Mobility Flashcards
Synarthroses
immovable joints
some flexibility during youth
Amphiarthroses
allow for limited movement.
joints between vertebrae and pubic bones
Diarthroses
also known as synovial joints are freely moveable
Skeletal muscles
moves bones and joints
smooth muscle
located in digestive tract and other hollow structures, such as bladder and blood vessels
cardiac muscle
unique to the heart
Point of origin
connection point of muscle and bone on stationary bones
point of insertion
connection point of muscle and bone on moveable bone
Belly (muscle)
thickest part of muscle located between the point of origin and insertion
isometric exercise
involves muscle contractions without movement
isotonic exercise
involves movement of the joint during the muscle contraction
isokinetic exercise
performed with specialized apparatuses that proved variable reticence to movement