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Functional Anatomy II
Basic Biomechanics
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
08/31/2011

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Term
Kinesiology
Definition
how the body moves
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mechanics
Definition
branch of physics dealing with the study of forces and the motion produced by their actions
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biomechanics
Definition
involves taking the principles and methods of mechanics and applying them to the structure and function of the human body
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Kinetics
Definition
deals with forces causing movement in a system
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kinematics
Definition
involve the time, space, and mass aspects of a moving system
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osteokinematics
Definition
focuses on the manner in which bones move in space without regard to the movement of joint surfaces, such as shoulder flexion/extension
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arthrokinematics
Definition
deals with the manner in which adjoining joint surfaces move in relation to each other the same or opposite direction
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