pe sac 1 Flashcards
sagittal plane/median plane
divides the body into left and right sections
transverse /horizontal plane
divides the body into superior (top) and inferior (bottom)
coronal/frontal plane
divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back)
joints
fixed of fibrous
no amount of movement (skull, pelvis)
joints
cartilaginous
slight amount of movement (ribs attaching to the sternum)
joints
synovial
free movement(hips and knee joints)
synovial joint-pivot
rotation of one bone around another (atlas and axial vertebrae column)
synovial joint-gliding
gliding movements (carpals/tarsals)
synovial joint- ball and socket
flexion, extension, adduction and abduction (shoulder/hip)
synovial joint-hinge
flexion and extension (knee/elbow)
synovial joint-saddle
flexion, extension, adduction, abduction, circumduction (carpo joint of the thumb)
synovial joint-condyloid
flexion, extension, adduction, abduction, circumduction (wrist)
types of muscles
smooth, cardiac, skeletal
smooth muscle
found in the blood vessels and walls of the intestines
cardiac muscle
makes up the walls of the heart
skeletal muscle
attached to the bone of the skeleton
tendons
made up of connective tissue and can cross joints to provide additional support
ligaments
connect one bone to another, provide extra strength around the joint
muscle attachments
muscles are attached to bones by tendons
agonist
the muscles that is primarily responsible for producing movement
antagonist
the muscle that relaxes as the agonist contracts to allow ease of movement and minimise the risk of injury
reciprocal inhibition
a term used to explain how muscles work in teams to allow efficient movement to occur
(e.g when doing a squat quads are agonist and the hamstrings are antagonists)
superior
closer to the head then another part (e.g elbow joint is superior to the knee joint)
inferior
closer to the feet then another part (e.g the hip joint is inferior to the shoulder joint)