Test 1- Part 1: Introduction Flashcards
Study of motion or human movement
Kinesiology
Study of human musculoskeletal system & musculotendinous system
Anatomical kinesiology
Application of mechanical physics to human motion
Biomechanics
Study of muscles as they are involved in science of movement
Structural kinesiology
How many muscles are found in the human body?
600
What are the two reference positions called?
Anatomical position
Fundamental position
A line running vertically down the surface of the body passing through the apex of the axilla (armpit)
Mid-axillary line
A line that is parallel to the mid-axillary line and passes through the posterior axillary skinfold
Posterior axillary line
A line that is parallel to the mid- axillary line and passes through the anterior axillary skinfold
Anterior axillary line
A line running vertically down the body passing through the midpoint of the clavicle
Mid-clavicular line
A point midway between the anterior superior iliac spine and the pubic bone
Mid-inguinal point
This plane divides the body into left & right halves (medial & lateral)
Sagittal plane (anteroposterior)
What actions occur in the sagittal plane?
Flexion & extension
What plane divides the body into superior and inferior halves?
Transverse plane
What kinds of actions happen in the transverse plane?
Rotation
This plane divides the body into anterior and posterior halves
Frontal (coronal) plane
What actions have in the frontal plane?
Abduction & adduction
Cranial; towards the head
Superior
Cadual; nearest to the feat
Inferior
Nearest to front
Anterior
Nearest to back
Posterior
Nearest to the sagittal plane
Medial
Farther from the sagittal plane
Lateral
Closer to the midline of the body or point of origin
Proximal