Intro to Biomechanics Flashcards
What is kinesiology?
Study of movement
What is biomechanics?
Study of internal muscle forces and external forces that act on the body.
What is anatomical position?
Standing erect with palms facing forward
What axis is on the sagittal plane?
Mediolateral
What axis is on the transverse plane?
Vertical/Longitudinal Axis
What axis is on the frontal/coronal plane?
Anteroposterior axis
What does movement happen on?
Planes
What does movement happen around?
Axes
What is flexion?
Decreasing a joint angle
What is extension
Increasing a joint angle
What is hyper extension?
Past extension and away from the body
What is lateral flexion?
Flexion happening on the frontal plane
What is dorsiflexion?
Movement so the toes point superiorly
What is plantar flexion?
Movement so the toes point inferiorly
What are rigid body mechanics?
Simplifying the body to being just the bones to see movement`