Elbow Joint
What does the bicep brachii do?
Flexes the elbow.
What does the trapezius do?
Elevates the shoulder.
What is inertia?
Tendency to resist change.
Most common type of human motion.
General motion
Includes the two ilia and the sacrum.
The pelvic girdle
What does the brachialis do?
Flexes the elbow
What does the rhomboideus major do?
Retracts the scapulae.
What is force?
A push or a pull, mass times acceleration
The starting point for body segments.
The anatomical position
What are the three forces applied to the hip?
Weight of the body, muscle tension, joint reactive force.
What does the tricep brachii do?
Extends the elbow.
What does the serratus anterior do?
Protracts the scapulae.
Vector representations of all forces acting on a body
Used for quantitative descriptions of human motion.
Spatial reference systems.
What does the patella do?
Improves mechanical advantage of the knee.
What does the pronator quadratus do?
Pronates the wrist.
What does the deltoid do?
Abducts the shoulder
The rotary effect of force.
Torque
How can knowledge be gained using qualitative analysis?
Experience, reading, attending.
Ligaments that cross the medial and lateral aspects of the knee.
Collateral ligaments.
What does the supinator do?
Supinates the elbow.
What does the latissimus dorsi do?
Extends the shoulder
Force per unit area over which the force acts.
Stress
What is the first step with qualitative analysis?
What does the popliteus do?