What does medial mean? - CORRECTANSWER Towards the midline of the body.
What does lateral mean? - CORRECTANSWER Away from the midline of the body.
What does superior mean? - CORRECTANSWER Toward the head/above.
What does inferior mean? - CORRECTANSWER Toward the feet/below.
What plane of motion does a jumping jack occur in? - CORRECTANSWER Frontal (coronal) plane.
What are the 3 cardinal planes of motion? - CORRECTANSWER Sagittal, frontal, transverse.
What axis is associated with the sagittal plane? - CORRECTANSWER Mediolateral axis.
What axis is associated with the frontal plane? - CORRECTANSWER Anteroposterior axis.
, What axis is associated with the transverse plane? - CORRECTANSWER Longitudinal (vertical)
axis.
What are the 3 joint classifications and their mobility? - CORRECTANSWER Fibrous (immovable),
cartilaginous (slightly movable), synovial (freely movable).
What are tendons? - CORRECTANSWER Connect muscle to bone.
What is the purpose of tendons? - CORRECTANSWER Transmit force from muscle to bone to
create movement.
What are aponeuroses? - CORRECTANSWER Flat, sheet-like tendons.
What connective tissue binds muscles together? - CORRECTANSWER Fascia.
What is a muscle origin? - CORRECTANSWER Attachment that stays relatively fixed during
movement.
What is a muscle insertion? - CORRECTANSWER Attachment that moves during contraction.
What is a parallel muscle fiber arrangement? - CORRECTANSWER Fibers run parallel to the
muscle's length.
What is a pennate muscle fiber arrangement? - CORRECTANSWER Fibers run at an angle to the
tendon.
Which fiber arrangement favors shortening velocity? - CORRECTANSWER Parallel.