Biomechanics Flashcards

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Force exerted on a system or on some of its components by a source outside of the system

A

External forces

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Stretching force (tension) pulling at both ends of a component or structure along its length

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Tensile force

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Pushing force whose direction and point of application would tend to shorten or squeeze an object along the dimension coinciding with the line of action of the force.

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Compressive force

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4
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Force between two objects (or an object and a surface) that are in contact with each other

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Contact force

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Force acting on body when not in motion, but when force is acting on it.

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Frictional force

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6
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Muscle whose torque prevents movement at a joint

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Stabilizer

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7
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Role of a muscle whose torque cancels or eliminates the undesired effect of the torque produced by another muscle at the joint to allow a desired movement only

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Neutralizer

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8
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Muscle the causes an action

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Prime mover

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9
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A single sided or unbalanced load or weight distribution

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Asymmetrical load

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10
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Capacity to do work

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Energy

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11
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Transfer of energy by a force acting to displace the body

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Work

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12
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Energy possessed by a body because of its motion

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Kinetic energy

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13
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Energy stored by an object by virtue of its position

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Potential energy

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14
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The rate of doing work

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Power

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15
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A unit of power equal to one joule per second

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Watt

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16
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Turning effect created by a force about an axis

17
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Force whose line of action passes through the center of gravity of an object

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Centric force

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Force whose line of action does not pass through the center of gravity of an object

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Eccentric force

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Distance between the fulcrum and the resistance point

A

Resistance arm

20
Q

Torque created by a pair of oppositely directed forces about an axis

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Force couples

21
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Relation of a muscles pull to the joint

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Line of action

22
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Point of where the mass of object is equally balanced. Also called center of mass

A

Center of gravity

23
Q

Group of body segments that are connected by joints and operate together to provide a wide range of motion for a limb

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Kinetic chain

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As a rotating body spins about an external or internal axis (fixed or unfixed) it opposes any change in the body’s speed of rotation that may be caused by the torque

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Rotational inertia

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Product of momentum of rotating body and its distance from the axis of rotation. Amount of rotation of the body
Angular momentum
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Role of a muscle whose torque opposes the action referred to or muscle referred to
Antagonist
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Role of a muscle whose torque aids the action referred to as the prime mover
Agonist
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The force production relationship between an agonist and antagonist muscle or group of muscles
Strength balance
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Stable state characterised by cancellation of all forces by equal opposing forces
Balance
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Sum of all external forces acting on the body equal zero; determines the ability to balance
Static equilibrium
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Kinetic transferred into potential energy and back into kinetic energy for increased force output
Strength shortening cycle
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Components of stability are (4)
Mass of object Height of center of gravity Line of gravitational pull Base of support
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Force exerted by one part of a system on another part within the same system
Internal force