Kinesiology :the skeletal system and muscle function
- 2nd ed.
- St. Louis Mosby/Elsevier, 2011.
- xiv, 690 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 1 DVD (4 3/4 in.)
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.
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Kinesiology. Human locomotion. Musculoskeletal system. Kinesiology, Applied. Kinetics. Musculoskeletal System.