Kinesiology is the study of movement. It involves understanding the bones and joints of the body, the movements they allow, and the muscles that produce movement. The document provides an overview of kinesiology, including definitions of important anatomical terms used to describe the body and its movements, planes of motion, bone markings, and general movements. It also lists some websites for additional kinesiology resources.

1. Kinesiology
Chapter 1

2. 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

3. Anatomical Position

4. General Anatomical Terms –
Directional (pages 3-5)
• 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

5. 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

7. Planes of Motion
• Sagittal
• Frontal
• Transverse
(Horizontal)
Frontal Plane

8. 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.

9. 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

10. 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).

11. 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

12. 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

13. General Movements (pages 23-27)
•Abduction
•Adduction
•Flexion
•Extension
•External rotation
•Internal rotation
•Horizontal abduction
•Horizontal adduction
•Dorsal flexion
•Plantar flexion
•Pronation
•Supination
•Depression
•Elevation
•Eversion
•Inversion

14. Web Sites [pages28-29]
• Eaton Hand Web Site
• Hand Kinesiology
• University of Washington
• Orthospine
• eSkeletons.com
• Skeletal System PSU
• Insitefitness