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PE chapter 2 Flashcards

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first class lever

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LFE

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second class lever

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ELF

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third class lever

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FEL

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4
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load arm

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distance from fulcrum to load

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5
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effort arm

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distance from fulcrum to effort

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6
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mechanical advantage

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ability to lift large loads with little effort

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7
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isotonic contraction

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muscles contract and change length

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concentric contraction

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muscles contract and shorten

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eccentric contraction

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muscles contract and lengthen

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10
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isometric contraction

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muscles contract and do not lengthen when they move

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11
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frontal plane goes with

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sagittal axis

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12
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transverse plane goes with

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longitudinal axis

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13
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sagittal plane goes with

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transverse axis

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14
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phrase to remember planes/axis is

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SomeTimesFunStartsTooLate

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frontal plane

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vertically, front to back

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sagittal axis

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horizontally, front to back

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transverse plane

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horizontally, top to bottom

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longitudinal axis

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vertically, through the body

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sagittal plane

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vertically, left to right

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transverse axis

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horizontally, left to right

21
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flexion

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movement at the joint where the angle decreases

22
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extension

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movement at the joint where the angle increases

23
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abduction

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movement where the limb is moved away from the body

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adduction

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movement where the limb is moved towards the body

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dorsiflexion

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movement where the toe/ankle is pointed towards the body

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plantar flexion

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movement where the toe/ankle is pointed away from the body

27
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rotation

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movement where limbs are turned

28
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example of first class lever

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elbow extension

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example of second class lever

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plantar flexion

30
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example of third class lever

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every other movement!

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