Anatomical Terms
The head is this anatomical direction relative to the shoulders.
What is superior?
This is the plane where walking occurs
What is the sagittal plane?
This joint action decreases the angle of a joint.
What is flexion?
A chest fly belongs to this exercise classification.
What is a single-joint exercise?
This knee action occurs during a leg curl.
What is knee flexion?
The right arm is this relative to the left leg.
What is contralateral?
This plane divides the body into anterior and posterior portions.
What is the frontal plane?
This action moves a limb away from the midline of the body.
What is abduction?
A lunge belongs to this exercise classification.
What is a multi-joint exercise?
What is Shoulder Abduction?
The dermis is this anatomical direction relative to the abdomen.
What is superficial?
This plane divides the body into superior and inferior portions.
What is the transverse or horizontal plane?
This ankle action brings the top of the foot toward the shin.
What is dorsiflexion?
Single joint exercises are also consider this.
What are isolation exercises.
The quadricep muscles cause this joint action at the knee during a squat.
What is knee extension.
The phalanges are this anatomical direction relative to the elbow.
What is distal?
Adduction and lateral flexion occur primarily in this plane.
What is the frontal plane?
This joint action can occur at the subtalar joint.
What is eversion?
Multijoint exercises are also considered this.
During a cable crunch, the abdominal muscles are causing this action.
What is trunk flexion.
The Tibiofibular joint is this anatomical direction relative to the calcaneus
What is Proximal?
Pronation occurs in this plane.
What is the transverse plane?
Flexion, lateral flexion, and rotation are all actions available at this body region.
What is the spine?
This phrase applies to a back squat because the hip, knee, and ankle are involved.
What is triple extension.
During an ab rollout, this joint action is NOT occurring
What is trunk extension?