Sports, Exercise and Health Science · B.1 Generating movement in the body

SEB.1.1 — Anatomical position, planes and movement

Sports, Exercise and Health Science · SL / HL · syllabus-mapped notes

1. SEB.1.1.1

   The axial and appendicular skeleton

   The human skeleton is divided into an axial component and an appendicular component. These have different primary functions.

2. SEB.1.1.1.1

   Positional terminology

   Positional terminology is used to describe the relative positions of body parts. For example: superior, inferior, proximal, distal, anterior, posterior, medial, lateral and intermediate.

3. SEB.1.1.2

   Planes and axes of movement

   Movements occur in one or more planes, and rotations occur along one or more axes.

4. SEB.1.1.2.1

   The movement terms

   Movements are described by a set of specific terms: flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, pronation, supination, protraction, retraction, opposition, reposition, inversion, eversion, elevation, depression, circumduction, rotation, plantarflexion, dorsiflexion, horizontal flexion and horizontal extension.

5. SEB.1.1.3

   Anthropometry

   Anthropometry, the measurement of body segments and proportions of the human body, has applications in many areas of sport and health science.

6. SEB.1.1.3.1

   Anthropometric databases in design

   Anthropometric databases are used by equipment manufacturers for the design and sizing of equipment.

7. SEB.1.1.3.2

   Ergonomic design

   Ergonomic design improves efficiency during performance.