Kinesiology 1 Review Flashcards- Basics of Biomechanics

Front

How should students position themselves to demonstrate the correct anatomical position?

Back

They should stand with their palms and feet facing forward.

Front

Which statement is MOST likely to be understandable to a client being trained by Tricia? Options: Stay within your sagittal plane. Raise both arms as high as you can. Rotate your pelvis posteriorly. Rotate your torso in a transverse plane.

Back

Raise both arms as high as you can.

Front

The team physician says that the anterior of an athlete’s leg has been cut. What does this MOST likely mean for the athlete?

Back

The front of their leg is cut.

Front

A doctor says that Carlos has injured the posterior of his arm. What does this MOST likely mean for Carlos?

Back

He injured the back of his arm.

Front

Which of these body parts is MOST superior in relation to all of the other options? neck, shoulders, stomach, feet

Back

neck

Front

Which of these body parts is MOST inferior in relation to all of the other options? stomach, hips, neck, shoulders

Back

hips

Front

Compare the elbow joint to the wrist joint. What is TRUE about these two joints?

Back

The elbow joint is proximal to the wrist joint.

Front

Compare the ankle joint to the knee joint. What is TRUE about these two joints?

Back

The ankle joint is distal to the knee joint.

Front

Compare the neck to the shoulder. What is TRUE about these two body parts?

Back

The neck is medial to the shoulder.

Front

Which of these body parts is MOST lateral in relation to all the other options?

Back

ear