biomechanical terms

Question 1

kinematics

Answer 1

study of space and time factors in motion, such as velocity and acceleration

Question 2

kinetic

Answer 2

study of forces that act on a system, such as gravity and muscles

Question 3

velocity

Answer 3

change in the speed or direction of a body per unit of time

Question 4

mass

Answer 4

amount of matter possessed by an object

Question 5

force

Answer 5

any action that changes or tends to change the motion of an object

Question 6

pressure

Answer 6

ratio of force to the area over which the force is applied

Question 7

gravity

Answer 7

force that accelerates all objects vertically toward the centre of the earth

Question 8

friction

Answer 8

force that occurs when surfaces come in contact with each other

Question 9

work

Answer 9

force that Is applied to a body through a distance and in direction of the force

Question 10

power

Answer 10

amount of work accomplished in one unit of time

Question 11

energy

Answer 11

capacity of a body to perform work

Question 12

torque

Answer 12

twisting, turning or rotary force applied ti the production of angular acceleration

Question 13

isotonic

Answer 13

when the applied force is sufficient to change the motion of a subject. isotonic forces can be either maximal or submaximal