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gross motor competencies are the foundations for skills including...
- visual direction and tracking called ______ - proximal control for movement in space called _______ |
ocular motor
arm/hand skills |
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the alignment of the body's parts in relation to each other and the environment
mens center of mass is in: womens center of mass is in: |
posture
mens- chest womens - hips |
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ability to control one's center of mass (COM) over the base of support (BOS) (point where body touches ground)
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postural control
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this reflex occurs to realign the body during rotation, flexion, or extension
ex. roll an infants head and body will follow |
righting reflex
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reflex that is a protective reaction to external dsiturbances
develops in forward direction at ___ months develops in lateral space at ____ months develops in backward space at ____ months |
6, 8, 10
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internal state of muscle fiber tension within individual muscle, state of continuous mild contraction which is affected by gravity and emotional state
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muscle tone
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give example of each:
- hypotonic -hypertonic - start low tone and become very high tone - low tone in lower extremities |
downs
strokes in kids CP spina bifida |
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ability to react to unexpected external postural perturbations
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reactive postural adjustments RPA
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ability to adjust to internal posutral perturbations related to the production of voluntary movement, combining posutral control reactions with voluntary movements (feedforward)
ex. child making anticipatory postural adjustments prior to voluntary movements to create a stable base on which movement can take place |
anticipatory postural adjustments (APA)
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what are the 3 phases in acquisition of postural control?
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muscle action
antigravity movement control during weight shift |
