Definitions Flashcards
(42 cards)
Reduces the angle between 2 bones at a joint
Flexion
Increases the angle between 2 bones at a joint
Extension
Inversion is….
When the sole is turned inward
Eversion is…
when the sole is turned outward or away from the median plane of the body
Depression is….
the pulling down to an inferior or lower position
Elevation is….
the raising up to a more superior or higher position
Protraction is….
moving in an anterior/forward position
anterior is….
front or forward
posterior is….
Behind or back of your body
retraction is…
moving in a posterior/backward position
Opposition is…
when the thumb comes into contact with one of the other fingers
Reposition is…
when the thumb returns back tothe anatomical position
Anatomy is…
The structure of the body
physiology is..
How the Structures of the human body “function”
Excercise Physiology is…
Concentrates on how the body adapts/ changes when stresses ar placed in it due to exercise
What is Anatomical position?
it is when the body is in an upright standing position, with the face and feet pointing forward, and arms at the side with forearms fully supinated (facing forward)
what is the relation between the axis of rotation and the plane of the movement
they are perpendicular to one another
Planes are..
Imaginary flat surfaces that divide the human body
Median or Midsagittal plane is…
A vertical plane that bisects the body into right and left halves
Saggittal plane is
is any plane that is parrallel or beside the median/mid saggital plane
Frontal Plane/Coronal plane is…
A vertical plane that bisects the body into front and back
Transverse or Horizontal plane is….
a HORIZONTAL plane that bisects the body into top and bottom
centre of gravity is..
the point at which the medial, frontal, and transverse planes intersect
Anatomical Axis are…
Axis used to describe how the rotation of bones and muscles take place
