Muscular System

Unit 6 Anatomy and Physiology Tools

Assignment: Tools of Kinesiology & Muscle Science

Essential Question: How do professionals measure, analyze, and improve human movement and muscle function?

Instructions: You will be assigned one of the below tools and you will pick the second. 

• In your mod. guide, please answer the following: 

• 1) Basics: What is the tool? (Basics description and sketch of the tool) 

• 2) Purpose: What is this tool used to to study? 

• 3) Connect: How does this connect to something we've covered in this unit (or at anypoint this year!)

• 4) Diagnosis: Why does it matter? 

Here are the tools: 

1) Goniometer

2) Electromyography (EMG)

3) Force Plates

4) Handheld Dynamometer

5) Motion Capture / Video Analysis

6) Treadmills & Cycle Ergometers

7) Foam Rollers & Resistance Bands

8) Ultrasound Imaging (Advanced)