MST 1031 - Kinesiology

 

Student Learning Outcomes:
Describe and classify all articulations within the human body.  (CSLO 3) 

1. Classify joints into structural and functional categories. 

• Fibrous joints 

• Cartilaginous joints 

• Synovial joints 

2. List and describe the structure of typical synovial joints. 

• Ball-and-socket 

• Ellipsoid 

• Hinge 

• Saddle 

• Gliding 

• Pivot 

3. List and describe the structures of the shoulder, hip, elbow, knee, wrist, and ankle. 

• List and explain the factors affecting ROM.   

• Recognize common medical terminology. 

Describe and palpate the origin and insertion, the actions, innervations, with the muscles we learn in the body.  (CSLO 4) 

1. Muscles of mastication 

2. Muscles that move the neck 

3. Muscles of the vertebral column 

4. Muscles of the abdominal wall land breathing 

5. Muscles of the pectoral girdle 

6. Muscles that move the humerus 

7. Muscles that move the forearm, wrist, hand and fingers 

Understand and describe the kinesiology of the body. (CSLO 5) 

1. Identify the general actions of the following muscles groups in the body: 

• Shoulder and Arm 

• Forearm and Hand 

• Spine and Thorax 

• Head, Neck, and Face 

• Pelvis and Thigh 

• Leg, Ankle and Foot 

• Recognize common medical terminology 

• Define, compare, and locate the three types of levers. 

2. Describe skeletal muscle as a functional unit or organ containing all the following components: 

• Skeletal Muscle 

• Connective Tissue 

• Nervous Tissue 

• Vascular Tissue 

3. Describe common homeostatic imbalances. 

4. Recognize common medical terminology.