Test One Chapter Two

Question 1

what is rotation

Answer 1

occurs when the system is restricted to move around a fixed axis, therefore in a circular path, angular motion

Question 2

describe superoinferior axis

Answer 2

passes up and down, perpendicular to the transverse plane

Question 3

example of open kinetic chain

Answer 3

leg extension, barbell curl, chest press

Question 4

what is anthropometry

Answer 4

describes the shape of the system

Question 5

what are some examples of anthropometry

Answer 5

height and weight, volume and breadth, related to shape, mass and mass distribution, BMI, ponderal index, somatotype, waist-to-hip ratio, crural index

Question 6

what are some motions in the sagittal plane

Answer 6

flexion, extension, dorsiflexion, hyperextension, plantar flexion

Question 7

what is a closed kinetic chain

Answer 7

the most distal segment is stationary

Question 8

what is a simple kinetic chain

Answer 8

each segment participates in no more than two linkages

Question 9

what is a serial skill

Answer 9

movements that appear to be continuous but are really a combination of discrete motions

Question 10

most human motion is

Answer 10

general

Question 11

describe mediolateral axis

Answer 11

passes horizontally side to side, perpendicular to the sagittal plane

Question 12

what is a continuous skill

Answer 12

cycles of motion performed repeatedly with no well defined beginning or end points

Question 13

examples of serial skills

Answer 13

triple jump, javelin throw, place kick in football, catching and throwing in baseball

Question 14

describe sagittal plane

Answer 14

right and left halves

Question 15

describe proximal

Answer 15

closer to the attachment of a limb to the body

Question 16

describe frontal plane

Answer 16

anterior and posterior

Question 17

motions in the transverse plane

Answer 17

rotation to the left, rotation to the right, internal rotation, external rotation, protraction, retraction,

Question 18

what is a cardinal plane

Answer 18

a plane that passes directly through the midline of the body

Question 19

what is translation

Answer 19

motion alone one of the x, y, or z axes in which all points of the system move at the same time, in the same direction, with respect to the defined reference of frame

Question 20

what is force

Answer 20

something that possesses the capability to cause a change in motion or the shape of the system

Question 21

what is curvilinear translation

Answer 21

path of the system is a curved line

Question 22

examples of closed skills

Answer 22

basketball free throw, gymnasts, running, golf

Question 23

other name for posterior

Answer 23

dorsal

Question 24

describe deep

Answer 24

further from the surface of the body

Question 25

what is a system

Answer 25

any structure or organization of related structures whose state of motion is of analytical interest

Question 26

motions in the frontal plane

Answer 26

abduction, adduction, elevation, depression, eversion, inversion, deviation, lateral flexion

Question 27

what is a complex kinetic chain

Answer 27

a segment is linked to more than two other segments

Question 28

what is an open kinetic chain

Answer 28

the most distal segment is free to move

Question 29

describe lateral

Answer 29

position or movement away from the midline of the body

Question 30

examples of open skills

Answer 30

passing in soccer game, football throw, hockey

Question 31

what are some examples of smoatotypes

Answer 31

endomorph, mesomorph, ectomorph

Question 32

describe transverse plane

Answer 32

superior and inferior

Question 33

what is center of mass

Answer 33

the point that represents the average location of a system's mass, aka center of gravity

Question 34

example of closed kinetic chain

Answer 34

push up, squat,

Question 35

what is motion

Answer 35

change in position with respect to spatial and temporal frames of reference

Question 36

what are closed skills

Answer 36

a skill performed under standard environmental conditions

Question 37

describe distal

Answer 37

having a position further from the attachment of the limb of the body

Question 38

example of continuous skills

Answer 38

swimming, jogging, skipping and walking

Question 39

what is general motion

Answer 39

combination of translation and rotation, rolling

Question 40

other name for anterior

Answer 40

ventral

Question 41

describe anatomical position

Answer 41

Body is upright, facing the observer, flat feet and directing forward/parallel. The UE are at the body’s sides with palms facing forward and fingers together

Question 42

what is deviation

Answer 42

medial (pinky) and lateral (thumb)

Question 43

example of discrete skills

Answer 43

broad jump, throwing a dart, lifting a weight

Question 44

what are the three cardinal planes

Answer 44

sagittal plane, frontal, and transverse plane

Question 45

what is discrete skills

Answer 45

movement with a definite beginning and end point

Question 46

describe superficial

Answer 46

closer to the surface of the body

Question 47

what are open skills

Answer 47

a skill that must be altered because of the changing dynamics of the activity, environment, or object of interest

Question 48

center of mass has what qualities

Answer 48

point that represents the average location of a system's mass, all cardinal planes pass through this point, gravitational pull is concentrated here

Question 49

describe medial

Answer 49

position or movement toward the midline of the body

Question 50

what is a kinetic chain

Answer 50

system of linked rigid bodies subject for force application

Question 51

what are some examples of a system

Answer 51

entire human, part of a human, object kicked or thrown by human

Question 52

what is a free body diagram

Answer 52

a simplified representation of the system free of the movement environment

Question 53

what is rectilinear translation

Answer 53

path of the system is a straight line

Question 54

what is crural index

Answer 54

ration of the length of the lower leg to the thigh

Question 55

what are some motions in multiple panes

Answer 55

circumduction, pronation of the ankle, supination of the ankle

Question 56

describe anteroposterior axis

Answer 56

runs horizontally front to back, perpendicular to the frontal plane