Kinesiology Vocabulary

Front

The body plane that separates the front and back.

Back

Frontal

Front

____________ contraction happens when muscle length is unchanged.

Back

Isometric

Front

Extremities (arms/legs) are a part of what skeletal system?

Back

Appendicular

Front

The ___________ plane divides the body into top and bottom halves.

Back

Transverse

Front

Returning a limb to the anatomical position in the frontal plane is called?

Back

AD-duction

Front

Moving a limb away from the anatomical position in the sagittal plane is called:

Back

Flexion

Front

The shoulder is __________ to the elbow.

Back

Superior

Front

The knee is located ___________ in relation to the foot.

Back

Proximally

Front

The Sagittal plane separates the body into ______________.

Back

left and right

Front

In an anatomical position, the thumb is ________ to the pinkie finger.

Back

lateral