plane Motions
Flexion/Extension at neck, trunk, shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee, ankle
Dorsiflexion
Flexed Foot
Anterior Flexion of the foot
Dorsal/Top of of Foot moves up and away from the ground
Sagittal Plane
Plantar Flexion
Pointed Foot
Posterior Extension of the foot where top of the foo moves down toward the ground
Sagittal Plane
Femoral-On-Pelvic Rotation
Flexion at the hip to hip hinge foward
Sagittal Plane
Pelvic-On-Femoral Rotation
Staight Leg Flexion
Sagittal Plane
Frontal Plane Motions
ABduction/ADDuction
Lateral Flexion of the Neck and Spine
Eversion and Inversion of the ankle
ABduction
body part is moving away from the midline
Frontal Plane
ADDuction
body part is moving toward the midline
Eversion
bottow of foot rotates outward (laterally)
Inversion
bottom of foot rotates inwards (medially)
Scapular Retraction
Movement of the shoulder blade closer to the spine
Scapular Protraction
Movement of the shoulder blade forward and away from spine
Transverse Plane Motions
Internal/External Rotation Pronation/Supination Horizontal ABduction and ADDuction Scapular Retraction and Protraction Neck and Spinal Rotation
External Rotation
Turning a limb or body segment away from the midline of the body
Internal Rotation
Turning a limb or body segment towards the midline of the body
Pronation of the ankle
Tri-planar motion: eversion, dorsiflexion, ABduction