postural control

Question 1

postural sway is the

Answer 1

first form of postural control

Question 2

postural sway

Answer 2

the erect standing posture of the body undergoes a constant swaying motion

Question 3

postural sway in the frontal plane

Answer 3

can be up to 12 degrees

Question 4

postural sway in the sagittal plane

Answer 4

up to 16 degrees

Question 5

base of support is…

Answer 5

the second form of postural control

Question 6

base of support

Answer 6

an area bound posteriorly by the tips of the heels and anteriorly by a line joining the tips of the toes

Question 7

the base of support is generally a

Answer 7

small area

Question 8

goals of posture

Answer 8

to maintain COG w/in the BOS

stabilize the head with respect to the vertical
—> eye gaze stays appropriately oriented

Question 9

good postural control is dependent on

Answer 9

person’s ability to maintain stability of the body and its segments
—> in response to forces that threaten to disturb the body’s structural equilibrium

Question 10

response to forces disrupting equilibrium

Answer 10

strength

flexibility

muscular and neurological coordination

vestibular system

visual system