Mechanical Principles of Human Movement
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What is the primary function of the medial-lateral axis?

  • Moves the body from front to back
  • Divides the body into anterior and posterior parts
  • Rotates the body from top to bottom
  • Runs from side to side and perpendicular to the sagittal plane (correct)
  • What is the term for the movement of a segment towards the midline?

  • Abduction
  • Flexion
  • Adduction (correct)
  • Extension
  • In which plane does the movement of flexion and extension occur?

  • Sagittal plane (correct)
  • Transverse plane
  • Horizontal plane
  • Frontal plane
  • What is the range of motion of a joint?

    <p>The distance and direction a joint can move to achieve its maximum potential</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the vertical plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts?

    <p>Coronal plane</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the position of the arms in the anatomical position?

    <p>Arms are by the sides</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the type of movement that occurs at the wrist?

    <p>Ulnar and radial deviation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the force that attracts all bodies towards the earth?

    <p>Gravity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which plane of movement does a cartwheel occur?

    <p>Frontal Plane</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the point around which the mass of the object is balanced?

    <p>Centre of Mass</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the location of the centre of gravity of the adult body in the anatomic position?

    <p>Slightly anterior to the second sacral vertebra</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the type of movement that occurs in ice skating?

    <p>Spinning</p> Signup and view all the answers

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