Movements in Action
What is the biomechanical term for a “calf raise”?
Plantarflexion
Name the three main types of joints.
Fibrous, Cartilaginous, and Synovial.
Name the three anatomical planes of movement
Sagittal, Frontal (Coronal), and Transverse.
Name the three types of muscle tissue in the human body.
Skeletal, cardiac and smooth
What is the definition of kinesiology?
The study of human movement
What is flexion?
Decreasing the angle between two bones.
What type of joint is found in the skull?
Fibrous joint (suture)
Which plane divides the body into left and right halves?
Sagittal plane
Which type of muscle is voluntary and moves the skeleton?
Skeletal
What position is used as the standard reference point for all anatomical descriptions?
The anatomical position
What is extension
Increasing the angle between two bones.
What are bones primarily made up of?
Collagen and calcium phosphate
What does the term lateral mean?
Away from the midline of the body
Which type of muscle tissue controls digestion and blood vessel function?
Smooth muscle tissue
In the anatomical position, which direction do the palms face?
Forward
What is circumduction?
Circular movement that combines flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction.
Name the bones that make up the knee joint.
Femur, Tibia, Patella and Fibula.
Which plane divides the body into top and bottom halves?
Transverse plane
Which muscle tissues in the human body and involuntary
Cardiac and smooth
What does the term Kinetics mean?
The study of forces that cause or resist motion.
Name the outward and inward movements within the foot
Eversion and inversion
Name the four major ligaments of the knee.
ACL, PCL, MCL and LCL
What vantage point are you at, if you're able to see someone in front and above them?
Anteriorsuperior
Which type of muscle has the greatest endurance?
Cardiac (contracts continuously without fatigue)
How does movement occur?
Movement happens because the brain sends signals through the nervous system, then to the muscles, which pull on bones across our joints to create motion.