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Linear Motion
(translatory motion) |
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| Occurs in more or less a straight line. All parts of the object move the same distance, in the same direction, at the same time. |
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Movement occuring in a straight line.
(Ex. A child sledding down a hill) |
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Movement occurs not in a straightline but in a curved path.
(Ex. the path a diver takes, after leaving the diving board until entering the water.)
(Earth's orbit around the sun) |
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Angular Motion
(rotatory motion) |
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All parts of the object move thru the same angle, in the same direction, at the same time. (They do not move the same distance)
Ex. Elbow flexion..hand travels farther than wrist or forearm. |
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| Underlying aims of kinesiology for analysis & modification of human movement |
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Safety: structure movements to avoid
doing harm to the body
Effectiveness: success or failure of meeting
goals of effective performance
Efficiency: achieve movement w/ least
amount of effort |
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Planes of the Body
& their axes
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Plane Axes
Sagittal Frontal
Frontal Sagittal
Transverse Vertical
Always right angles |
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Most movements within the body tend to be .
While most movements outside the body tend to be . |
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Definition
Angular
linear
Exception: Scapula |
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| Twirling on ice skates is what type of motion? |
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| Diving and jumping are what kind of motion? |
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| Swinging on a swing is what type of motion? |
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A bone engages in movement when a force is applied to it
(Muscles can apply force only by shortening) |
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| provide support, muscle attachement, & protection of organs |
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Skull
Spinal Column
Sternum
Ribs |
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Appendicular Skeleton
includes:
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Definition
upper and lower
extremities
(includes pelvis) |
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Types of Bones
and
examples |
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Definition
Long - Femur, tibia, humerus, ulna, radius, etc.
Short (sm. chunky solid)- Carpals and Tarsals
Flat - Sternum, scapulae, ribs, pelvis & patella
Irregular- (bones of spinal column) Veretbrae, sacrum,
coccyx |
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| part of bone seperated from main bone by a layer of cartilage |
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where growth occurs
(when cartilage ossifies, & closure is complete, no more growth can occur) |
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True or false
A fracture in growth plate will not effect growth |
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True or False
Fracture a joint and later in life you will have arthritis
(bone on bone) |
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| What is the age when growth plates close? |
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Definition
Girls - about 15years
Boys - about 17years |
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| The sternum is to the vertebral column. |
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| The calcaneus is on the portion of the foot. |
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| The femur is to the tibia. |
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| The radius is on the side of the forearm. |
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When a football is kicked through the goal posts, what type of motion is being demonstrated by the football?
By the kicker? |
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Football - curvilinear motion
kickers leg - angular motion |
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| Looking at a spot on the ceiling over your head requires what joint motion? |
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| Putting your hand in your back pocket involves what shoulder joint rotation? |
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| Picking up a pencil on the floor beside your chair involves what trunk joint motion? |
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| Putting your right ankle on your left knee involves what type of joint motion? |
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| What is the only difference between anatomical position and fundamental position? |
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Definition
anatomical position the forearms are
supinated
fundamental position the forearms are in
neutral (btwn supination & pronation) |
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If you place your hand on the back of a dog what is the surface referred to?
If you do the same to a person what is the surface refered to?
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Dog back - Dorsal
Person - Posterior |
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Which is heavier, compact bone
or cancellous bone?
Why? |
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| Compact bone is heavier because it is less pourous, spongy. |
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| What is the purpose of the seasmoid bone? |
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Definition
Protect tendonds of excess wear.
The patella has an additional function of increasing the angle of pull of the quadriceps muscle. |
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Name bone markings that can be classified
as
1. Depressions & openings
2. Projections or processes that fit into joints
3. Projections or processes that attach
connective tissue |
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1. Foramen, fossa, groove, meatus, sinus
2. Condyle, eminence, facet, head
3. Crest, epicondyle, line, spine, trochanter
tubercle, tuberosity |
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