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The Skeletal System and Muscle Function
Joseph E. Muscolino
ISBN: 9780323069441
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
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Helps to apply kinesiology concepts to the treatment of dysfunction. This title contains over 1,200 illustrations, including a bone atlas that shows every bone in the human body and six chapters with illustrated coverage of joints. It depicts how muscles function as movers, antagonists, and stabilizers.
See the body's bones, joints, and muscles in action! Highly visual and in full color, "Kinesiology: The Skeletal System and Muscle Function" makes it easy to apply kinesiology concepts to the treatment of dysfunction. It contains over 1,200 illustrations, including a bone atlas that shows every bone in the human body and six chapters with detailed, and illustrated coverage of joints. Written by noted educator and author Joseph E. Muscolino, this book clearly depicts how muscles function as movers, antagonists, and stabilizers. This edition expands its reach to athletic training with two new chapters on stretching and strengthening exercises. A companion DVD includes video clips with over 60 minutes of footage demonstrating all the major joint actions of the human body.
| ISBN | 0323069444 | | Pages | 704 | | ISBN13 | 9780323069441
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 1474 | | Publisher | Elsevier - Health Sciences Division | | Published in | St Louis | | Imprint | Mosby | | Height (mm) | 276 | | Format | Paperback | | Width (mm) | 216 | | Publication date | 21 Sep 2010 | | Spine width (mm) | 25 | | DEWEY | 612.76 | | Academic level | Tertiary education | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | |
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| 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 |
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