Human Movement Sicence 4-1 Flashcards
Terms that describe locations on the body
Anatomical locations
Biomechanics
A study that uses principles of physics to quantitatively how forces interact within a body
Positioned above a point of reference
Superior
Positioned below a point of reference
Inferior
Positioned nearest the center of the body or point of reference
Proximal
Positioned farthest from the center of the body
Distal
On the front of the body
Anterior
On the back of the body
Posterior
Positioned near the middle of the body
Medial
Positioned farther away from the middle of the body
Lateral
Positioned on the opposite side of the body
Contrilateral
Positioned on the same side of the body
Ipsilateral
Movement in the three planes of motion is said to occur more predominately in a specific plane if it is …
Along the plane or parallel to it
This plane bisects the body into right and left halves and motion occurs around the coronal axis
Sagittal plane
Flexion and extension occur in which plane of motion?
Sagittal plane