Directional terms
Superior
This is the plane which divides the body into top and bottom sections.
Transverse plane?
Anatomical term for the bending of a joint, decreasing its angle?
Flexion
Largest bone in the human body
Femur
What term describes the study of the mechanical aspects of living organisms and their movements?
Biomechanics
In the limbs, this term describes the part closest to the attachment to the trunk.
What is proximal?
This is the plane which divides the body into left and right sections.
Sagittal plane?
Term describing the movement when you are giving your friend a high five, moving your arm away from the body.
Abduction
Name three types of joints
Ball & socket joint, hinge joint, condyloid joint, saddle joint, plane joint, pivot joint
Term that describes the ability of a material to return to its original shape after deformation?
Elasticity
The feet are the most ____________ part of the body.
What is inferior?
This is the plane separates the body into anterior and posterior sections.
Frontal plane?
When you are turning a doorknob, you are doing one of these motions
Supination / Pronation
Type of tissue that covers the ends of bones in a joint, providing a smooth surface for movement and absorbing shock?
This term applies when the body is maintaining stable conditions or equilibrium.
Homeostasis
The scapulae are ____________ to the vertebral column.
What is lateral?
Nodding the head (as in "yes") occurs in this plane.
Sagittal plane
Force plates are used in gait labs to collect this type of information that is used with kinematic data to calculate net joint torques
Ground Reaction Forces
The name of the tough, fibrous tissue that connects bone to bone at joints.
Ligaments
Osteoporosis is a condition characterized by decreased bone density and increased risk of fractures. What are the primary factors contributing to the development of osteoporosis? List 3
Aging, hormonal changes (decreased estrogen in women, testosterone in men), inadequate calcium and Vitamin D intake, sedentary lifestyle, certain medication
Instrument used to measure muscle activity by recording the electrical signals generated by muscle contraction
Electromyograph (EMG)
These three components in a system are used to model the behavior of human movement, aiding in the analysis and understanding of biomechanical phenomena such as walking, running, and jumping.
Mass - Spring - Damper
The sliding filament theory describes the position of these two proteins shown during various stages of contraction, which are responsible for producing muscle force
Actin & Myosin
Name all types of loads that the body takes on
Compression, tension, shear, torsional, bending
What instrument is used to assess bone density and mineral content, often in studies related to osteoporosis
Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)