NSGA 142 exam 2
What are the roles of the skeletal system in movement? - Answer - support soft tissue
- provides storage areas for minerals and fats
- produces blood cells
Abduction - Answer Movement away from the midline of the body
Adduction - Answer Movement toward the midline of the body
Circumduction - Answer circular movement of a limb at the far end
Flexion - Answer bending a joint
Extension - Answer increases the angle of a joint
hyperextension - Answer Excessive straightening of a body part
dorsiflexion - Answer bending of the foot or the toes upward
plantar flexion - Answer bends the foot downward at the ankle
internal rotation - Answer Rotation of a joint toward the middle of the body.
external rotation - Answer Rotation of a joint away from the middle of the body.
What are important functions of muscles? - Answer - motion
- maintenance of posture
- support
- heat production
What is ergonomics? - Answer This is the study of the relationship between human physiology
and the physical environment.
What are things you should assess for mobility? - Answer - general ease of movement
What are the roles of the skeletal system in movement? - Answer - support soft tissue
- provides storage areas for minerals and fats
- produces blood cells
Abduction - Answer Movement away from the midline of the body
Adduction - Answer Movement toward the midline of the body
Circumduction - Answer circular movement of a limb at the far end
Flexion - Answer bending a joint
Extension - Answer increases the angle of a joint
hyperextension - Answer Excessive straightening of a body part
dorsiflexion - Answer bending of the foot or the toes upward
plantar flexion - Answer bends the foot downward at the ankle
internal rotation - Answer Rotation of a joint toward the middle of the body.
external rotation - Answer Rotation of a joint away from the middle of the body.
What are important functions of muscles? - Answer - motion
- maintenance of posture
- support
- heat production
What is ergonomics? - Answer This is the study of the relationship between human physiology
and the physical environment.
What are things you should assess for mobility? - Answer - general ease of movement
