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PE 1.1.a > Joints, Muscles, Movements > Flashcards

Joints, Muscles, Movements Flashcards

1
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What is lateral rotation?

A

The bone or limb rotates around a single long axis outwards

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2
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What joint is the hip joint?

A

Ball and socket

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What is medial rotation?

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The bone or limb rotates around a single long axis inwards

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4
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What is horizontal flexion?

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Movement is parallel to the ground and towards the midline of the body

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What is horizontal extension?

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Movement is parallel to the ground and away from the midline of the body

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What is adduction?

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To bring together, movement towards the midline of the body

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7
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What is circumduction?

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Flexion, extension, adduction and abduction happening together in a conical movement

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8
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What is flexion?

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To bend, reducing the angle of the joint

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9
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What is extension?

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To straighten, increasing the angle of the joint

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10
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What is dorsi-flexion?

A

Ankle and toes point towards the body

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11
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What is plantar-flexion?

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Ankle and toes point away from the body

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12
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What is the role of the antagonist?

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To relax and lengthen

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13
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What is the role of the agonist?

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To contract and shorten

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14
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What is the muscle that causes the movement known as?

A

The prime mover

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15
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What does a tendon do?

A

Pulls on a bone to cause a movement

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16
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What is a fixator muscle?

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Muscle that keeps a body part fixed in shape during a movement

17
Q

What happens in the stretch-shortening cycle?

A

The agonist contracts and shortens and the antagonist relaxes and lengthens simultaneously to cause a movement

18
Q

What type of joint is the shoulder joint?

A

Ball and socket

19
Q

What type of joint is in the wrists?

A

Condyloid

20
Q

What are the three types of muscle?

A

Smooth
Cardiac
Skeletal

21
Q

What are the three stages of movement?

A

Preparation
Execution
Recovery

PE 1.1.a (5 decks)

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