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| the multidisciplinary study of physical activity or movement; encompasses anatomy, biomechanics, physiology, psychomotor behavior, and social and cultural factors. |
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| what does the study of kinesiology focus on? |
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| exercise stress, movement efficiency and fitness |
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| occupational and physical therapy, professional athletics, coaching, athletic training and nutrition |
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| the connecting point of 2 bones |
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synarthroses, or immovable
amphiarthroses, or slightly moveable
diarthroses, or freely movable |
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| joint that lack a synovial cavity and are held together by fibrous connective tissues |
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thin layer of dense, fibrous connective tissue unites the bones of the skull
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a joint in which the bones are connected by ligaments
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joints in which a conical process fits into a socket and is held in place by ligaments
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slightly moveable joints where bones are connected by hyaline cartilege or fibrocartilage
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| freely moveable joints like most joints in adult bodies (also known as synovial joints) |
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| specialized connective tissue with thick collagen fibers |
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| connective tissue covering the ends of long bones |
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| a double layer of connective tissue that lines joint cavities and produces synovial fluid |
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| a lubricating substance found in joint cavities |
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| freely movable joint also known as diarthroses |
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a freely movable joint in which a bone moves around a central axis, creating rotational movement
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a freely movable joint that allows bones to make a sliding motion
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a freely movable joint that allows flexion and extension
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| half-circle shaped indentation to a surface |
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| half-circle shaped protrusion on a surface |
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| condyloid (allipsoidal) joints |
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freely movable joints that allow bones to move about one another in many different directions, but not to rotate
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freely movable joints in which a rounded edn of one bone fits into an indented end of another bone; allows the widest range of motion
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a freely movable joint between two bones with complementary shapes; allows a widee range of motion
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pivot joints
gliding joints
hinge joints
condyloid or ellipsoidal joints
ball and socket joints
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movement that decreases the angle between 2 bones
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movement that increases the angle between 2 bones
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| movement beyond the natural range of motion |
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movement beyond the natural range of motion
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movement of the limbs away from the midline of the body
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movement of limbs toward the midline of the body
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movement of a bone on an axis, toward or away from the body
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circular movement of the limbs around an axis
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movment of the radius and ulna anterior or superior
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movement of the radius and ulna posterior or inferior
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movement that extends the foot
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movement that flexes the foot
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movment of the sole of the foot inward
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movement of the sole of the foot outward
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movement of the body part forward in the tranverse plane
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movement of a body part backward in a transverse plane
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movement of a body part upward in a frontal plane
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movement of a body part downward in a frontal plane
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movement of the thumb to touch each finger
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| an inflammation of the synvial cavity caused by excessive stress or tension |
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| an inflammation of an entire joint |
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| a bacterial infection that can be carried in the blood to the joints |
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| a connective tissue disorder resulting in severe inflammation of small joints |
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| an inflammation of the fibrous connective tissue in a joint |
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| a degenerative joint disease |
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| an accumulation of uric acid crystals in the joint at the base of the large toe and other joints of the feet |
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| toward the midline of the body |
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| away from the midline of the body |
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| nearest of a reference point |
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| farthest from a reference point |
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| cephalad or cranial plane |
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a vertical flat surface running from side to side of the body; frontal plane
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a vertical flat surface running from front to back of the body
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a horizontal flat surface dividing the body into upper and lower parts; transverse plane
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a sequence of action in which the body part farthest from the trunk is fixed during movement; these exercises emphasize compression of joints
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a sequence of action in which the body part farthest from the trunk is free during movement; these exercises involve shearing forces
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