Quiz 1 Flashcards
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what is kinesiology?
the study of human movement and how movement affects tissues
why is kinesiology important to PTs?
injury prevention, optimal performance, and recovery of function
what is biomechanics?
application of physics principles to quantify how forces interact within a body
what is kinematics?
motion without regards to forces or torques
what are the 2 types of kinematics?
osteokinematics and arthrokinematics
what is kinetics?
forces that resist or produce movement
what are the 2 types of kinetic forces?
internal and external
what is osteokinematics?
movement of boney levers through their ROM
motion of bone segments in one plane around a corresponding axis
what is the sagittal plane?
the plane that divides the body into left and right
parallel to the sagittal skull suture
what is the frontal plane?
the plane that divides the body into front and back
parallel to the coronal skull suture
what is the transverse/horizontal plane?
the plane that divides the body into upper and lower halves
what axis goes through the frontal plane?
the z/anterior-posterior axis
what axis goes through the sagittal plane?
the x/medial lateral axis
what axis goes through the transverse plane?
the y/vertical axis
what is translatory/linear motion?
motion parallel to the axis
can be a straight or curved line
what is an example of linear motion in the human body?
the carpal bones sliding next to each other
the head moving in a curvy linear path as you walk
what is rotary/angular motion?
motion around an axis in a circular pattern
what is an example of rotary/angular motion in the human body?
the forearm moving along the arc of a circle where the joint is he axis of rotation
what are the 4 types of endfeels?
soft, hard, firm, empty
what are degrees of freedom?
the number of axes about which a joint can move
what does one degree of freedom mean
the joint is uniaxial and the segment only moves in 1 plane around 1 axis
what joints are uniaxial with 1 DF?
hinge and pivot joints
what does 2 degrees of freedom mean?
the joint is biaxial and the segment moves in 2 planes around 2 axes
what joints are biaxial with 2 DF?
wrist joints: condyloid, ellipsoid, and saddle joints