FiTour Basic Kinesiology and
Biomechanics Exam
Kinesiology - Answer -The scientific study of human movement
Planes of Movement - Answer -Flat imaginary surfaces that divide the body into halves
in order to correspond with movement, motion, and actions. Human movement occurs
in a plane.
Median /Sagittal Plane - Answer -A vertical plane that passes through the body anterior
to posterior dividing the body into right and left sections. Flexion and extension actions
occur within the Sagittal plane.
Frontal/Coronal plane - Answer -A vertical plane that passes through the body from side
to side dividing the body into anterior and posterior sections. Abduction and adduction
actions occur within the frontal plane.
Transverse/Horizontal Plane - Answer -A horizontal plane that passes through the body
dividing the body into superior and inferior sections. Rotation and twisting actions occur
within the transverse /horizontal plane.
Oblique plane - Answer -A plane that lies tilted between the three primary planes
associated with kinesiology
Movement within a plane - Answer -Will always occur parallel to that plane
Muscle Movement/Action- prime movers(agonist) - Answer -Muscles responsible for a
definite movement
Antagonist - Answer -Muscles that cause movement at a joint in a direction opposite to
that of its agonist
Synergists - Answer -Muscles that keep the joint steady while the prime mover applies
the force to a neighboring joint
JOINT ACTIONS - Flexion: - Answer -The movement of a limbs caused by concentric
muscular contraction, resulting in a decrease in the angle of a joint.
Extension - Answer -Increasing the angle of a joint
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