Strength and conditioning notes Flashcards
What’s anterior?
Front of the body
What’s posterior?
The back of the body
What’s medial?
Into the middle of the body
What’s Lateral?
Away from the middle of the body
What’s proximal?
Towards/near the point of attachment with the worse
What’s distal?
Away/ far away from the point of attachment with the torso
What’s superior?
Means above (nearer to the head)
What’s inferior?
Means bellow (further away from the head)
What’s ipsilateral?
Same side
What’s contralateral?
On the other side
Flexion?
movement that decreases the angle between two body parts
Extension?
movement that increases the angle between two body parts
Hyperextension?
Moving neck all the way back
Abduction?
The movement of a limb away from the midline of the body
Adduction?
The movement of a limb towardsfrom the midline of the body
What’s lateral flexion?
Rocking head right or left
Movements of the scapula?
Elevation - up Depression - down Protraction- outwards Retraction - inwards Downward and upward rotation
What’s supination in the forearm?
Palm rotates to face forward
What’s pronation in the forearm?
Palm rotates to face backwards
What’s radial flexion in the wrist joint?
Hand towards the thumb
What’s ulnar flexion in the wrist joint?
Towards the little finger
4 movements of the ankle?
Plantarflexion - angle between foot and leg increases
Dorsiflexion - angle between foot and leg decreases
Inversion - medial border of foot lifts off
eversion - lateral aspect of the foot lifts off
What’s circumduction?
Making circles with your arm
The anteroposterior axis runs from?
Front to back