Kinesiology

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Kinetics

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Forces causing movement

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Kinesiology

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study of movement

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Kinematics

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the time, pace and mass aspect of a moving system

Question 4

thorax

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chest, primarily made up of the ribs, sternum, and thoracic vertebrae

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abdomen

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lower trunk, primarily made up of the pelvis, stomach, and lumbar vertebrae

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neck

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cervical vertebrae

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head

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cranium

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anatomical position

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the human body standing in an upright position, eyes facing forward, feet parallel and close together, and arms at the side of the body with the palms facing forward

Question 9

medial

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refers to a position, or location toward the midline

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lateral

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refers to a position, or location farther from the midline

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anterior

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refers to the front of the body, or a position closer to the front

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Posterior

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refers to the back of the body, or a position more toward the back

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Ventral

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anterior

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dorsal

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posterior

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distal

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away from the trunk

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proximal

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toward the trunk

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superior

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used to indicate a location of a body part that is above another, or to refer to the upper surface of an organ, or structure

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inferior

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indicates that a body part is below another, or refers to a lower surface of an organ or structure

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cranial

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head

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cephalad

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head

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cephal

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head

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caudal

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tail

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cauda

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tail

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supine

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lying straight, with face, or anterior surface, pointed upward

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prone

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position is horizontal with the face, or anterior surface pointed downward.

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bilateral

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refer to two, or both sides

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contralateral

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refers to opposite side

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ipsilateral

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refers to same side

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linear motion

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occurs in more or less a straight line from one location to another. All parts of the object move the same distance, and at the same time

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rectilinear motion

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movement that occurs in a straight line

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curvilinear motion

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movement that occurs in a curved path that is not necessarily circular

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angular motion

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movement of an object around a fixed point

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rotary motion

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angular motion

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osteokinematics

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deals with the relationship of the movement of bones around a joint axis

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arthrokinematic

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joint surface movement

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flexion

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the bending movement of one bone on another, bringing two segments together and causing a decrease in joint angle

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palmar flexion

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flexion at the wrist

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plantar flexion

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flexion at the ankle

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extension

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the straightening movement of one bone away from another, causing an increase of the joint angle. Returns the body part to the anatomical position after it has been flexed

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hyperextension

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the continuation of extension beyond the anatomical position

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dorisflexion

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extension at the wrist, or ankle, refers to movement toward the dorsum (superior aspect) of the arm or foot

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abduction

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movement away from midline

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adduction

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movement toward the midline

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horizontal abduction

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begun by either flexion, or abduction so that the arm is at shoulder level, from this position movement backward

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horizontal adduction

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begun by either flexion, or abduction so that the arm is at shoulder level, from this position movement forward

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radial deviation

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when the hand moves laterally, or toward the thumb side

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ulnar deviation

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when the hand moves medially, from the anatomical position toward the little finger side at the wrist

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lateral bending

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when the trunk moves sideways, can be done either right, or left

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circumduction

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a motion that describes a circular cone-shaped pattern, it involves a combination of four joint motions 1) flexion 2) abduction 3)extension 4)adduction

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rotation

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movement of a bone, or part around its longitudinal axis

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medial rotation

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rotation with medial surface rolling inward toward the midline

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lateral rotation

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if the anterior surface rolls outward away from the midline

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pronation

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from the anatomical position,the rotation of the forearm causing the palm facing backward

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supination

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in the anatomical position, the rotation of the forearm causing the direction of palm

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inversion

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from the anatomical position moving the sole of the foot inward toward the midline

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eversion

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from the anatomical position moving the sole of the foot outward from the midline

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protraction

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mostly a linear movement along a plane parallel to the ground and away from the posterior midline

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retraction

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mostly a linear movement along a plane parallel to the ground toward the posterior midline