Kinesiology

Look up kinesiology in
Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

This article is about the scientific study of human movement. For other uses, see Kinesiology (disambiguation).

Kinesiology is the scientific study of the anatomy, physiology, and mechanics of body movement, especially in humans. The word kinesiology is derived the Greek "kinesis" (motion) + the suffix -ology or -logy from the greek "logos" or "logia"(meaning a field of study). The American Kinesiology Association represents the academic field of kinesiology.

Kinesiology encompasses human anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, exercise physiology, exercise psychology and sociology, history, and philosophy of sport.

Motions

Below is a (slightly simplified) table of the motions available at the different joints of the body:

region	flexion/extension	abduction/adduction	internal/external rotation	circumduction	other
Shoulder	yes	Serratus anterior/Rhomboid major, Rhomboid minor,Kerbe	Serratus anterior, Pectoralis minor,Levator scapulae,Trapezius	yes	elevation/depression Trapezius,Sternocleidomastoid,Levator scapulae/Subclavius
Elbow	Biceps brachii, Brachialis/Triceps brachii	no	no	no	pronation/supination Pronator quadratus and Pronator teres/Supinator
Wrist	Flexor carpi radialis/Extensor carpi radialis brevis, Extensor carpi radialis longus	yes	no	yes	no
Hip	Psoas, Iliacus, Quadriceps/Gluteus maximus, Hamstring	adductor longus, adductor brevis, adductor magnus, gracilis	Lateral rotator group/Gluteus minimus, Gluteus medius	no	no
Knee	Hamstring/Quadriceps	no	no	no	no
Ankle	(dorsiflexion/plantarflexion) Tibialis anterior/Fibularis longus, Fibularis brevis	no	no	no	inversion/eversion Tibialis anterior/Fibularis brevis
Torso	Rectus abdominis/Erector spinae	no	no	no	no

y

References

ca:Cinesiologia