Lesson 9: Human Movement

Question 1

What movement does anterior (venrtal) refer to?

Answer 1

Towards the front.

Question 2

What movement does posterior (dorsal) refer to?

Answer 2

Towards the back.

Question 3

What does superior mean?

Answer 3

Towards the head.

Question 4

What does inferior mean?

Answer 4

Away from the head.

Question 5

What does medial mean?

Answer 5

Towards the midline of the body.

Question 6

What does lateral mean?

Answer 6

Away from the midline of the body.

Question 7

What does proximal mean?

Answer 7

Towards the attached end of the limb, origin of the structure or midline of the body.

Question 8

What does distal mean?

Answer 8

Away from the attached end of the limb, origin of structure or midline of the body.

Question 9

What does superficial mean?

Answer 9

External - located close to or on the body.

Question 10

What does deep mean?

Answer 10

Internal - located beneath the body surface and further than the superficial structures.

Question 11

What does cervical mean?

Answer 11

Is a regional term referring to the neck.

Question 12

What does thoracic mean?

Answer 12

Is a regional term referring to the portion of the body between the abdomen and neck aka the chest/thorax.

Question 13

What does lumbar mean?

Answer 13

Is a regional term referring to the portion of the back between the pelvis and abdomen.

Question 14

What does plantar mean?

Answer 14

The sole of your feet.

Question 15

What does dorsal mean?

Answer 15

The top surface of feet/hands.

Question 16

What does palmar mean?

Answer 16

The anterior/ventral surface of the hands.

Question 17

What is the sagittal plane?

Answer 17

A longitudinal line that divides the body into right and left.

Question 18

What is the frontal plane?

Answer 18

A longitudinal section that divides the body into anterior/posterior parts.
This lies at a right angle to the sagittal plane.

Question 19

What is the transverse plane?

Answer 19

The horizontal plane that divides the body into superior and inferior.

Question 20

What is the meaning of the root word - arthro

Answer 20

Joint

Question 21

What is the meaning of the root word - bi

Answer 21

Two

Question 22

What is the meaning of the root word - brachium

Answer 22

Arm

Question 23

What is the meaning of the root word - cardio

Answer 23

Heart

Question 24

What is the meaning of the root word - cephalo

Answer 24

Head

Question 25

What is the meaning of the root word - chondro

Answer 25

Cartilage

Question 26

What is the meaning of the root word - costo

Answer 26

Rib

Question 27

What is the meaning of the root word - dermo

Answer 27

Skin

Question 28

What is the meaning of the root word - hemo/hemat

Answer 28

Blood

Question 29

What is the meaning of the root word - ilio

Answer 29

ilium

Question 30

What is the meaning of the root word - myo

Answer 30

Muscle

Question 31

What is the meaning of the root word - os/osteo

Answer 31

Bone

Question 32

What is the meaning of the root word - pulmo

Answer 32

Lung

Question 33

What is the meaning of the root word - thoraco

Answer 33

Chest

Question 34

What is the meaning of the root word - tri

Answer 34

Three

Question 35

Does static balance exercises involve widening the base of support or narrowing it?

Answer 35

narrowing

Question 36

What are the 4 primary types of tissue?

Answer 36

muscular
nervous
connective
epithelial

Question 37

What movements take place in the frontal plane?

Answer 37

abduction
adduction
elevation
depression
inversion
eversion

Question 38

true or false, joint mobility must never be attained by compromising joint stability?

Answer 38

true

Question 39

should you perform open or closed chain exercises when looking to improve joint stability?

Answer 39

closed