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Biomechanic for kinesiology
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Define force
Push or pull
Define vector
Quantity of magnitude and direction
Define velocity
A vector that describes speed or displacement
Define scalar
Only describes magnitude
Define mass
Amount of matter body contains
Define inertia
Resistance to change
Define torque
Force will produce rotation around an axis
Define friction
Motion of one surface across another
What's newton first law of motion
Inertia
What's newton second law of motion
Acceleration depends on the strength of the force applied to an object
What's Newton's third law
Action reaction law
What's a linear force
Two or more forces acting the same plane
What's a concurrent force
Forces using a common point but push or pull in divergent directions
What's a resultant force
Net effect on two divergent forces
What's a force couple
Two or more forces acting in equal force but opposite directions
What is COG
Center if gravity about S2 when standing
What is BOS
body in contact with support structures
what is LOG
Line of gravity vertices lie passing through COG
What's is LOB
Loss of balance COG outside BOS
What is a first class lever and give an example
FAR
head in flexion and extension
What is class 2 lever and give an example
ARF
Ankle PF And flexion of the brachioradialis
What is a class three lever and give an example
AFR
Elbow flexion biceps brachii
What is an example of a fixed pulley for the human body
Lateral malleolus
There are many moveable pulleys in the human body true or false
True
False
False
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241046
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Biomechanic for kinesiology
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Biomechanic for kinesiology
Updated
2013-10-16T21:50:17Z
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