Human Kinetics 9781492523376 Chapter 1-26 Complete Guide
Fitness Professional need what knowledge for safe Physical activity and health benefits - ANSWER:
Have knowledge of the bones, joints and muscles
Must understand forces and other forces
Must apply bio-mechanical principles human movement
Most of the ________________ Bones in the human skeleton are involved in ______________ -
ANSWER: 200
movement
Bones are _________ _____________ that are light in ___________ but strong and
________________ - ANSWER: Living tissue
Weight
Stiff
Long Bones - ANSWER: found in the limbs and digits, serve primarily as levers for movement
Short Bones - ANSWER: Are approximately as wide as the are long. Their composition provides light
weight and strength.
Flat Bones - ANSWER: Serve primarily as broad sites for muscle attachments and to enclose cavities
and protect organs
Irregular Bones - ANSWER: protect internal parts and support the body in addition to being sites for
muscle attachment
Ossification - ANSWER: the replacement of Cartilage with Bone during growth
Sagital Plane - ANSWER: Side view
Transeverse Plane - ANSWER: Top view Looking down
Coronal Plane - ANSWER: Front and back view
Joints are the palces where two or more bones ______ and _____ - ANSWER: Meet
Articulate
Ligaments - ANSWER: fibrous bands of connective tissue that connect bones to each other across all
joints.
The movable joints of the body are _______(synovial) joints. The bony surfaces are covered in smooth
___________ ______________ and the joint cavity is filled with ________ ________ which
__________ the joint. - ANSWER: Diarthodial
Articular Cartlilage
Synovial Fluid
Lubricates
What determines the range and direction at a joint? - ANSWER: by the shape of the articulating bones
and the length of ligaments crossing the joint.
Diarthrodial (synovial) joints - ANSWER: Movable joints in the body. The bony surfaces are covered in
smooth articular cartilage and the joint cavity is filled with synovial fluid.