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| Branch of mechanics dealing with systems in a constant state of motion. |
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| Branch of mechanics dealing with systems subject to accceleration. |
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| study of the description of motion, including consideration of space and time. |
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| Study of the action of forces. |
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| Application of mechanical principles in the study of living organisms. |
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| Branch of physics that analyzes the actions of forces on particles and mechanical systems. |
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| Involving the use of numbers |
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| Involving nonnumeric description of quality |
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| Process of forming deductions for available information. |
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| Involving translation and rotation simultaneously. |
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| Along a line that may be straight or curved, with all parts of the body moving in the same direction at the same speed. |
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| Involving rotation around a central line or point. |
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| Involving rotation around a central line or point. |
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| Imaginary line perpendicular to the plane of rotation and passing through the center of rotation |
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| Object or group of objects chosen by the analyst for study. |
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| Anatomical Reference Point |
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| Erect standing position with all body parts, including the palms of the hands, facing forward; considering the starting position for body segment movements. |
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| Farther away from the head |
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| Toward the front of the body |
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| Toward the back of the body |
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| Toward the midline of the body |
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| Away from the midline of the body |
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| Closer in proximity to the trunk |
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| At a distance from the trunk |
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| Toward the surface of the body |
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| Inside the body and away from the body surface |
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| Three imaginary perpendicular reference planes that divide the body in half by mass |
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| Plane in which forward and backward movements of the body and body segments occur. |
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| Plane in which lateral movements of the body and body segments occur |
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| Plane in which horizontal body and body segment movements occur when the body is in a erect standing position. |
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| Transverse plane movements |
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| Include left and right rotation, medial and lateral rotation, supination and pronation, and horizontal abduction and adduction. |
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| Requires knowledge of the specific biomechanical purpose of the movement and the ability to detect the causes of errors |
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| Application of a single force sufficient magnitude to cause injury to a biological tissue. |
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| Directed along the longitudinal axis of a body. |
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| Study of the action of forces |
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| Quantity of matter contained in an object m=kg |
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| Resistance to action or a change in its state of motion. |
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| Can be thought of as a push or pull acting on the body, and is characterized by its magnitude, direction and point of application to a given body. F=ma |
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| Is the amount of gravitational force exerted on the body. Wt=ma(g) |
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| Defined as force distributed over a given area. P=F/A |
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| is space occupied by a body. V=cubic centimeters, cubic meters, and liters. |
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| Mass per unit of volume. Mass (p)=mass/volume |
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| Rotary effect of a force. T=Fd |
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| product of force and the time over which the force acts. |
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| The line of course to which something is moving, or the way something is facing (webster) |
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| The postion, arrangement, or frequency of occurrence over an area or throughout a space or unit of time. (webster) |
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| The time during which something exists or lasts. |
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| A numerical quanitiative measure expressed usually as a multiple of a standard unit. (webster) |
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| Pressing or squeezing force directed axially through a body. |
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| Pulling or stretching force directed axially through a body. |
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| Force directed parallel to a surface. |
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| Load-producing twisting of a body around its longitudal axis. |
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| Asymmetric loading that produces tension on one side of a body's longitudinal axis and compression on the other side. |
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| Distribution of force within a body, quantified as force divided by the area over which the force acts. |
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| Repetitive loading repeated application of a subacute load that is usually of relatively low magnitude. |
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| Application of a single force of sufficient magnitude to cause injury to a biological tissue. |
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| The rate of change of velocity with respect to time (webster) |
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| When the force is removed the structure returns to its original size and shape. |
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| Records the electrical activity produced by muscles |
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| Deformations exceeding the ultimate failure point. Loss of mechanical continuity |
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| Deformation caused from excessive force beyond the yield point. |
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| Physical quantity that possesses both magnitude and direction |
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| Process of determining a single vector from two or more vectors by vector addition. |
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| force of a single vector that results from vector composition. |
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| Operation that replaces a single vector with two perpendicular vectors such that the vector composition of the two perpendicular vectors yields th original vector. |
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