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Anatomy
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09/06/2010

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Term
ANTERIOR TIBIALIS
LOCATION AND ACTION
Definition
LOCATION: ANTERIOR LEG
ACTION: DORSIFLEXION, INVERSION
Term
WHAT IS DORSIFLEXION?
Definition
DECREASING ANGLE OF ANKLE JOINT
TOES ARE BROUGHT CLOSER TO SHIN
Term
WHAT IS PLANTARFLEXION?
Definition
INCREASING THE ANGLE OF ANKLE JOINT
TOES ARE PUSHED FURTHER FROM SHIN
Term
WHAT IS INVERSION?
Definition
MOVEMENT OF SOLE TOWARDS THE MEDIAL PLANE
Term
WHAT IS EVERSION?
Definition
MOVEMENT OF SOLE AWAY FROM MEDIAL PLANE
Term
WHAT IS ADDUCTION/
Definition
MOVEMENT THAT BRINGS PART OF ANATOMY CLOSER TO SAGITTAL PLANE
Term
WHAT IS ABDUCTION?
Definition
MOVEMENT THAT BRINGS PART OF THE ANATOMY AWAY FROM SAGITTAL PLANE
Term
WHAT ARE THE ANATOMICAL PLANES?
Definition
SAGITTAL
FRONTAL OR CORONAL
TRANSVERSE
Term
SAGITTAL PLANE CUTS BODY IN...?
Definition
VERTICALLY IN HALF SO YOU HAVE LEFT AND RIGHT HALVES
Term
TRANSVERSE PLANE CUTS BODY ...?
Definition
HORIZONTALLY IN HALF SO YOU HAVE TOP AND BOTTOM PARTS
Term
FRONTAL PLANE CUTS BODY ?
Definition
VERTICALLY SO YOU HAVE ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR COMPARTMENTS
Term
WHAT ARE THE MUSCLES OF ANTERIOR LOWER LEG?
Definition
ANTERIOR TIBIALIS
Term
WHAT ARE THE MUSCLES OF THE POSTERIOR LOWER LEG?
Definition
GASTROCNEMIUS
SOLEUS
POSTERIOR TIBIALIS
Term
WHAT ARE THE MUSCLES OF THE ANTERIOR THIGH?
Definition
SARTORIUS
PSOAS
VASTUS MEDIALIS
VASTUS LATERALIS
RECTOR FEMORIS
Term
WHAT ARE THE MUSCLES OF THE MEDIAL THIGH?
Definition
GRACILIS
ADDUCTOR LONGUS ANTERIOR FIBERS
ADDUCTOR BREVIS
ADDUCTOR MAGNUS
Term
WHAT ARE THE MUSCLES OF THE POSTERIOR THIGH?
Definition
BICEPS FEMORIS
ADDUCTOR MAGNUS POSTERIOR FIBERS
Term
WHAT IS PROPRIOCEPTION?
Definition
IS THE SENSE OF ONE'S OWN RELATIVE POSITION IN SPACE
Term
WHAT IS A MECHANOCEPTOR?
Definition
A SENSORY RECEPTOR THAT RESPONDS TO MECHANICAL PRESSURE OR DISTORTION
Term
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE DECONDITIONED?
Definition
TO LOSE PHYSICAL FITNESS
Term
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE DECONDITIONED?
Definition
TO LOSE PHYSICAL FITNESS
Term
DEFINE RATE OF FORCE PRODUCTION?
Definition
IS THE AMOUNT OF FORCE PRODUCED OVER TIME
Term
WHAT IS NEUROMUSCULAR EFFICIENCY?
Definition
IS THE ABILITY OF THE NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM TO ALLOW MUSCLES TO WORK AS AN INTEGRATIVE UNIT
Term
WHAT IS A PRIME MOVER?
Definition
THE MUSCLE THAT MAINLY CAUSES THE ACTION
Term
WHAT IS MUSCULAR ENDURANCE?
Definition
IS THE ABILITY OF A MUSCLE OR MUSCLE GROUP TO SUSTAIN REPEATED CONTRACTIONS OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME
Term
A CELL OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM IS CALLED A?
Definition
NEURON
Term
WHAT ARE THE PARTS OF A NEURON?
Definition
BODY, AXON, DENDRITES
Term
WHAT ARE THE MAIN TYPES OF NEURONS?
Definition
SENSORY (20%) AND MOTOR (80%)
Term
EXPLAIN INTEGRATIVE FUNCTION OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM?
Definition
IS HOW THE NERVOUS SYSTEM ANALYZES AND INTERPRETS INFORMATION
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