ACSM STUDY GUIDE| Complete questions and correct answers| Latest

ACSM STUDY GUIDE| Complete questions and correct answers| Latest BIOMECHANICS principles of physics related to energy and force as they apply to the human body PROXIMAL CLOSER TO THE TRUNK DISTAL further from the trunk SUPERIOR (CRANIAL) above, toward the head INFERIOR (CAUDAL) lower than, toward the feet ANTERIOR (VENTRAL) toward the front POSTERIOR (DORSAL) toward the back MEDIAL closer to the midline LATERAL further from the midline THREE CARDINAL BODY PLANES sagittal plane, frontal plane, transverse plane SAGITTAL PLANE makes a division into right and left portions FRONTAL PLANE makes a division into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions TRANSVERSE PLANE makes a division into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) portions ROTATION movement around a longitudinal axis, either toward or away from the midline CIRCUMDUCTION a combination of flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction EVERSION