Kinesiology
Chapter 1
What is kinesiology?
• Kines- = ?
• -ology = ?
• Kinesiology = study of movement
1. Bones of the joints
2. Movements at each joint
3. The muscles that produce those
movements
Why study kinesiology?
• Effective teaching, training, and
coaching
• Credibility
• Knowledge
• Thinking skills
How to study kinesiology
• Daily
• Variety
– Class
– Books
– Web sites
• Memorization
• Logic
Anatomical Position
General Anatomical Terms –
Directional (pages 3-5)
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Anterior
…in front or in the front part
Deep
…beneath or below the surface
Distal
…situated away from the center or midline of the
body, or away from the point of origin
Dorsal
…relating to the back, posterior
Inferior
…below in relation to another structure
Lateral
…on or to the side; outside
General Anatomical Terms –
Directional (pages 3-5)
• Medial
• …relating to the middle or the center; nearer to the
medial or midline of the body
• Palmar
• …relating to the palm aspect of the hand
• Posterior
• …behind, in back, or in the rear
• Proximal
• …nearest the trunk of the point of origin
• Superficial
• …near the surface
• Superior
• …above in relation to another structure; higher
Planes of Motion
• Sagittal
• Frontal
• Transverse
(Horizontal)
Frontal Plane
Sagittal Plane
• Anterior and posterior
movements.
• Passes vertically through
the middle of the body,
dividing it into left and right
halves.
– All other sagittal planes run
parallel to this median
plane, but do not have to
pass through the body's
midline (parasagittal).
– The median plane is merely
one example of a sagittal
plane.
Transverse Plane
• Passes horizontally
through the body,
dividing it into upper
and lower halves or
(inferior & superior).
• Movements through
this plane will be
horizontally (parallel to
the ground); usually
rotational
Frontal Plane
• Passes through the
body from side to
side, dividing it into
anterior and posterior
halves.
• Movements along
this plane will be
from side to side or
(medial and lateral).
Bone Markings (page 10)
• Condyle
– large round projection
• Crest
– prominent, narrow, ridgelike projection
• Facet
– small, flat, or nearly flat surface
• Foramen
– rounded hole or opening in bone
• Fossa
– hollow, depression or flattened surface
• Head
– prominent, rounded projection of the proximal end of a
bone
Bone Markings (page 10)
• Line
– ridge of bone less prominent than a crest
• Process
– any prominent projection
• Spine
– sharp, slender projection
• Trochanter
– very large projection
• Tubercle
– small rounded projection
• Tuberosity
– large round or roughened projection
General Movements (pages 23-27)
•Abduction
•Adduction
•Dorsal flexion
•Plantar flexion
•Flexion
•Extension
•Pronation
•Supination
•External rotation
•Internal rotation
•Depression
•Elevation
•Horizontal abduction
•Horizontal adduction
•Eversion
•Inversion
Web Sites [pages28-29]
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Eaton Hand Web Site
Hand Kinesiology
University of Washington
Orthospine
eSkeletons.com
Skeletal System PSU
Insitefitness