Chapter 2- Anatomy Basics

Question 1

what are coordinate systems?

Answer 1

using a graph to describe how someone is moving

Question 2

what are our conventions for coordinate systems?

Answer 2

x = horizontal –> positive <– negative

y = Vertical ^ positive

Question 3

what is superior?

Answer 3

closer to the head

Question 4

what is inferior ?

Answer 4

away from the head

Question 5

what is anterior?

Answer 5

towards the front of the body

Question 6

what is posterior?

Answer 6

behind the body (back)

Question 7

what is medial?

Answer 7

towards the midline of the body

Question 8

what is lateral?

Answer 8

away from the midline of the body

Question 9

what is proximal?

Answer 9

towards the trunk

Question 10

what is distal?

Answer 10

away from the trunk

Question 11

what is superficial?

Answer 11

towards the surface of the body

Question 12

what is deep?

Answer 12

towards the centre of the inside of the body

Question 13

what divides the body left/right?

Answer 13

sagittal plane

Question 14

what divides the body front/back?

Answer 14

Frontal plane

Question 15

what divides the body torso/lower?

Answer 15

transverse plane

Question 16

what axis is the sagittal plane on?

Answer 16

mediolateral axis

Question 17

what axis is the frontal plane on ?

Answer 17

antero-posterior axis

Question 18

what axis is the transverse plane on?

Answer 18

longitudinal axis

Question 19

what is flexion?

Answer 19

a bending movement around a joint in a limb that decreases the angle between the bones of the limb at the joint

Question 20

what is extension?

Answer 20

extending the joint (larger angle)

Question 21

what is planterflexion?

Answer 21

a movement in which the top of your foot points away from your leg

Question 22

what is dorsiflexion?

Answer 22

top of the foot points towards your leg

Question 23

what is abduction?

Answer 23

the movemnt of a limb or other part away from midline of the body

Question 24

what is adduction?

Answer 24

going towards medial line

Question 25

what is rotation?

Answer 25

moving around an axis

Question 26

what is pronation?

Answer 26

internal rotation of the forearm

Question 27

what is supination?

Answer 27

external rotation of forearm

Question 28

what is eversion?

Answer 28

sole of foot points externally

Question 29

what is inversion?

Answer 29

sole of foot points internally

Question 30

what is osteokinematics?

Answer 30

bone movement

Question 31

what is relative angle?

Answer 31

angle between 2 joints/limbs AKA joint angle

Question 32

what is absolute angle?

Answer 32

the angle og one segment and space AKA segment angle convention: distal end of segment & calculate the angle to the right horizontal

Question 33

what is anatomical angle?

Answer 33

the degree from the atomical postiton the change from the anatomical position

Question 34

what are degrees of freedom?

Answer 34

how many options of movemnt that a joint has 3 movments max

Question 35

what has 1 degree of freedom?

Answer 35

pivot and hinge joint

Question 36

what has 2 degrees of freedom?

Answer 36

condyloid joint

Question 37

what has 3 degrees of freedom?

Answer 37

ball & socket joint

Question 38

what has 0 degree of freedom?

Answer 38

plane joint