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Kinesiology

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The study of movement

Fields involved : anatomy, phisiology, physics and geometry which all relate to human motion.

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biomechanics

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mechanical principles that relaye directly to the human body

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kinetics

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forces that cause movement

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kinematics

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time, space and mass aspects of a moving system

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chronic

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long time

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lateral

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outside

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epocondile

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end of long bone

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itis

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inflamation

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medial

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inner

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Anatomical position

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human body standing upright eyes forward, feet parallel and close together arms at the side of body with pals facing forward

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Fundamental position

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same as anatomical but palms facing the side of body

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medial

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location or position toward midline- inner

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lateral

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refers to position or location further from midline

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anterior

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refers to front of body or position closer to the front than the back

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posterior

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back of body or position more to the back

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superior

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above

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inferior

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below

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ventral

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synonym for anterior

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dorsal

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synonym for posterior

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distal

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away from trunk

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proximal

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towards trunk

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cranial

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close to or toward head

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caudal

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closer to feet

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superficial

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depth of a structure- more on surface

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deep

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closer to the core of body

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Sagittal Plane of motion

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splits body in left and right half
passes front to back
flexion/extension

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Frontal plane of motion

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divides body in front in back
passes side to side
abduction/adduction

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Transverse plane of motion

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divides body top and bottom
passes through horizontally
rotation

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Frontal Axis of motion

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runs through joint side to side

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Sagittal axis of motion

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runs through joint from front to back

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Vertical axis of motion

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Runs through joint from top to bottom.

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flexion

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bending movement of one bone on another causing a decrease in joint angle

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extension

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straightening movement of one bone from another causing increase in joint angle

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hyperextension

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is moving into extension beyond anatomical position

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abduction

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movement away from midline

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adduction

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bringing back toward midline

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circumduction

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combination of motion in which the distal end of the extremity makes a wide circle in the air

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rotation

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movement of bone or part around its longitudinal axis

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inversion

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moving sole of foot inward at ankle

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eversion

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moving sole of foot outward at ankle

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prrotraction

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movement along a plane parallel to the ground away from midline

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retraction

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movement along a plane parallel to the ground toward midline

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supination

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body in anatomical position with palms anterior

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pronation

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forearm position with palm posterior or down

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palmar flexion

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extension at wrist

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plantar flexion

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extension at ankle

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dorsiflexion

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flexion at ankle

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horizontal adduction

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flexed 90 deg and adducted

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horizontal abduction

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shoulder is flexed 90 deg and abducted

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ulnar deviation

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adduction of the wrist in anatomical position

moving closer to ulna

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radial deviation

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abduction of the wrist in anatomical position

moving closer to radius

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thorax

A

chest

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abdomen

A

lower trunk

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cranial

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head

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supine

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lying straight with face or anterior pointed upward

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prone

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horizontal with face or anterior pointed downward

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bilateral

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two or both sides

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contralateral

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opposite side

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ipsilateral

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same side of body

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linear motion

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occurs more or less in straight line from one location to another. same distance , same direction 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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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 (axis)

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