Seminar 2- Conducting an anatomical analysis of a movement

Question 1

qualitative anatomical analysis

Answer 1

An analysis in which the predominant muscular activity and the active muscle groups during each phase of a movement are identified.

Question 2

Steps in conducting a qualitative anatomical analysis

Answer 2

-Divide activity into temporal phases
-Identify joints involved and movements occurring at joints
-Determine type of muscular contraction and identify the predominant active muscle group at each joint.
-Identify instances when rapid joint angular accelerations (rapid speeding up or slowing down of joint motions) occur and where impacts occur.
-Identify any extremes in joint ranges of motion.

Question 3

what is a “phase of human
movement”?

Answer 3

A distinct portion or stage of
a movement

Question 4

what is a “segment” in anatomy and biomechanics

Answer 4

-Portion of the body, (e.g. arm, leg, or torso) that can be treated as a single unit for purposes of analysis and movement.
-Often defined based on joints that connect them
-Segments often studied to understand how they interact with each other.
-Includes study of the forces acting on segments, movements they undergo, contributions of different body structures to these movements.