| Description |
xv, 622 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction to the study of kinesiology -- Part I: Anatomical and physiological fundamentals of human motion -- 2. The Musculoskeletal system: the skeletal framework and its movements -- 3. The Musculoskeletal system: the musculature -- 4. The neuromuscular basis of human motion -- 5 The upper extremity: the shoulder region 6. The upper extremity: the elbow, forearm, wrist, and hand -- 7. The lower extremity: the hip region -- 8. The lower extremity: the knee, ankle, and foot -- 9. The spinal column and thorax -- Part II: Fundamentals of biomechanics. 10. Terminology and measurement in biomechanics -- 11. The description of human motion -- 12. The conditions of linear motion -- 13. The conditions of rotary motion -- 14. The center of gravity and stability -- Part III: Motor skills: principles and applications. 15. Kinesiology of fitness and exercise -- 16. Moving objects: pushing and pulling -- 17. Moving objects: throwing, striking, and kicking -- 18. Locomotion: solid surface --19. Locomotion: the aquatic environment -- 20. Locomotion: when suspended and free of support -- 21. Impact -- 22. Instrumentation for motion analysis |
| Summary |
Kinesiology: Scientific basis of human motion, twelfth edition continues the text's tradition of examining human motion through the integrated presentation of anatomy and biomechanics and applying that knowdelge to a wide variety of motor skills. This edition retains the text's coverage of current scholarship in biomechanics as applied to motor skills |
| Notes |
Luttgens' name appears first on the earlier editions |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Kinesiology -- Textbooks.
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Movement.
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Biomechanical Phenomena.
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Motor Skills.
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Movement.
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Muscles.
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Musculoskeletal System.
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| Genre/Form |
Textbooks.
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| Author |
Luttgens, Kathryn, 1926-
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Weimar, Wendi.
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| LC no. |
2010049595 |
| ISBN |
9780078022548 (hdbk. : alk. paper) |
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