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Kinesology Flashcards

1
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What are the 3 cardinal planes of the body?

A

Sagittal
Frontal (coronal)
Transverse (Horizontal)

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2
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What motions occur in the frontal plane?

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Abduction

Adduction

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3
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What motions occur in the sagittal plane?

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Flexion

Extension

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4
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What motions occur in the transverse plane?

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Medial/Lateral rotation

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5
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What plane splits the body into medial and lateral?

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Sagittal plane

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6
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What plane splits the body into anterior and posterior?

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Frontal plane

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7
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What plane splits the body into upper and lower sections?

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Transverse plane

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8
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Flexion and extension occur in what plane of motion?

A

Sagittal plane

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9
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Medial and lateral rotation occur in what plane of motion?

A

Transverse plane

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10
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Abduction and adduction occur in what plane of motion?

A

Frontal plane

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11
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What is the most common type of lever in the body?

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Class 3 lever

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12
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What lever is elbow flexion an example of?

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Class 3 lever

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13
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What is an example of a class 1 lever?

A

Cervical flexion (see saw)

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14
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Ankle plantarflexion is an example of what kind of lever?

A

Class 2 lever

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15
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What are the 3 types of joints that compose the body?

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Fibrous (synarthroses)
Cartilaginous (amphiarthroses)
Synovial (Diarthroses)

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16
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What type of joints are non-synovial and allow for little to no movement?

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Fibrous (synarthroses)

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17
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What are fibrous joints?

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Joints made of bones that are united by fibrous tissue

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18
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What kind of joints make up the sutures of the skull?

A

Fibrous (synarthroses)

19
Q

What is the term used to describe when a fibrous joint eventually fuses?

A

synostosis

20
Q

What is synostosis?

A

Eventual fusion of a joint

21
Q

What are three types of fibrous joints?

A

Suture
Syndesmosis
Gomphosis

22
Q

What type of fibrous joint is immovable?

A

Suture

23
Q

The tibia and fibula with the interosseous membrane is an example of what kind of fibrous joint?

A

Syndesmosis

24
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What are 2 examples of a syndesmosis?

A

tibia and fibula with the interosseous membrane

radius and ulna with the interosseous membrane

25
Q

What type of joint is a gomphosis joint?

A

Fibrous joint

26
Q

How many gomphosis joints are there in the human body? What are they?

A

2 in the body

Teeth and corresponding sockets in the mandible

27
Q

A tooth in its socket is an example of what kind of joint?

A

Gomphosis (fibrous)

28
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Amphiarthroses are what kind of joints?

A

Cartilaginous

29
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What are amphiarthoses?

A

Joints that have hyaline cartilage or fibrocartilage that connect one bone to another.

30
Q

What type of joint allows for little movement?

A

cartilaginous joint

31
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What are 2 types of cartilaginous joints?

A

Synchondrosis

Symphysis

32
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What type of joints are made up primarily of hyaline cartilage?

A

Synchondrosis

33
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What type of joints are the sternum and true rib articulations examples of?

A

Synchondrosis

34
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What type of cartilage makes up symphysis joints?

A

Hyaline OR fibrocartilage

35
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What type of joint is a symphysis joint?

A

cartilaginous joint (amphiarthroses)

36
Q

What is an example of symphysis joint?

A

Pubic symphysis

37
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What are the 5 distinguishing factors of a synovial joint?

A
  1. Joint cavity
  2. Articular cartilage
  3. Synovial membrane
  4. Synovial fluid
  5. Fibrous capsule
38
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What type of joint allows for free movement between bones?

A

Synovial joints

39
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What is another name for synovial joints?

A

Diarthroses

40
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What are 3 types of synovial joints?

A

Uni-axial
Bi-axial
Tri-axial

41
Q

What are 2 types of uniaxial joints? Provide examples for each.

A 
Hinge joint (elbow joint)
Pivot joint (AA joint)
42
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What are 2 types of biaxial joints? Provide examples for each.

A 
Condyloid joint (MCP joint of fingers)
Saddle (CMC joint of thumb)
43
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What are 2 types of triaxial joints? Provide examples for each.

A 
Plane joint (carpal joints)
Ball and socket (hip and shoulder joints)

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