ch 5 flexibility and lower back health

Question 1

Range of motion

Answer 1

The full motion possible in a joint

Question 2

Static Flexibility

Answer 2

ability to hold an extended position at on end or point in a joint’s range of motion

Question 3

Dynamic Flexibility

Answer 3

Ability to move a joint through its range of motion with little resistance

Question 4

Joint Capsules

Answer 4

Semi- elastic structures composed primarily of connective tissues: surround major joints

Question 5

Soft Tissues

Answer 5

tissues of the human body that include skin, fat, lining of internal organs and blood vessels, connective tissues, tendons, ligaments, muscles, and nerves

Question 6

Collagen

Answer 6

White fibers that provide structure and support in connective tissue

Question 7

Elastin

Answer 7

yellow fibers that make connective tissue flexible

Question 8

Elastic Elongation

Answer 8

Temporary change in the length of muscles, tendons, and supporting connective tissues

Question 9

Plastic elongation

Answer 9

Long-term change in the length of muscles, tendons, and supporting connective tissues

Question 10

propriocepter

Answer 10

nerve that sends information about the muscular and skeletal systems to the nervous system

Question 11

propriceptors

Answer 11

control speed, strength, and coordination of muscle contractions

Question 12

Static Stretching

Answer 12

technique in which a muscle is slowly and gently stretches and then held in the one stretched position

Question 13

Ballistic Stretching

Answer 13

technique in which muscles are stretched by the force generated as a body part is repeatedly bounced, sung or jerked

Question 14

Dynamic stretching

Answer 14

technique in which muscles are stretched

Question 15

Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF)

Answer 15

uses reflexes initiated by both muscle and joint nerves to achieve greater training effects

Question 16

Passive Stretching

Answer 16

technique in which musclesa re stretched by force applied by an outside source

Question 17

active Stretching

Answer 17

Technique in which muscles are stretched by the contraction of the opposing muscles

Question 18

vertebrae

Answer 18

bony segments of the spinal column that provide structural support for the body and protect the spinal cord

Question 19

intervertebral disk

Answer 19

elastic disk located between adjoining vertebrae

Question 20

nerve roots

Answer 20

bases of the 31 pairs of spinal nerves that branch off the spinal cord through spaces between vertebrae

Question 21

Core muscles

Answer 21

trunk muscles extending form the hips to the upper back