Module 2 - Science of Human Movement

Question 1

The study of human movement.

Answer 1

Kinesiology

Question 2

A physics term involving the study of how forces affect a living body.

Answer 2

Biomechanics

Question 3

An equal and opposite external force that is exerted back onto the body by the ground.

Answer 3

Ground reaction force

Question 4

Taking physical measurements and making mathematical computations to reach a conclusion.

Answer 4

Quantitative analysis

Question 5

Applying principles of proper technique and combining them with observations in order to make an education evaluation.

Answer 5

Qualitative analysis

Question 6

A vertical line of reference consisting of a chord with plumb bob attached to one end.

Answer 6

Plumb line

Question 7

An influence applied by one object to another, which results in an acceleration or deceleration of the second object.

Answer 7

Force

Question 8

The amount of matter in an object of physical body.

Answer 8

Mass

Question 9

A substance that takes up space.

Answer 9

Matter

Question 10

The speed of an object.

Answer 10

Acceleration

Question 11

The amount of force that gravity has on the body.

Answer 11

Weight

Question 12

A force that accelerates an object of mass downward toward the earth’s center.

Answer 12

Gravity

Question 13

The resting length of a muscle and the tension the muscle can produce at this resting length.

Answer 13

Length-tension relationship

Question 14

The relationship of muscle’s ability to produce tension at differing shortening velocities.

Answer 14

Force-velocity curve

Question 15

Joint motion.

Answer 15

Arthrokinematics

Question 16

Movement of the bones around the joints.

Answer 16

Rotary motion

Question 17

A force that produces rotation. Common unit of torque is the Newton-Meter or Nm.

Answer 17

Torque

Question 18

Muscles that act as prime movers.

Answer 18

Agonists

Question 19

Muscles that act in direct opposition of the prime movers.

Answer 19

Antagonists

Question 20

Muscles that assist prime movers during functional movement patterns.

Answer 20

Synergists

Question 21

Muscles that support or stabilize the body while the prime movers and the synergists perform the movement patterns.

Answer 21

Stabilizers

Question 22

A combined system of the nervous and muscular systems.

Answer 22

Neuromuscular system

Question 23

Motor response to internal and external environmental stimuli.

Answer 23

Motor behavior

Question 24

How the CNS integrates internal and external sensory information with previous experience to produce a motor response.

Answer 24

Motor control

Question 25

The integration of motor control processes with practice and experience that leads to relatively permanent changes in the body's capacity to produce skilled movements.

Answer 25

Motor learning

Question 26

The change in motor skill behavior over time-through the lifetime.

Answer 26

Motor development

Question 27

The rate at which motor neurons discharge action potentials; also referred to as rate coding.

Answer 27

Motor unit discharge rate

Question 28

The cumulative neural input from sensory afferents to the CNS.

Answer 28

Proprioception

Question 29

The ability of the CNS to gather and interpret sensory information to execute the proper motor response.

Answer 29

Sensorimotor integration

Question 30

Sensory information provided by the body via length-tension relationships, force-couple relationships and arthrokinematics to monitor movement and environment.

Answer 30

Internal feedback

Question 31

Information provided by some external source.

Answer 31

External feedback

Question 32

Feedback used after the completion of a movement to help inform the athlete about the outcome of his performance.

Answer 32

Knowledge of results

Question 33

Feedback that provides information about the quality of the movement during exercise.

Answer 33

Knowledge of performance

Question 34

The components of the Human Movement System (HMS):

Answer 34

Skeletal system, Nervous system, Muscular system

Question 35

Plane of movement that bisects the body into right and left halves; involves movement forward and backwards.

Answer 35

Sagittal plane

Question 36

Plane of movement that bisects the body into front and back halves; involves sideways movements such as adduction and abduction.

Answer 36

Frontal plane

Question 37

Sideways movement away from the body.

Answer 37

Abduction

Question 38

Sideways movement toward the body.

Answer 38

Adduction

Question 39

Plane of movement that bisects the body into upper and lower halves; involves movements of rotation.

Answer 39

Transverse plane

Question 40

Anatomy description of above.

Answer 40

Superior

Question 41

Anatomy description of below.

Answer 41

Inferior

Question 42

Anatomy description of in front.

Answer 42

Anterior

Question 43

Anatomy description of behind.

Answer 43

Posterior

Question 44

Anatomy description of beside.

Answer 44

Lateral

Question 45

Anatomy description of inside.

Answer 45

Medial

Question 46

A lever with the fulcrum between the force and the load (teeter-totter).

Answer 46

Class I lever

Question 47

A lever with the load between the force and the fulcrum (wheelbarrow).

Answer 47

Class II lever

Question 48

A lever with the force between the load and the fulcrum (lifting a shovel).

Answer 48

Class III lever (Note: this is the most common type in the human body)

Question 49

The muscular behavior property that refers to the ability to be stretched or lengthened.

Answer 49

Extensibility

Question 50

The muscular behavior property that refers to the ability of the muscle to return to normal or resting length after stretching.

Answer 50

Elasticity

Question 51

The muscular behavior property that refers to the ability to respond to a stimulus.

Answer 51

Irritability

Question 52

The muscular behavior property that refers to the contract.

Answer 52

Ability to develop tension

Question 53

Name the four movement subsystems:

Answer 53

1) The deep longitudinal subsystem (DLS) 2) The posterior oblique subsystem (POS) 3) The anterior oblique subsystem (AOS) 4) The lateral subsystem (LS)

Question 54

Motor behavior is the collective study of what?

Answer 54

Motor control, motor learning, and motor development.

Question 55

Which class of lever is the most common in the body?

Answer 55

III (three)

Question 56

Which of the following describes a person's ability to change motor behavior over time throughout a life span?

Answer 56

Motor development

Question 57

Which of the following muscles is part of the anterior oblique subsystem?

Answer 57

External obliques

Question 58

Which muscle behavior refers to its ability to be stretched or lengthened?

Answer 58

Extensibility

Question 59

How many classes of levers are present in the body?

Answer 59

Three

Question 60

Which of the following muscles is considered a synergist while performing a bench press?

Answer 60

Triceps

Question 61

Which of the following muscle actions develops tension while a muscle is lengthening?

Answer 61

Eccentric

Question 62

Which muscle action is directly associated with accelerating supination?

Answer 62

Concentric

Question 63

Which plane bisects the body into front and back halves with motion occurring around an anterior-posterior axis?

Answer 63

Frontal plane

Question 64

The posterior oblique subsystem works synergistically with which other system?

Answer 64

Deep longitudinal

Question 65

Which of the following is a form of internal feedback?

Answer 65

Sensory information

Question 66

Performing an exercise with elbow extension requires which muscle to be the agonist?

Answer 66

Triceps