2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Biomechanics - ANS the study of action and forces; application of mechanical principles in
the study of living organisms
includes both the internal forces produced by muscles and the external forces that act on the
body
Mechanics - ANS branch of physics that analyzes the actions of forces on particles and
mechanical systems; used to study the anatomical and functional aspects of living organisms
Statics - ANS branch of mechanics dealing w/systems in a constant state of motion; either at
rest or moving w/a constant velocity
Dynamics - ANS branch of mechanics dealing w/systems subject to acceleration
Kinesiology - ANS study of human movement
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, Kinematics - ANS study of the description of motion, including considerations of space and
time
what we are able to observe visually when watching a body in motion; study of size,
sequencing, and timing of a movement - form or technique of a movement in a sport
Kinetics - ANS study of the action of forces; force of a pull or push acting on the body
Anatomical reference position - ANS erect standing position w/all body parts, including the
palms of the hands, facing forward; considered the starting position for body segment
movements
Superior - ANS closer to the head
Inferior - ANS farther away from the head
Anterior - ANS toward the front of the body
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