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Intro to Biomechanics Flashcards

1
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What is kinesiology?

A

Study of movement

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What is biomechanics?

A

Study of internal muscle forces and external forces that act on the body.

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3
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What is anatomical position?

A

Standing erect with palms facing forward

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4
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What axis is on the sagittal plane?

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Mediolateral

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5
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What axis is on the transverse plane?

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Vertical/Longitudinal Axis

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What axis is on the frontal/coronal plane?

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Anteroposterior axis

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7
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What does movement happen on?

A

Planes

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8
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What does movement happen around?

A

Axes

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9
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What is flexion?

A

Decreasing a joint angle

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What is extension

A

Increasing a joint angle

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11
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What is hyper extension?

A

Past extension and away from the body

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12
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What is lateral flexion?

A

Flexion happening on the frontal plane

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13
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What is dorsiflexion?

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Movement so the toes point superiorly

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14
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What is plantar flexion?

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Movement so the toes point inferiorly

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15
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What are rigid body mechanics?

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Simplifying the body to being just the bones to see movement`

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16
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What are deformable body mechanics?

A

How the skin and muscles move

17
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What are fluid mechanics?

A

Understanding a system as it moves through a body of water or air (“Drag” or “Lift”)

18
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What is statics?

A

Constant state of motion

19
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What is dynamics?

A

Where acceleration is present, not constant motion

20
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What is kinetics?

A

Study of actions of forces

21
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What is kinematics?

A

Description of motion such as size, timing, and sequencing. The form or technique

22
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What is the difference between qualitative and quantitative?

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Qualitative: Describing movement in non-numerical terms
Quantitative: Describing movement in numerical terms

23
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What is a scalar quantity?

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A single quantity, completely described by magnitude

24
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What is a vector quantity?

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A double quantity, magnitude, and direction

25
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What is a base quantity?

A

Something that can’t be calculated but instead measured

26
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What is a derived quantity?

A

A calculation from combinations of base quantities

27
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What is an example of a base quantity?

A

Force and Distance

28
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What is an example of a derived quantity?

A

Time/Distance= Speed

29
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What are the basic movements?

A

Flexion, Extension, Abduction, Adduction, internal and external rotation

30
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Which specialized movement is a multiplanar movement?

A

Circumduction

Introduction to Biomechanics (3 decks)

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