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Kinesiology
Chapters 1 & 8
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Post-Graduate
09/12/2012

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Term
Kinesiology
Definition
Study of Movement
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Biomechanics
Definition
Mechanical principles that apply to the human body
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Kinetics
Definition
Forces causing movement
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Kinematics
Definition
Time, Space, and mass aspects of a moving system
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Anatomical Position
Definition
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Medial/Lateral
Definition
Toward the midline/farther from the midline
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Anterior/Posterior
Definition
Front of the body/Back of the body
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Distal/Proximal
Definition
Away from the trunk/toward the trunk
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Superior/inferior
Definition
Upper surface or above something/below something or lower surface
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Cranial/Caudal
Definition
Close to the head/Close to the feet
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Supine/Prone
Definition
Lying straight with face pointed upward/face pointed downward
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Bilateral, /Contralateral/Ipsilateal
Definition
Both sides or two/opposite side/Same side
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Rectilinear/Curvilinear
Definition
Movement that occurs in a straight line/Movement occurs in a curved path
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Angular Motion
Definition
Movement around a fixed point
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Sagital plane/ Frontal Plane/Transverse Plane
Definition
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Flexion/Extension
Definition
Bending movement of one bone on another/straitening movemnt of one bone away from another
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Palmar flexion/Plantar Flexion
Definition
Flexion at the wrist/Flexion at the ankle
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Dorsiflexion
Definition
Extension at the wrist and ankle joints
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Abduction/Adduction
Definition
Movement away from midline/Movement toward midline
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Horizontal abudction/adduction
Definition
Shoulder movement backward/Movement forward
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Radial/Ulnar deviation
Definition
When the hand moves toward the thumb side/Hand moves toward the little finger side
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Lateral Bending
Definition
Trunk moves sideways
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Circumduction
Definition
Motion that describes a circular cone shaped pattern
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Medial/Lateral Rotation
Definition
Anterior surface rolls inward toward the midline/Anterior surface rolls outward
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Inversion/Eversion
Definition
Moving the sole of the foot inward/the outward movement
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Protraction/retraction
Definition
A linear movement along a plane parallel to the ground and away from the midline/Linear movement in the same plane but toward the midline
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Force
Definition
Push or pull action
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Vector
Definition
Represents force; has magnitude and direction
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Velocity
Definition
Speed! Distance/time
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Torque
Definition
Force applied about an axis
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Scalar
Definition
Magnitude (length,area, volume,mass)
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Mass
Definition
Amount of matter a body contains
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Mechanics
Definition
study of foces and the motions they produce
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Biomechanics
Definition
Application of mechanics to the study of th estructure and funciton of the human body
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Dynamics
Definition
Factors associated with moving systems
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Statics
Definition
Factors associated with nonmoving systems
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Kinetics
Definition
Force that causes motion
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Friction
Definition
Resistive force between two surfaces
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Intertia
Definition
Tendancy for an object to stay at rest or stay in motion
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Acceleration
Definition
Any change in velocity of an object
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First Law 
Definition
Body at rest tend to stay at rest/Body in motion tends to stay in motion
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Second law
Definition
The amount of acceleration depends on the amount of force applied to an object/Greater force is needed to cause acceleration wth an object with more mass
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Third Law
Definition
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction
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Linear
Definition
Two or more forces are acting along the same line
Term
Parallel Forces
Definition
Occur in the same plane and in the same or opposite direction/Middle force should always be located between the two parallel forces
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Concurrent 
Definition
Two or more forces must act on a common point but must pull or push in different directions such as two people pushing on the cabinet
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Force couple
Definition
Two or more forces act in different directions resulting in a turning effect
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Resultant force
Definition
Overall effect of two or more concurrent forces
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Torque
Definition
Moment of force/ability of force to produce rotation around an axis
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Stabilizing force
Definition
Force generated by the muscle 
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State of equilibrium
Definition
All forces balanced
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Gravity
Definition
Mutual attraction between object and center of earth. Gravity exerts vertical force downward
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Center of Gravity
Definition
Balance point where torques equal
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Base of support
Definition
Part of body in contact with supporting surface
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line of gravity
Definition
Imaginary line through COG to center of the earth
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First Class Lever
Definition
FAR-Teeter totter, Force arm, reistance
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Second class lever
Definition
ARF-Wheel Barrel Axis, resistance, Force 
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Third Class Lever
Definition
AFR-Arm-Axis, force, resistance
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