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STUDY MEMORASIATION Flashcards

1
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What does abbduction mean

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Taking away from the midline of the body

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2
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What does adduction mean?

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Movment towards the midline

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3
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Flexion

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Bending decreasing angle at a joint

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4
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Extention

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Straight joint

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5
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Dorsi flexion

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Extending ankle and foot joint

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6
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Plantarflexion

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Pointig your foot

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7
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Pronation

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Rolling inwards

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8
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Supination

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Rolling outwards

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9
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What are the three types of muscles

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Cardiac Muscle
Visceral/smooth muscle
Skeletal Muscle

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10
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Is the cardiac muscle involuntary of voluntary

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Involuntary

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11
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Are smooth muscles involuntary or voluntary

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involuntary

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12
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Skeletal muscles volutary or involuntray

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voluntray

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13
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What do tendons connect

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Muscle to bone `

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14
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What do facia connnect

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Muscle to Muscle

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15
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What do the quadtriceps do

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Extends the knee,

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16
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what are the 4 muscles in the quads

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vastus lateralis - vastus medius - vastus intermedius - rectus femoris.

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17
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What do the hamstrings do

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they bends the knee and extends the hip

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18
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What are the three msucles in the hastrings

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semimembranosus muscle is closest to midline - semitendinosus - biceps femoris -

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19
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What are the 4 functions of the intrinsic muscles of your feet

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hold toes firmly on the floor - help propulsion - maintain the arches in your feet - control the shape of the feet.

20
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Is theTibialus anterior responsible for dorsiflexion or plantarfelxion

A

Dorsiflexion

21
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Is the Gastronemious responsible for dorsiflexion or plantarfelxion

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Plantarflexion

22
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Is the soleus responsible for dorsiflexion or plantarfelxion

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plantarfelxion

23
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What are the three types of space

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Shape, level, direction, dimention

24
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What are the elements of shape

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Curved and asymmetrical
Angular and symmetrical
Open Closed

25
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What does dimension mean in terms of space

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talking about size, Plane, kinesphere

26
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What are the three planes

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Transvertal, sagital, frontal

27
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What is the transvertal sagital and frontal plane

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Sagittal - Flexion/extension, forward and backwards
Horizontal/Transverse - Rotation/twisting
Frontal - Lateral movement, abbduction (away from midline), Adduction (towards midline)

28
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What are the muscles purpose

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To provide movement for the body

29
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What are the 5 properties of muscles

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1 muscles are excitable or irritable
2 They are contractible
3 Extendable
4 Elasticity.
5 Adaptable

30
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How many muscles in the body

A

600

31
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Vaudville Shows When and what

A

1880s
Variety show
Performed like a musical
Tap, and a lot of footwork

32
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Tell me about the introduction of the shimmy

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1910s
A dance move where body is kept still
Shoulders alternate back and foth
“Flapper girls”

33
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When and what type of dance was the charleston

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1920s\
Sassy and rebelious
Body movment linked to the intro of jazz

34
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Tell me about the lindy hop

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1920s-1930s
Quite similar to the charleston/ more footwork and partner
Created by GorgeSnowden
Lifts FAST

35
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When and what was Jazz Tap

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1930s
Cool more reserved movements
Expressive faces
Movments on the ball of the foot

36
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Who was Shyerly Temple

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She was a child star
Jazz tap with singing
Body percussion
Bojangles influence

37
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When did professional jazz dance arise

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1940s
Moving away from jazz dance
Now more contemporay and ballet style witha twist.
Trained movie dancers

38
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What was dance in films

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1940s
Musicals in hollywood
Borught elegance to dance image
More influence of western culture

39
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What was/what were the chararestics of theatrical jazz dance

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1950s
Jerme Robbins
Muscials
Stage dance - was really popualr for the next 30yrs
Body iscolation
Center fo gracity lower

40
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Define aligment

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the relationship of the skeleton to the base of support and line of gravity.

41
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Explain the staking of the plumb line

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Center of the earlobe
Centyer of shoulder
Centre of the Hip
Midline of the Knee joint
Centre of the Arch of the Foot

42
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Why is it important to know the plum line

A

Balance - espacially when truning and rises example
Supernation and pronation dont want to hurt yourself
Transefing wieght

43
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What meant by center of gravity

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The center of gravity is the point where the body’s mass is concentrated. In dance, this point is typically around the pelvis. Adjusting the center of gravity helps dancers perform various movements, from jumps to turns, with grace and precision.

44
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What is the base of support

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The foundation you are spreading your wieght across- like the floor

45
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What are 3 aligment principles

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Sternum and pubic bone in line - engages core
Mandible (jaw) parallel to the floor.
Weight should be evenly spread between all toes.

46
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