Pastor C. Manlangit, Jr

Instructor 3

College of Human Kinetics, UP Diliman

Anatomy in

Physical Education

Outline

Background Check; Expectations

Trivia Questions

History

In the educational setting

In the sports setting

Why is it important (relation to present societal conditions)

What PE teachers can do?

Recommendations; questions

Background Check & Expectations

Trivia Question 1

Relative to its size, the _____ is the strongest muscle in the

body.

http://www.sporcle.com

TONGUE

Trivia Question 2

Which body part has the same length as your elbow?

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FOOT

Your foot is the same length as your forearm between your

wrist and the inside of your elbow.

Trivia Question 3

What is the time of the day to buy shoes?

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Afternoon or late evening, when feet have expanded

Trivia Question 4

The risk of heart attacks is higher on what day than any other

day?

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MONDAY

Trivia Question 5

If 80 percent of this organ were to be removed, the

remaining part would continue to function. Within a few

months, it would have reconstituted itself to its original size.

What is this organ?

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LIVER

Which activity is more tiring to the muscles: smiling or

frowning?

It takes 17 muscles to smile --- 43 to frown.

What is Anatomy?

from the Greek anatemnein:

ana, "separate, apart from“

temnein, "to cut up, cut open

is a branch of biology and medicine that considers the

structure of living things

Interrelated Systems

In the Philippine educational setting…

how is anatomy INTRODUCED?

Games (Funny Bones)

Songs

(Paa, tuhod, balikat, ulo);

(Making melodies in my heart- thumbs in, elbows out, knees

bend, neck bend);

(I put my left foot in, left foot out, left foot in & shake it all

around & dance a little boogie, & turn around, that’s what’s it’s

all about)

In the Philippine educational setting…

across levels, how is anatomy TAUGHT?

are the strategies effective?

Grade School

High School

College

Medical School

Grade School

http://www.gov.ph/k-12/

Grade School

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High School

College

Only in PE, except for

PE Majors

SS Majors

Biology, Psychology, Nutrition Majors, etc

Rooms for improvement?

Lack of integration with science

Why is there so little emphasis on anatomy today?

“Why Teach Anatomy?” Do they know anatomy well enough

that we don’t have to teach it?

Research Interest

PA Participation Ratio

My Anatomy Experience

OINA

Origin

Insertion

Nerve Innervation

Action

CAGAS, TORRE & MANALASTAS (2010). WHY DO FILIPINOS EXERCISE? EXPLORING MOTIVES FROM

THEPERSPECTIVE OF FILIPINO YOUTH. Retrieved Oct. 1, 2012 from

http://www.academia.edu/240919/Why_do_Filipinos_exercise_Exploring_motives_from_the_perspective_of_F

ilipino_youth

129 Filipinos; 15-21 y/0; (48 males, 76 females, 5 did not specify)

Exercise Motivation Inventory subscales (EMI-2)

-three most frequently identified reasons for exercise were:

weight management (“to lose weight”),

strength and endurance (“para lumakas”, which means “to

increase strength”),

appearance (“to have a sexy body”).

-Challenge and competition were the least frequently cited

reasons for exercise

What theories can help us?

Thorndike’s Experiental Learning Theory

Bandura's Social Learning Theory

Piaget’s Cognitive Learning Theory

CHALLENGE TO Physical Educators,

Coaches, Sports Professionals

Integrate discussion of Anatomy in teaching PE

Be able to communicate effectively with medical

professionals

INJURY PREVENTION!

(Gyms, Postural deformation)

THIS IS THE BEST TIME!

Increasing participation in running events

Increasing consciousness in physical fitness

Anatomy & Olympics: Philippine Medal List

All-time Olympic Games medal table. Retrieved Oct. 1, 2012 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-

time_Olympic_Games_medal_table

Will you help raise the next Philippine Gold Olympian?

Will you help raise a generation of strong and healthy

Filipinos?

Will you yourself master the basics of anatomy & physiology?

THANK YOU FOR

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