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Kinesiology quiz two
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Health Care
Undergraduate 2
02/06/2010

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Term
synovial 
Definition
a type of joint also know as diarthrodial and is highly mobile 
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diarthrodial 
Definition
also known as synovial and is a highly mobile joint. 
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goniometer
Definition
a measurement device , that measures degree from starting position to its maximal movement
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sagittal
Definition
a plane of movement that moves about a transverse axis, has flexion and extension.
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abduction
Definition
happens mainly in frontal plane moving out of anatomical postion...adding space between body
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adduction
Definition
frontal plane, is motion close to anatomical position , closing a degree of motion
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pronation
Definition
wrist rotating inward in transverse plane
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supination
Definition
wrist rotating outward transverse plane
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circumduction
Definition
a motion creating a circle has more than one motion doesnt fit in scheme 
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fascia 
Definition
connective tissue covering whole muscle 
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fasclicle 
Definition
individual bundle in muscle
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epimysium
Definition
 very out side like fascia 
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perimysium 
Definition
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perimysium 
Definition
covers individual bundles
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myofibril
Definition
bundle in muscle cells
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sarcomere
Definition
fundamental force producing unit made of thick and thin filament
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myosin
Definition
makes up part of sarcomere reaches, pulls and grabs actin =force THICK
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Actin 
Definition
thin fibrol in sarcomere THIN
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collagen
Definition
main pro in connective tissue
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fusiform
Definition
spindle shape muscle thick in the middle and thins out towards muscle
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pennate
Definition
feather like fiber arrangment
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condylar/condyloid/elliptical
Definition
type of synovial joint , squashed ball , one bone with an oval concave surface received by another bone with an oval convex surface
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