CORRECT Answers
1. Which of the following is the most appropriate defini- the study of the mechan-
tion of biomechanics? ical aspects of biological
organisms
2. Which of the following terms is applied to the study of statics
systems in a constant state of motion?
3. What term is given to considerations such as the size, anthropometric
shape, and weight of body segments?
4. Which of the following would not be measured in a muscular force
kinematic analysis of a tennis serve?
A. angular velocity
B. linear velocity
C. muscular force
D. angular acceleration
5. Which of the following is an example of a kinetic con- Both A and B
sideration?
A. muscle force producing a vertical jump
B. impact force landing from a jump
C. both A and B
D. neither A nor B
6. Which of the following is an example of a static situa- Both A and B
tion?
A. a cyclist riding at a constant velocity
B. a person balancing motionless on one foot
C. both A and B
D. neither A nor B
7. Which of the following is associated with kinematics? displacement
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, 8. Which of the following are anthropometric factors? All of the above
A. the length of a forearm
B. the shape of a body
C. the weight of the trunk
D. all of the above
9. Which of the following is included in sports medicine? Both A and B
A. clinical aspects of exercise and sport
B. scientific aspects of exercise and sport
C. both A and B
D. neither A nor B
10. Which of the following topics might be studied by bio- All of the above
mechanists?
A. optimal form during the pole vault
B. forces on the spine during lifting
C. the mechanics of the jump shot
D. all of the above
11. Biomechanics has roots in which of the following dis- Both A and B
ciplines?
A. physics
B. biology
C. both A and B
D. neither A nor B
12. Which of the following questions about the long jump Both A and B
should be answered quantitatively?
A. What is the horizontal velocity at take-off?
B. What is the angle at take-off?
C. both A and B
D. neither A nor B
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