COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
⫸ frontal plane. Answer: splits body into anterior and posterior, side to
side movements (ex. jumping jack, arms in and out, add/abductions)
⫸ transverse (horizontal) plane. Answer: splits body into superior and
inferior, movements (ex. internal/external rotation)
⫸ kinetic chain. Answer: think of body as a chain, each joint effecting
those above and below it
⫸ 3 human movement systems. Answer: nervous, muscular, skeletal,
⫸ 2 types of nervous systems. Answer: Central Nervous System (CNS)
and Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
⫸ Mechanoreceptors. Answer: sensory receptors responsible for sensing
change of position in body tissues
⫸ Proprioception. Answer: the body's ability to naturally sense its
general orientation
⫸ muscle spindle. Answer: receptor that senses the amount of stretch in
muscle tissue