Anatomy & Kinesiology
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- Anatomy
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The study of internal/external structures, the physical relationship between body parts
-Gross Anatomy: structures visible to the naked eye - Transverse Plane
- Divides the body into superior and inferior sections
- Anatomical Position
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Legs together,
feet flat on the floor,
hands at sides,
palms face forward. - Supine
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Person is lying up
(on back) - Prone
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When a person is lying down
(on stomach) -
The skeletal system protects-
(3) - Support/protect soft tissues, Storage of minerals & blood formation
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The axial skeleton protects-
(4) -
Protects brain,
spinal cord,
sense organs,
and soft tissues -
The appendicular skeleton provides internal support and positioning of
(3) -
Arms
Legs
Soft Tissue -
Functions of the muscular system
(3) -
Locomotion
Support
Heat Production - Skeletal muscles provide, control and support
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Provide SKELETAL MOVEMENT, Control ENTRANCES AND EXITS OF DIGESTIVE TRACT, and
Protect SOFT TISSUE - Kinesiology
- The science of movement
- Biomechanics
- The science concerned with the internal and external forces acting on a human body and the effects produced by these forces
- Internal/External forces acting on a body determine
- How the parts of the body move during the performance of a motor skill
- Frontal Plane
- Divides the body into anterior and posterior sections (forward and backward)
- Sagital
- Divides the body into left and right sections