ACSM STUDY GUIDE (EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR THE ACSM PT EXAM) WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.

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