Kinesiology: The Skeletal System and Muscle Function

PART I FUNDAMENTALS OF STRUCTURE AND MOTION OF THE HUMAN BODY
Chapter 1 Parts of the Human Body 1
Chapter 2 Mapping the Human Body 13
PART II SKELETAL OSTEOLOGY: STUDY OF THE BONES
Chapter 3 Skeletal Tissues 32
Chapter 4 Bones of the Human Body 66
PART III SKELETAL ARTHROLOGY: STUDY OF THE JOINTS
Chapter 5 Joint Action Terminology 153
Chapter 6 Classification of Joints 186
Chapter 7 Joints of the Axial Body 209
Chapter 8 Joints of the Lower Extremity 255
Chapter 9 Joints of the Upper Extremity 326
PART IV MYOLOGY: STUDY OF THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM
Chapter 10 Anatomy and Physiology of Muscle Tissue 380
Chapter 11 How Muscles Function: the Big Picture 412
Chapter 12 Types of Muscle Contractions 433
Chapter 13 Roles of Muscles 449
Chapter 14 Determining the Force of a Muscle Contraction 479
Chapter 15 The Skeletal Muscles of the Human Body 500
Chapter 16 Types of Joint Motion and Musculoskeletal Assessment 557
Chapter 17 The Neuromuscular System 573
Chapter 18 Posture and the Gait Cycle 601
Chapter 19 Stretching 625
Chapter 20 Principles of Strengthening Exercise 639
BIBLIOGRAPHY 675
INDEX 678