Kinesiology
Subtitle: the skeletal system and muscle function
By: Joseph E. Muscolino
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Mosby/Elsevier; Mosby
Published: 2011
Place of publication: St. Louis, Mo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 690
ISBN-13: 9780323069441
Subjects: Kinesiology; Human locomotion; Musculoskeletal system; Applied Kinesiology; Kinetics; Musculoskeletal System
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Parts of the human body; title: Mapping the human body; title: Skeletal tissues; title: Bones of the human body; title: Joint action terminology; title: Classification of joints; title: Joints of the axial body; title: Joints of the lower extremity; title: Joints of the upper extremity; title: Anatomy and physiology of muscle tissue; title: How muscles function-the big picture; title: Types of muscle contractions; title: Roles of muscles; title: Determining the force of a muscle contraction; title: The skeletal muscles of the human body; title: Types of joint motion and musculoskeletal assessment; title: The neuromuscular system; title: Posture and the gait cycle; title: Stretching; title: Principles of strengthening exercise.