Kinesiology: Essentials of Movement Flashcards

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Kinesiology

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Study of Movement

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Anatomy

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Study of the STRUCTURES of the body

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Physiology

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Study of the FUNCTIONS of the body

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Biomechanics

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How mechanical principles relate to LIVING structures

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Static

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Aspects of nonmoving (or virtually nonmoving systems)

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Dynamics

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Aspects of MOVING systems

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Kinetics

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Studied forces that act on the body to generate or alter motions

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Kinematics

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The analysis of movement in terms of mechanical elements

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Mobility

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The ability to move

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Stability

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The ability to be firmly fixed or supported

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Balance

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Even distribution of weight

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Simultaneous movement

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Entire body moves at the same time

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Sequential Movement

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Movement occurs through a series of smaller, articulating

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Movement Patterns

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Organized rhythms of motion that link groups of joints and muscles together to produce a desired action

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Proportioned

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Corresponding in size to something else

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Symmetrical

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Composed of exactly similar parts facing each other