Chapter 1: Basic Information Flashcards

1
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Kinesiology

A

study of movement

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2
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Biomechanics

A

mechanical principles that relate to the human body

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3
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Kinetics

A

forces that cause movement

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4
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Kinematic

A

time, space and mass of a moving object

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5
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Anatomical Position

A

head forward, feet together, arms at side and palms facing observer

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6
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Medial/lateral

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toward midline/away from midline

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7
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Anterior/ posterior

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toward front/toward the back

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8
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Ventral/dorsal

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  • used with four legged animals
  • ventral: towards the stomach
  • Dorsal: towards the back
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9
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Superior/inferior

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toward the head/away from the head

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10
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Distal/ proximal

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  • away from trunk/ closer to trunk

Ex: My sternum is proximal to my wrist

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11
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Superficial/deep

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surface/deep…not on surface

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12
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Supine/prone

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lying on back (up)/lying on stomach

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13
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Bilateral /contralateral/ipsilateral

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both sides (left and right sides)/opposite side/same side

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14
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Upper extremity

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Arm: shoulder to elbow
Forearm: elbow to wrist
Hand

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15
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Lower extremity

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Thigh: hip to knee
Leg: knee to ankle
Foot

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16
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Trunk

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Thorax: (chest) made up of ribs, sternum, and thoracic vertebrae
Abdomen: pelvis, stomach, and lumbar vertebrae
Diaphragm separates the thorax and abdomen

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17
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Neck

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made up of cervical vertebrae

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18
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Skull

A

Cranium

19
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Types of motion

A

Linear motion, Rectilinear, Curvilinear, Angular Motion

20
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Linear Motion

A

occurs more or less in a straight line from one location to another

21
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Rectilinear Motion

A

occurs in a straight line (guy sledding on a hill)

22
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Curvilinear Motion

A

movement in a curved path (guy skiing down the hill; more reasonable and common)

23
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Angular Motion

A

movement of an object around a fixed point (most of the motion in our bodies)

24
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Flexion

A

angle decreases

25
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Extension

A

angle increases

26
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Hypertension

A

extension beyond normal

27
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Palmar Flexion

A

palm down

28
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Plantar Flexion

A

pushing on a gas peddle

29
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Dorsiflexion

A

movement of your toes up

30
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Abduction

A

movement of a body part away from the midline

31
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Adduction

A

movement of a body part toward the midline

32
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Horizontal abduction

A

backward shoulder movement

33
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Horizontal adduction

A

forward shoulder movement

34
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Lateral bending

A

?

35
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Circumduction

A

is a combination of flexion, extension, adduction and abduction

36
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Rotation

A

movement of a body part around its longitudinal axis

37
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Medial rotation

A

rotating movement away from the midline

38
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Spinal rotation

A

?

39
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Supination

A

palms up, like holding a bowl of soup

40
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Pronation

A

palms down

41
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Inversion

A

tilt the sole of the foot towards midline of the body

42
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Eversion

A

tilt the sole of the foot away from the median plane.

43
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Protraction

A
  • shoulder joint and the jaw
  • body part in the anterior direction
  • being drawn forward
44
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Retraction

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  • a body part in the posterior direction,

- being drawn backwards