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What is flexibility?
What is flexibility?
- The condition of having superior flexibility, which is also called being flexible.
- The range of motion that an individual is born with for each joint in their body.
- The range of movement in a joint or series of joints and muscle length that induces motion. (correct)
- The ability to complete a full range of motion of a joint.
What is limberness?
What is limberness?
- The range of movement in a joint or series of joints and muscle length that induces motion.
- The condition of having superior flexibility, which is also called being flexible. (correct)
- The ability to complete a full range of motion of a joint.
- The range of motion that an individual is born with for each joint in their body.
What surrounds joints in the human body?
What surrounds joints in the human body?
- Stretchy muscle tissue.
- Permeable areolar tissue.
- Synovial membranes and articular cartilage. (correct)
- White and yellow fibrous tissues.
What are ligaments composed of?
What are ligaments composed of?
What are tendons categorized as?
What are tendons categorized as?
What is muscle tissue made of?
What is muscle tissue made of?
What are stretch receptors composed of?
What are stretch receptors composed of?
How is flexibility improved?
How is flexibility improved?
What is ballistic stretching?
What is ballistic stretching?
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Flexibility
Flexibility
The range of movement in a joint or series of joints and muscle length that induces motion.
Limberness
Limberness
The condition of having superior flexibility, meaning being very flexible.
What surrounds joints?
What surrounds joints?
Synovial membranes and articular cartilage surround joints in the human body.
What are ligaments made of?
What are ligaments made of?
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What are tendons?
What are tendons?
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What is muscle tissue made of?
What is muscle tissue made of?
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What are stretch receptors made of?
What are stretch receptors made of?
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How to improve flexibility
How to improve flexibility
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Ballistic stretching
Ballistic stretching
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Flexibility: Anatomical Range of Movement of a Joint or Series of Joints
- Flexibility is the range of movement in a joint or series of joints and muscle length that induces motion.
- Flexibility varies between individuals and can be increased to some extent by exercise, with stretching being a common exercise component.
- Limberness is the condition of having superior flexibility, which is also called being flexible.
- Joints in the human body are surrounded by synovial membranes and articular cartilage, which cover, cushion, and nourish them.
- Ligaments are composed of two different tissues: white and yellow. The white fibrous tissues are not stretchy, while the yellow elastic tissue can be stretched considerably and return to its original length.
- Tendons are not elastic and are categorized as a connective tissue. The areolar tissue is permeable and is extensively distributed throughout the body.
- Muscle tissue is made of stretchy material and is arranged in bundles of parallel fibres.
- Stretch receptors have two parts: spindle cells and Golgi tendons.
- Flexibility is improved by stretching, and force applied to the body must be held just beyond a feeling of pain and needs to be held for at least ten seconds.
- Dynamic flexibility is classified as the ability to complete a full range of motion of a joint.
- Ballistic stretching prevents lengthening of tissues and should only be performed when the body is very warm; otherwise, it can lead to injury.
- Each individual is born with a particular range of motion for each joint in their body.
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