Kinesiology : the skeletal system and muscle function /

Muscolino, Joseph E.,

Kinesiology : the skeletal system and muscle function / Joseph E. Muscolino. - 2nd edition. - xiv, 690 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 28 cm + 1 videodisc (12 cm)

Accompanied by: 1 videodisc (DVD)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Parts of the human body -- Mapping the human body -- Skeletal tissues -- Bones of the human body -- Joint action terminology -- Classification of joints -- Joints of the axial body -- Joints of the lower extremity -- Joints of the upper extremity -- Anatomy and physiology of muscle tissue -- How muscles function: the big picture -- Types of muscle contractions -- Roles of muscles -- Determining the force of a muscle contraction -- The skeletal muscles of the human body -- Types of joint motion and musculoskeletal assessment -- The neuromuscular system -- Posture and the gait cycle -- Stretching -- Principles of strengthening exercise. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

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Kinesiology.
Human locomotion.
Musculoskeletal system--Anatomy--Atlases
Muscles--Physiology--Atlases
Palpation--Technique--Atlases
Motion.
Dynamics.
Mechanics, Analytic.
Kinesiology, Applied

QP303 / .M87 2011

612.76

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