Muscular endurance The number of repeated contractions a muscle or muscle group can perform against resistance without fatiguing Muscular strength The amount of force a muscle or muscle group can delevope during a single contraction Cardiorespiratory endurance The ability of the heart, blood, and lungs to deliver an adequate supply of oxygen to exercising muscles Body Composition The sum of fat and fat-free weight Flexibility The amount of movement that can be accomplished at a joint Frontal Plane Divides the body into anterior and posterior parts Superficial External; located to or on the surface Medial Toward the midline of the body Anterior Toward the front Proximal Toward the end of the limb, origin of the structure, or midline of the body Transverse Plane Divides the body, or any of its parts, into superior and inferior sections Sagittal Plane Divieds the body, or any of its parts, into left and right sections Superior Toward the head Inferior Away from the head Posterior Toward the back Lateral Away from the midline of the body Distal Away from the attached end of the limb, origin of the structure, or midline of the body Cervical Regional term referring to the neck Thoracic Regional term referring to the portion of the body between the abdomen; also known as the chest Lumbar Regional term referring to the portion of the back between the abdomen and the pelvis Planter The sole or bottom of the foot Dorsal The top surface of the foot and hands Flexion Decreasing the angle between two bones Extension Increasing the angle between two bones Dorsiflexion Moving the top of the foot toward the shin Planterflexion Moving the sole of the foot downward; "pointing the toes" Abduction Motion away from the midline of the body Adduction Moving toward the midline Elevation Moving to a superior position (only at the scapula) Depression Moving to an inferior position (only at the scapula) Inversion Lifting the medial border of the foot Eversion Lifting the lateral border of the foot Rotation Internal (inward) or External (outward) turning about the vertical axis of bone Pronation Rotating the hand and wrist medially from the elbow Supination Rotating the hand and wrist laterally from the elbow
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