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Chapter 3 in AFAA PFT Certification

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Identify and Describe the (3) cardinal planes of movement   Horizontal: divides the body into upper and lower Frontal: divides the body into front and back Saggital: divides the body into right and left  
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Define: Supine   Lying on the back, face up  
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Define: Prone   Lying face down  
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Define: Axial Skeleton   Trunk and head  
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Define: Appendicular Skeleton   Arms and Legs  
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Define: Diarthrodial Joints   Synovial Joints  
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Define: Cartilage   Semi-hard tissue that cushions joints and prevents bone-on-bone abrasions  
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Define: Synovial Membrane   Provides nourishment, lubrication, and hydrostatic cushioning  
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Define: Bursae   Fluid sacs and the end of bones, protects bony projections as they move past each other  
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Define: Ligament   Attaches bone to bone  
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Define: Tendon   Attaches bone to muscle  
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Define: Fascia   Attaches muscles together and holds myofilaments together to form a muscle  
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List the (9) primary joint actions of the shoulder.   Flexion, Extension, Abduction, Adduction, Internal Rotation, External Rotation, Circumduction, Horizontal Flexion/Adduction, Horizontal Extension/Abduction  
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Name the Rotator Cuff Muscles (SITS)   Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres Minor, Subscapularis  
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Describe the Shoulder Girdle   The Clavicles, Acromion Processes, Scapulas, and Sternum  
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Name the Primary Joint Actions of the Shoulder Girdle   Scapular Protration, Scapular Retraction, Scapular Depression, Scapular Elevation, Scapular Upward Rotation, Scapular Downward Rotation, Scapular Upward Tilt, Scapular return from Upward Tilt  
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Name the primary Joint Actions of the (3) Trapezius Muscle types   Scapular Retraction(Adduction), Scapular Depression, Scapular Elevation  
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Name the (4) Primary Joint actions of the spine   Spinal Flexion, Spinal Extension, Spinal Rotation, Spinal Lateral Flexion  
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Name the (3) Joint Actions of the Pelvic Girdle   Pelvic Anterior Tilt, Pelvic Posterior Tilt, Pelvic Lateral Tilt  
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Describe the concerns involved with excessive hip flexor strengthening and/or tightness   Low back pain and hip misalignment  
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Name the (3) muscles of the Hamstrings   Biceps Femoris, Semi-Tendinosis, Semi-Membranosus  
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Name the (4) muscles of the Quadriceps   Rectus Femoris, Vastus Medialis, Vastus Intermedius, Vastus Lateralis  
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List the (4) joint actions of the talocrural joint and subtalar joint   Dorsiflexion, Plantar Flexion, Inversion, Eversion  
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Define: Agonist   The muscle doing most of the work (concentric phase)  
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Define: Antagonist   The muscle that relaxes to allow the agonist to work  
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Define: Stabilizer   The muscle that works to maintain still joint movement  
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Define: Isometric   Held muscle action in which there is no joint change  
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Define: Concentric   When the muscle shortens or "crunches"  
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Define: Eccentric   When the muscle lengthens or "elongates"  
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Name (3) types of levers   Seesaw, Hammer and Nail, Wheelbarrow  
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