Anatomy and Kinesiology for Dance: An Introduction

Contents

• Preface
• Part I The Locomotor Skeletal System
• 1. Introduction to the Locomotor Skeletal System
• The Locomotor Skeletal System
• Tissues of the Locomotor Skeletal System (Bone, Cartilage, and Connective)
• Joints and Joint Structures
• Anatomical Terminology
• Movement Terminology and the Three Planes of Action
• Analyzing Movement: Actions versus Positions
• 2. Foot and Ankle
• Bones of the Foot
• The Toe Joint
• The Tarsal Joints
• The Bones of the Lower Leg
• The Ankle Joint
• Sample Analysis Charts
• 3. Knee and Hip
• Bones of the Upper Leg
• The Knee Joint
• Bones of the Pelvis
• The Hip Joint
• Sample Analysis Charts
• 4. Spine and Torso
• Bones of the Spine and Torso
• The Joints of the Spine
• Sample Analysis Charts
• 5. Shoulder Girdle and Shoulder
• Bones of the Shoulder Girdle
• The Sternoclavicular Joint
• Bones of the Shoulder Region
• The Shoulder Joint
• Sample Analysis Charts
• 6. Elbow, Radioulnar Region, Wrist, and Hand
• Bones of the Lower Arm
• The Elbow Joint
• The Radioulnar Joints
• Bones of the Hand
• The Wrist Joint and Joints of the Hand
• Thumb and Fingers
• Sample Analysis Charts
• Part II The Locomotor Muscular System and Muscular Analysis of Movement
• 7. Introduction to the Locomotor Muscular System
• Basics of Skeletal Muscles
• Roles of Muscles
• Myotatic and Inverse Myotatic Reflexes
• Muscle Shape Categories
• Types of Muscle Contractions
• Introduction to Muscular Analysis
• 8. Muscles of the Toes, the Tarsus, and the Ankle
• Muscles of the Toes, the Tarsus, and the Ankle
• Sample Questions, Muscular Analysis Charts, and Answers
• 9. Muscles of the Knee and the Hip
• Muscles of the Knee
• Muscles of the Hip
• Sample Questions, Muscular Analysis Charts, and Answers
• 10. Muscles of the Spine and the Torso
• Muscles of the Spine
• Additional Muscles of the Neck and the Head
• Sample Questions, Muscular Analysis Charts, and Answers
• 11. Muscles of the Scapula and the Arm
• Muscles of the Scapula Region
• Muscles of the Shoulder Joint
• Muscles of the Shoulder and the Elbow
• Muscles of the Elbow Joint and the Radioulnar Joints
• Sample Questions, Muscular Analysis Charts, and Answers
• References