Kinesiology Flashcards
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What term describes the movement of bringing a limb away from the midline of the body?
Answer: Abduction
Abduction is movement away from the midline of the body, such as raising the arm laterally.
The rotator cuff consists of four muscles. Which of the following is NOT part of the rotator cuff?
Answer: Deltoid
The rotator cuff includes the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis; the deltoid is not a rotator cuff muscle.
Which joint type allows the greatest range of motion in multiple planes?
Answer: Ball-and-socket joint
Ball-and-socket joints, such as the hip and shoulder, allow the greatest range of motion including flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, and rotation.
Hyperextension of the lumbar spine primarily involves which muscles?
Answer: Erector spinae
The erector spinae group extends and hyperextends the lumbar spine by contracting concentrically.
When a muscle contracts without changing length and no movement occurs at a joint, this is called:
Answer: Isometric contraction
Isometric contraction occurs when muscle tension develops but muscle length and joint angle remain constant, producing no movement.
The quadriceps muscle group performs which primary action?
Answer: Knee extension
The quadriceps femoris group (rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius) are the primary knee extensors.
Which anatomical term describes the front surface of the body?
Answer: Anterior
Anterior refers to the front surface or ventral aspect of the body.