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    University of Texas Press Society for Cinema & Media Studies Visible Difference and Flex Appeal: The Body‚ Sex‚ Sexuality‚ and Race in the "Pumping Iron" Films Author(s): Christine Anne Holmlund Reviewed work(s): Source: Cinema Journal‚ Vol. 28‚ No. 4 (Summer‚ 1989)‚ pp. 38-51 Published by: University of Texas Press on behalf of the Society for Cinema & Media Studies Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1225394 . Accessed: 09/11/2011 22:43 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance

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    ECRL acts as a helping synergist to ECU by preventing adduction of the wrist and hand Elbow (Elbow Joint) None (Used as stabilizers throughout exercise)1 Biceps Brachii (BB) Near Isometric1 Gravity is a motive force to flex the elbow. Momentum is a motive force to flex the elbow. Supination PT & PQ act as true synergists to BB by preventing supination of forearm Pronator Teres (PT) Near Isometric1 None Brachialis (B) Near Isometric1 None Triceps Brachii (TB) Near

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    (Portfolio Task: Module 3) When you ask a patient to plantar flex a foot‚ what changes occur within the muscles involved? According to Maitland (1977)‚ the movement of foot in which ankle is bent is termed as Plantar Flexion. Posture where one stands on his/ her tiptoes or gas pedal of a vehicle is pushed‚ plantar flexion takes place. Through plantar flexion‚ ankle muscles and calf are relaxed so that they can properly work. The term “Plantar Flexion” is used to describe the movement of toe in which

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    Biol 109 Written Assignment #2 Scenario: Hal‚ a 50 year old politician‚ was a college basketball player and stayed fairly active with sports and weekend pickup games through his thirties and early forties (Q1) Having a members only gym near his office facilitated this practice. However‚ intense campaigning and successful election to the US Congress meant extra travel‚ fried chicken dinners‚ hotel rooms and prolonged sitting and weight gain. After years of relative inactivity‚ with only sporadic

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    Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction in a College Male Baseball Pitcher Julia Courtney Introductory Abstract Personal Data: Patient: 22 y/o male. A twenty-two year old male left-handed collegiate baseball pitcher throwing in the first game of the season. Durning his first few Florida Southern College which is the smaller bone of the forearm on the same side as the thumb. There are several important ligaments in the elbow. A ligament is a soft tissue structure that connect bones to

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    Chapter 10 Muscles 1) The study of the muscular system is known as  a) kinesiology. b) pathophysiology. c) myology. d) biology. e)  neurology. 2) All of the following are functions of muscles except  a) stability. b) heat production. c) control of openings. d) secretion. e) respiration. 3) What term best describes the relationship between the pronator teres and supinator?  a) Fixators b) Antagonists c) Synergists d) prime movers e) depressors 4) Muscle fibers are arranged in

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    Motion Analysis: Basketball Jump Shot The main joints involved in a basketball jump shot include the hip‚ knee‚ ankle‚ shoulder‚ elbow‚ and wrist. All of these joints flex and extend. The jump shot can be split into three parts: the set-up‚ the jump and release‚ and the post-release. The set-up involves a lot of flexion and extension of the hip‚ knee‚ ankle‚ and shoulder. Hip flexion occurs first and flexion of both knees until the thighs are parallel to the ground follows closely. Knee flexion

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    PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES 0 1 2 3 COMMENTS DORSAL RECUMBENT 1. Places patient on back with spine in straight alignment 2. Places low pillow under head 3. Places arms on chest or above head 4. Assists patient to flex knees‚ positions feet close together with soles of feet flat on bed* 5. Assists to let knees fall apart* SUPINE POSITION 1. Places patient towards near side of bed in supine 2. Places low pillow under head 3. Places arms at side with

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    brings back the ball towards their ear slightly rotating the lower part of the body‚throwing the ball-player uses maximum strength to throw the ball extending the arm and flexing the back leg and lastly ending in a follow through- back leg ends in a plantar flexion‚ arm is now inferior to the shoulder.There are many major bones‚ muscles‚joints and joint actions used to perform this skill. Bones range in different shapes and sizes a feature which allows them to perform specialised functions.The main types

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    from talar head prominence in flat foot deformity is differentiated by palpating over the navicular bone while inverting and everting through the subtalar joint (Buchanan‚ M.‚ 2016‚ June 7). Range of motion may be decreased and may cause pain when plantar flexion and inverting the foot. The patient would receive the tibialis posterior manual muscle test‚ while also using the navicular drop test to assess for flat foot (Accessory navicular‚ 2010). When palpating‚ an athletic trainer may be able to determine

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