Overview Flashcards
1
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Define biomechanics
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Is the science involving the study of biological systems from a mechanical perspective
2
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Define mechanics
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Is a subdisipline of physics that analyzes the actions of forces on systems
3
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Define dynamics
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Systems that are in a state of changing motion
4
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Define statics
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Systems that are in a state of constant or unchanging motion
5
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Define kinesiology
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Is the study of movement (human)
6
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Define kinematic
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Is the study of motion with respect to describing motion (what it looks like)
Describes motion
7
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Define kinetics
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Is the study of motion with respects to the forces that produce that motion
Explains the cause of motion
