SPHE 421 Exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
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SPHE 421
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SPHE 421
SPHE 421 Exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Kinesiology - CORRECT ANSWER - study of movement
Biomechanics - CORRECT ANSWER - The science concerned with the internal and
external forces acting on the human body and the effects produced by these forces.
Kinetics - CORRECT ANSW...
SPHE 421 Exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Kinesiology - CORRECT ANSWER - study of movement
Biomechanics - CORRECT ANSWER - The science concerned with the internal and
external forces acting on the human body and the effects produced by these forces.
Kinetics - CORRECT ANSWER - forces causing movement
Kinematics - CORRECT ANSWER - time, space, and mass aspects of a moving system
Anatomical Position - CORRECT ANSWER - human body standing in an upright
position, eyes facing forward, feet parallel and close together, arms at the sides of the body with
the palms facing forward
Fundamental Position - CORRECT ANSWER - is essentially same as anatomical position
except arms are at the sides & palms facing the body
Medial - CORRECT ANSWER - Location or position toward the midline
Lateral - CORRECT ANSWER - Location or position farther from the midline
Anterior - CORRECT ANSWER - Front of the body or position closer to the front
Posterior - CORRECT ANSWER - Back of the body or position more toward the back
Ventral - CORRECT ANSWER - Synonym of anterior
, Dorsal - CORRECT ANSWER - Synonym of posterior
Distal - CORRECT ANSWER - Away from the trunk or point of attachment
Proximal - CORRECT ANSWER - Toward the trunk or point of attachment
Superior - CORRECT ANSWER - Used to indicate the location of a body part that is
above another or to refer to the upper surface of an organ or structure
Inferior - CORRECT ANSWER - Indicates that a body part is below another or refers to
the lower surface of an organ or a structure
Cranial - CORRECT ANSWER - Position or structure close to the head
Caudal - CORRECT ANSWER - Position or structure closer to the feet/tail
Supine - CORRECT ANSWER - Person is lying straight, with the face, or anterior surface,
pointed upward
Prone - CORRECT ANSWER - Person lying horizontal, with the face, or anterior surface,
pointed downward
Bilateral - CORRECT ANSWER - Two or both sides
ex: bilateral above-knee amputations refer to both right and left legs being amputated above the
knee
Contralateral - CORRECT ANSWER - Opposite side
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