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Introduction to Kinesiology
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Order
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Description
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1
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Define kinesiological and mechanical principles.
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2
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Describe anatomical position, normal and abnormal joint movements for each joint.
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3
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Discuss the three axes of movement to the planes they intersect and describe the movements which occur about these axes.
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4
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Discuss degrees of freedom of motion.
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Principles of Biomechanics
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Order
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Description
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1
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Define biomechanical terminology.
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2
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Identify biomechanical principles relating to the human body.
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3
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Discuss the laws of motion.
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4
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Identify the forces of motion that act upon joints.
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5
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Define a lever and its essential components.
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6
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Discuss the concept of mechanical advantage and apply mechanical principles to the muscoloskeletal system.
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Examination of the Neuromusculoskeletal System
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Order
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Description
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1
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Define osteology.
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2
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Explain the functions of bone.
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3
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List the different types of bone.
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4
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Classify bones according to their location within the appendicular or axial skeleton.
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5
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Identify each bone in the body on a skeleton or a diagram, and on fellow students.
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6
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Locate each boney prominence of the human body on a skeleton or diagram, and on fellow students.
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7
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Define arthrology.
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8
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Categorize joints according to the amount of motion that is present.
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9
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List types of diarthrodial joints and identify their degrees of freedom, axis, planes and motions (classical and accessory).
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10
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Define myology.
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11
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Identify and describe the three types of muscles.
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12
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Describe the design of skeletal muscle and include attachment and fiber arrangements.
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13
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List factors which influence the amount of tension a muscle is able to exert.
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14
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Explain and differentiate between the terms: agonist, antagonist, and synergist.
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15
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Describe and show the following types of muscle contraction: isometric, isotonic/dynamic, isokinetic, eccentric, and concentric.
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16
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List and describe major divisions of the nervous system.
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17
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Describe a motor unit and the process it undergoes to produce a muscle contraction.
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18
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Explain the structure and function of efferent and afferent neurons.
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19
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List and discuss the two major classes of receptors in the nervous system.
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20
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Explain muscle spindles and golgi tendon organs and their functions.
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21
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Describe the anatomic basis for reflex movement.
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Muscle Attachments, Actions, and Innervations
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Order
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Description
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1
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List origins and insertions of isolated muscles in upper extremities and lower extremities.
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2
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Describe normal actions of isolated upper extremity and lower extremity muscles.
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3
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Describe innervations of isolated upper extremity and lower extremity muscles.
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4
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Palpate major muscle groups of upper extremities and lower extremities.
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Assessment of Range of Motion
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Order
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Description
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1
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Perform goniometric measurements of upper extremities and lower extremities.
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