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19 Cards in this Set
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what is kinesiology?
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study of motion or human movement
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what is biomechanics?
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application of mechanical physics to human motion
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what is structural kinesiology?
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study of muscles as they are incolved in sciene of movement
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what are large muscles reponsible for?
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crossing joints and are primarily for translation and stabilaziation.
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what are small muscles responsible for?
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primarily for motor movement
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whats the difference between anatomical position and fundamental position?
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anatomical has palms facing front and fundamental has palms at side
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what is contralateral?
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opposite sides
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what is ipsilateral?
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the same side
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palmar and plantar can be used with the same interchangeable word___
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volar
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prone is?
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face down
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supine is
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face up
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motion through a plane revolves around an?
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axis
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there is a ____ degree relationship btwn a plane of motion and its axis
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90
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high diagonal planes refer to what?
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upper limbs at shoulder joints
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low diagonal can be what two joint locations?
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hips and shoulders
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frontal plane runs?
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medial/lateral
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sagittal plane runs?
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A to P
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transverse plane runs?
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horizontally
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frontal plane includes what motions?
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flexion and extension movements
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