Movement Descriptors
Lower Body Muscle Function
Dance Muscle Function
Grab Bag
Kinesiology in Review
100

The skull is __________ to the ribcage.

What is superior?

100

The piriformis is responsible for ___________ hip rotation.

What is external?

100

This muscle group in the hip is responsible for bringing the leg from the ground into passé.

What is the iliopsoas?

100

This muscle is responsible for dorsiflexion of the ankle.

What is the tibialis anterior?

100

In grand battement derriere, the hip is in external rotation and _________ .

What is extension?

200

The tibia is _____________ to the fibula.

What is medial?

200

The rectus femoris is part of the ____________ muscle group.

What is quadriceps?

200

This muscle group in the hip allows for turnout.

The deep external rotators.

200

Plantarflexion is another name for doing what to the foot & ankle.

What is pointing?

200

In a développé a la seconde, the hip is moving on the _________ , ___________ and frontal planes.

What are transverse and sagittal?

300

The skin is ____________ to the organs.

What is superficial?

300

The semimembranosus is _____________ to the semitendinsosus.

What is medial?

300

The ______________ is responsible for elevation and depression of the scapula in shoulder rolls.

What is the trapezius?

300

The gastrocnemius and soleus muscle combine to form what tendon in the ankle?

What is the Achilles (calcaneal) tendon?

300

When your teacher says to use your epaulement, they are asking you to move the spine on which plane?

What is transverse?

400

The sternum is ___________ to the thoracic spine.

What is anterior?
400

The most medial adductor is _______________.

What is gracilis?

400

This muscle is responsible for abducting the arm and shaping it into second position in ballet.

What is the deltoid?

400

This muscle group has a longus, magnus and brevis.

What are the adductors?

400

In a side leap, both legs are _________ , __________ and ___________ at the hip. 

What are abducted, flexed and externally (laterally or outwardly) rotated?

500

The radius is________________ to the ulna.

What is lateral?

500

The ______________ is responsible for extending the elbow and shoulder.

What is the triceps brachii?

500

This muscle is responsible for shaping the leg in passé and attitude devant.

What is the sartorius?

500

Name the six deep external rotators.

What are the obturator internus, obturator externus, superior gemellus, inferior gemellus, quadratus femoris, piriformis.

500


Focusing on the LEFT side of the dancer in the centre, name the position of the spine, thumb, knee, hip, and ankle.

What are left lateral flexion of the spine, abduction of the thumb, flexion of the knee and hip and plantarflexion of the ankle?

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