kinesiology

Question 1

What are the two types of motion
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Answer 1

translation and rotation

Question 1

Rotation

Answer 1

movement of body about an axis

Question 2

Translation

Answer 2

Rectilinear motion (straight line) and Curvilinear motion (curved line)

Question 3

Active movements

Answer 3

movement produced by the person’s own muscles. e.g flexing an arm over the head

Question 4

Passive movement

Answer 4

in which a part of your body can move when someone or something is creating the movement e.g., resistance of a stretched ligament

Question 5

Anterior

Answer 5

Toward the front of the body

Question 6

Posterior

Answer 6

toward the back of the body

Question 7

Midline

Answer 7

an imaginary line that courses vertically through the center of the body

Question 8

Medial

Answer 8

Toward the midline of the body

Question 9

Lateral

Answer 9

Away from the midline of the body

Question 10

Superior

Answer 10

Above, towards the head

Question 11

Inferior

Answer 11

below, toward the feet

Question 12

Proximal

Answer 12

Closer to, toward the torso

Question 13

Distal

Answer 13

Away from the torso

Question 14

Cephalad

Answer 14

Toward the head

Question 15

Caudal

Answer 15

Toward the feet, or ‘tail’

Question 16

Superficial

Answer 16

Toward the surface of the body

Question 17

Deep

Answer 17

Toward the core of the body

Question 18

Origin

Answer 18

The proximal attachment of a muscle or ligament (closer to the torso)

Question 19

Insertion

Answer 19

The distal attachment of a muscle or ligament (away from the torso)

Question 20

Prone

Answer 20

Lying face down

Question 21

Supine

Answer 21

Lying face up