Chapter 4 Flashcards
Functional anatomy
study of how body systems cooperate to perform certain tasks
Biomechanics
mechanical principles to understand the function of living organisms and systems
*note: in biomechanics, body can refer to the human body or a collection of matter
linear motion
a body moves in a straight line (rectilinear motion)
or along a curved path (curvilinear motion)
Angular motion
rotational motion: body rotates about a fixed line known as axis of rotation
Axis of rotation
aka: Fulcrum or pivot
a fixed line that body rotates about
General Motion
a combination of linear and angular motion
Frontal plane
shoulder to shoulder
Sagittal
back to chest
Transverse
across the waist
kinematics
study of movement from a descriptive perspective without regard to the underlying forces
Five primary variables:
1) timing, or temporal measures
2) position or location
3) displacement
4) velocity
5) acceleration (change in velocity per unit of time)
Kinetics
movement assessment with respect to the forces involved
Force
mechanical action or effect applied to a body that tends to produce acceleration
Internal forces
muscle, tendon, ligament
external forces
gravity, friction, air resistance
Magnitude
how much force is applied or produced
Location
where on a body or structure force is applied
Direction
where the force is directed
Duration
how long the force is applied
frequency
how many times the force is applied in a given time period
Variability
if the magnitude of the force is constant or changing over the application period
rate
how quickly the force is produced or applied
Newton’s first law of motion
a body at rest or in motion tends to remain in that state unless acted upon by an outisde force
Second law of motion
force equals mass times acceleration
Third law of motion
for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
Momentum
a body’s quantity of motion
Linear momentum
product of mass and velocity