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Body Mechanics
Definitions
bones and joints
joint movements
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100
What is the anatomical position?
standing in an upright posture, facing straight ahead, feet parallel and close, & palms facing forward
100
What is the definition of anterosuperior?
What is in front and above?
100
how many bones are there in the body?
What is 206
100
What are the joint movements for the ankle?
What is inversion/eversion and dorsiflexion/plantar flexion
100
What is Davis' law?
What is when tendons, ligaments, and soft tissue adapt after intense stress
200
What plane and axis does abduction/adduction usually occur in?
What is frontal plane and saggittal axis
200
What is the definition of Dexter and Sinister?
What is Dexter- to the right of something Sinister- to the left of something
200
What are the 5 types of bones?
What is long, short, flat, irregular and sesamoid
200
What are the joint movements for the shoulder girdle?
What is depression/elevation, abduction/adduction (protraction/retraction), upward/downward rotation
200
What is Wolff's law?
What is when bones adapt after it is under intense stress
300
What is the difference between anteversion and retroversion?
anteversion is excessive rotation forward while retroversion is excessive rotation backward
300
define flexion
What is a decrease in the angle of a joint
300
What are the 6 diarthrodial joints?
What is hinge, pivot, ellipsoid-ball and socket, gliding, spheroidal- ball and socket, saddle
300
What are the joint movements for the shoulder joint?
What is flexion/extension, abduction/adduction, internal/external rotation, horizontal flexion/extension, circumduction, scaption
300
What is articular cartilage and why is it important?
What is cartilage located in joints that help reduce friction and help cushion against compressive forces?
400
What plane and axis does internal/external rotation typically occur in?
What is transverse plane and vertical/long/longitudinal axis
400
What is the definition of Volar?
What is relating to the palm of the hand or sole of the foot
400
What are the 3 types of joints and what are they classified as?
What is synarthrodial (no movement), amphiarthrodial (slight movement) and diarthrodial (freely mobile)
400
What are the body movements for the hip joint?
What is flexion/extension, adduction/abduction, internal/external rotation
400
What is the relationship between stability and mobility and what are the factors associated with stability?
What is an increase in stability= decrease in mobility and the factors are static and dynamic
500
What are the 2 body regions and what do they include?
What is axial (cephalic, cervical, trunk) and Appendicular (upper and lower limbs)
500
What is the definition of ipsilateral?
What is on the same side
500
What type of bone is the patella?
What is sesamoid bone?
500
What are the joint movements for the knee?
What is flexion/extension, external/internal rotation
500
What plane does a sit-up occur in?
What is sagittal?