Kinseology

Question 1

What is kinseology?

Answer 1

The study of movement.

Question 2

What is Anatomical position?

Answer 2

Standing up, Eyes Forward
Arms by the side, palm forward
toes forward

Question 3

What are Anatomical Planes and The Types?

Answer 3

An imaginary line drawn through the anatomical position either horizontally or vertically.
Types:
Coronal (Frontal Plane), Sagittal Plane, Traverse Plane

Question 4

Coronal Plane

Answer 4

Divides the body into front and back

Question 5

Sagittal Plane

Answer 5

Divides the body into left and right sides

Question 6

Traverse Plane

Answer 6

Divides the body into superior and inferior parts (top and bottom)

Question 7

Medial

Answer 7

towards the midline

Question 8

Lateral

Answer 8

towards the side of the body (away from the middle)

Question 9

proximal

Answer 9

Near the trunk or near point of origin

Question 10

distal

Answer 10

Away from trunk or away from point of origin

Question 11

Inferior

Answer 11

Below or away from the head (near the feet)

Question 12

Superior

Answer 12

Above or towards the head

Question 13

Cranial

Answer 13

Towards the head

Question 14

Anterior/ Ventral

Answer 14

towards the front of the body

Question 15

Caudal

Answer 15

toward the tailbone

Question 16

Posterior/ Dorsal

Answer 16

Towards the back of the body

Question 17

What is the articular system?

Answer 17

series of joints that allow movement

Question 18

Articulation and functions

Answer 18

When 2 bones come into contact and allow motion and stability

Question 19

What are the classification of joints?

Answer 19

Synarthroses- immovable
Amphiarthroses- slightly movable
Diarthroses- freely movable

Question 20

Synarthroses and types

Answer 20

Held together by fibrous tissues.
Sutures- skull
syndesmoses- bones connected by ligaments between the bones. ex. radius and ulna
gomphoses- gums and teeth

Question 21

Amphiarthroses

Answer 21

Connected by fibrous or hyaline cartilage

Question 22

Diarthroses

Answer 22

They are the most moveable joints
Ends covered in articular cartilage,
Outside the joint capsule is the articular capsule
separated by a space (joint cavity),
inside the joint cavity is the synovial membrane which secretes synovial fluid

Question 23

Joint Stability Factors

Answer 23

Shape of the bones
Ligaments connecting the bones
Muscle tone

Question 24

Types of Synovial Joints (6)

Answer 24

Pivot Joints (radius and ulna)
Gliding Joints (carpals and tarsals)
Ball and Socket joints (shoulder)
Hinge joint (elbow)
Condyloid Joint (metacarpals and phalanges)
Saddle joint (thumb)

Question 25

Types of Movements (18)

Answer 25

Flexion, Extension, Hyperextension
Abduction, Adduction
Rotation, Cirumduction
Supination, Pronation
Elevation, Depression
Opposition
Plantar Flexion, Dorsiflexion
Inversion, Eversion
Protraction, Retraction

Question 26

Closed chained exercises

Answer 26

The hand or foot is in a fixed position with a surface, usually the ground (Ex: squats)

Question 27

Open Chain exercises

Answer 27

The furthest part of the chain (hand or foot) moves freely not affecting other parts of the body. Ex: picking up a cup of water.

Question 28

Joint Disorders (5 types)

Answer 28

Bursitis, Arthritis, Rheumatic Fever
Rheumatoid Arthritis, Primary Fibrositis, osteoarthritis, and gout