functional anatomy

Question 1

define functional anatomy

Answer 1

functional anatomy is the understanding of what different working structures are called and how they inter-operate.

Question 2

define proximal

Answer 2

proximal means closer to it’s origin.

Question 3

define distal

Answer 3

distal means further away from it’s origin.

Question 4

define inferior

Answer 4

inferior means lower

Question 5

define superior

Answer 5

superior means higher

Question 6

example of inferior and superior

Answer 6

the head is superior to the neck. The pelvis is inferior to the neck.

Question 7

define lateral

Answer 7

lateral mean away frome the midline of the body

Question 8

define medial

Answer 8

medial means towards the midline of the body.

Question 9

example of lateral and medial

Answer 9

theye are lateral from the nose, the nose is medial to the eyes

Question 10

why is it important for sport scientists to know terms of movenment?

Answer 10

so you can get a proper description of what may be hurting to prevent or fix injury.

Question 11

define flexion

Answer 11

Flexion occurs when a joints angle decreases

Question 12

define extension

Answer 12

extension occurs when the joints angle increaess

Question 13

example of flexion

Answer 13

bicep curl

Question 14

example of extension

Answer 14

lowering of bicep curl

Question 15

define abduction

Answer 15

moving away from the midline of the body

Question 16

define adduction

Answer 16

moving towards the midline of the body

Question 17

define circumduction

Answer 17

circumduction is the conical (creating the outine of a cone) movenmnet of a limb with the distal part of the body.

Question 18

define rotation

Answer 18

rotation occurs internally from either the shoulder or hip joints.

Question 19

define supination

Answer 19

• supination is twisting the wrist laterally ( thumbs to the outside of the body)
  Simplified- thumbs up

Question 20

Define pronation

Answer 20

• pronation is twisting the wrist medically (thumbs to the inside of the body.
  Simplified- thumbs down

Question 21

define planter-flexion

Answer 21

Planterflexion occurs when you point your toe towards the ground from the ankle.
Simplifled- point down

Question 22

define dorsi flexion

Answer 22

dorsi flexion occurs when you point your toes towards the sky from your ankle.
Simplified- point up