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| area of biomechanics that describes force that causes human movements |
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| muscle contractions, tension in stretched connective tissue, and bones |
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| gravity, friction, or an external load |
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| Compression, Tension, Gravity, and Friction |
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| force that presses objects together |
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| force that pulls objects apart |
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| attraction of an object to earth |
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| resistance to movement b/w two contacting surfaces |
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| point of application, magnitude, direction |
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| Law of Inertia, Law of Acceleration, Law of Action-Reaction |
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| states that the body remains at rest or a constant velocity unless acted on by an unbalanced force |
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| states that the acceleration of the body is directly proportional to the force causing the acceleration and is inversely proportional to the mass of the body |
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| states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction |
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| axis of rotation is b/w the opposing forces (teeter tottor) |
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| resistance is between the force and the axis of rotation (wheel barrow) |
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| force is b/w the axis of rotation and resistance |
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| MOST COMMON LEVER IN BODY |
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| the ratio of the internal moment arm to the external moment arm |
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| hypothetical point in the body where the mass is evenly distributed, just anterior to S2 |
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| direction of gravitional pull on the body, passes anterior to the atlanto-occipital joint, posterior to the hip, anterior to the knees, and anterior to the medial/lateral malleoli of ankles |
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| area of contact b/w the body and the supporting surface |
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