See also the A&P website's sections devoted to the muscular and skeletal systems.

Arthrokinematics and Osteokinematics
http://moon.ouhsc.edu/dthompso/namics/arthkin.htm
Provides illustrations and definitions. Two animations show what happens during joint movements when the convex bone is fixed and when the concave bone is fixed.

Gait Disorder Project
http://sprojects.mmi.mcgill.ca/gait/
Has short videos showing normal gait and the gait of patients with footdrop, hemiplegia, and Parkinson's Disease.

Goniometry Website
http://academic.uofs.edu/faculty/kosmahle1/courses/pt350/goniomet/gonintro.htm
Includes four categories of tests: upper extremities, lower extremities, spine, and TMJ. Has images showing the test position for measurements and provides textual information on the test position, normal range, goniometer alignment, and normal end feel.

Hand Kinesiology
http://classes.kumc.edu/sah/resources/handkines/kines2.html
Provides diagrams and information on the hand’s bone and joint structure, ligament structure, muscle arrangement, and nerve distribution.

Joint Actions of the Upper Limb
http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/GrossAnatomy/ue/main_act.html
Shows videos illustrating abduction, adduction, extension, flexion, etc. for various joints - the shoulder, wrist, elbow, thumb, etc. Kinesiology

Flash Cards
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/007232919x/student_view0/flashcards.html
Has 119 flash cards with definitions.

Kinesiology Lecture Topics
http://moon.ouhsc.edu/dthompso/namics/lecsked.htm
University of Oklahoma’s Dave Thompson provides lecture notes for numerous kinesiology topics.

Kinesiology of the Musculoskeletal System, library book website
http://evolve.elsevier.com/productPages/s_147.html
Requires free registration to access materials; please see a librarian to use the library's log-in information. Once you have logged in, click on "Neumann: Kinesiology of the Musculoskeletal System." Next click on "Course Documents." Then click on "Evolve Resources." Includes study questions and lecture guides that can act as study aids. Also includes videos on arthrokinematics of the lower extremity, arthrokinematics of the upper extremity, normal versus abnormal glenohumeral arthrokinematics, and the kinesiology of flexing and extending the finger.

Muscles Activated During the Gait Cycle
http://www.kiboho.co.za/GaitCD/animate.htm
Simplistic video showing the muscles activated during the gait cycle.

Muscles in Action
http://www.med.umich.edu/lrc/Hypermuscle/Hyper.html#flex
Shows videos which illustrate the meanings of elevation/depression, eversion/inversion, flexion/extension, circumduction, and more.

Exercise

Weight Training, Exercise Instruction, & Kinesiology
http://www.exrx.net/Lists/Directory.html
Shows videos of articulations and exercises. Provides the origin, insert, and activation for the affected muscles. On the left side of the page, choose the links for body maps, the exercise & muscle directory, power training exercises, or cardio exercises.

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