Lecture 1: Terms and Center of Gravity Flashcards
Scientific study of motion from anatomical and mechanical prospective
Kinesiology
Name the terms:closer to the head or higher than another structure
cranial, superior, cephalic
Name the terms: closer to the feet or lower than another structure in the body
caudal, inferior
Name the terms:more in front than another structure
anterior, ventral (palmar, volar)
Name the terms:more in back than another structure
posterior, dorsal (dorsum)
Name the term:closer to the median plane than another structure
medial
Name the term:further away from the median plane
Lateral
Name the term:closer to the median plane or root of the limb
proximal
Name the term:further away from the root of the limb
distal
Name the term:on the same side
ipsilateral
Name the term:on opposite side of another structure
contralateral
Name the plane:divides the body into front and back
Frontal/coronal plane
An example of movement in this plane would be bending side to side
Frontal/coronal plane
Name the plane:divides the body into right and left halves
sagittal plane
An example of movement in this plane would be bending trunk forward and backward
sagittal plane
Name the plane:divides the body into upper and lower sections/ like a view from above
horizontal or transverse plane
An example of movement in this plane would be twisting at the waist
horizontal or transverse plane
Movement occurs ______ to the plane
parallel
The point around which movement occurs
pivot point
Name the axis:runs horizontally from one side of our body to the other; perpendicular to sagittal plane
Frontal or “X” axis
Name the axis:perpendicular to the ground
Vertical or “Y” axis
Name the axis:passes horizontally through our body from the front to the back
Sagittal or “Z” axis
Which movement does not occur in the sagittal plane around the frontal (x) axis?1. Flexion2. Extension3. Abduction4. Hyperextension5. Dorsiflexion/Plantarflexion
- Abduction (occurs in the frontal plane around (Z) axis
Which movement does not occur in the frontal plane around the sagittal (Z) axis?1. Internal rotation2. Abduction3. Adduction4. Lateral Flexion5. Radial/Ulnar deviation
- Internal rotation (occurs in the transverse plane around (Y) axis)