Clinical Kinesiology And Anatomy

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What is kinesiology

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the study of movement

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what is biomechanics

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Biomechanics-mechanical principals directly related to the body

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What are kinetics

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Forces causing movement

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What are kinematics

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the time, space and mass aspects of a moving system.

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anatomical position

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standing upright, facing forward, palms out

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fundamental position

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palms facing body

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medial

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location or position toward the midline

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lateral

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location or positon farther from midline

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anterior

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Anterior - front of the body or position to the front

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lateral

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back of the body or to a position more toward the back.

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ventral

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Vental - anterior or to the front

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dorsal

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posterior or to the back

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distal

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used to describe extremities. away from trunk

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proximal

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used to describe extremities. towards the trunk

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superior

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above or upper surface

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inferior

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below or below a surface

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cranial

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cephalad or close to head

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caudal

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structure closer to the feet

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superficial

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close to

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supine

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personing straight with face or anterior surface upward

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prone

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person horizontal with face or anterior surface pointed down.

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bilteral

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two or both sides

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contralateral

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refers to opposite side

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ipsilateral

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refers to same side.

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upper extremities

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arm, forearm, hand

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lower extremity

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leg, thigh, foot

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trunk

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thorax and abdomen

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arm

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humerus between shoulder and the elbow joint.

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forearm

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radius and ulna between elbow and wrist.

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thigh

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femur between hip and knee joint.

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leg

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fibula and tibia between the knee and ankle

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thorax

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chest- ribs, sternum and thoracic vertebrae

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abdomen

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lower trunk- pelvis, stomach and lumbar vertebrae.

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neck

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cervical vertebrae

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linear motion

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translatory motion. straight line from one location to another. same direction same time.

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rectilinear motion

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straight line. sled going down a hill.

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curvilinear motion

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movement in a curved path. skier, ball thrown by pitcher.

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angular motion

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rotary or movement around fixed point.

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most movement in the body is angular or linear

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angular

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most movemenet outside the body is angular or linear

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linear

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synovial joints

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freely movable joints where most joint motion occurs

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osteokinematics

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deals with the relationship of the movement of bones around a joint axis. ex. humerous moving on scapula

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arthrokinematics

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deals with the relationship of joint surface movement. ex. humeral head;s movement within glenoid fossa of scapula

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flexion

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the bending movement of one bone on another.

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extension

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the straightening movement of one bone away from another causing increase of joint ankle.

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hypertension

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continuation of extension beyond the anatomical position.

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palmar flexion

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flexion at the wrist

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plantar flexion

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flexion at the ankle

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dorsiflexion

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extension at the wrist and ankle joints

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abduction

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movement away from the midline of the body

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adduction

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movement toward the body.

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rotation

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movement of a bone or part around its longitudinal axis

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medial rotation

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anterior surface rolls inward toward the midline. also referred to a as internal rotation. arm out at shoulder arm rotating down

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lateral rotaion

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away from the midline. also known as an exteranl rotation. arm out at shoulder arm rotation up.

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forearm rotation

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Types of rotation -forearm supination and pronation

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forearm pronation

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palm facing backwards or posteriorly

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forearm supination

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palm facing forward or anteriorly

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inversion

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movement of sole of foot inward at the ankle.

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eversion

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Eversion - sole of the foot outward at the ankle.

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protraction

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Protraction - mostly a linear movement along a plane parallel to the ground and away from the midline

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retraction

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mostly a linear movement in the same plane but toward the midline..