Kinesiology Chapt 10

Which of the following is least likely to be a concept studied in biomechanics?

A golf ball stays on the tee until the golf club hits it. Which of the following principles best describes why this occurs?

Injuries to tissues of the body can be caused by forces whose magnitudes are within the limits that the tissue can tolerate if they are applied repeatedly over a long period of time.

Biomechanics can assist with design of equipment, artificial limbs, and orthoses for safety.

Professional scouts are timing a football player running a 40-yard dash to determine how his speed compares to other players they may want on their team. What type of analysis are the scouts using?

Thomas Cureton was believed by some to have coined the term biomechanics (although others believe that Europeans may have used the word first).

The guiding principles and concepts of biomechanics come from which of the following subdisciplines?

Specialists who apply their knowledge of physiology, biomechanics, anatomy, and psychology in order to improve the movements, working environments, and training programs in the workplace are called

What was the discipline of biomechanics called in the past?

Biomechanists typically work in all of the following settings EXCEPT

You are analyzing the performance technique of a swimmer to see what improvements can be made to help the performer swim faster using the movement analysis model. During one of the movement analysis steps, you remember that to move faster through the water, one must reduce the force of water resistance by making the body surfaces smooth. You then decide that, for the glide phase, you will have the performer keep her arms straight and close to her body to streamline her shape. Which analysis step did you carry out?

What is the study of the function of human beings using the principles and methods of physics and engineering?

Which of the following are the most common forces acting on a human performer?

What is the third step in a model of analysis for biomechanics?

When an athlete is running across a field, _________ allow(s) for the person to be propelled forward (the runner pushes down on the ground, and the ground pushes the person in the opposite direction).

An important skill for a physical activity specialist, __________, or allied health rehabilitative specialist is to be able to choose the relevant mechanical principles that apply to the movement of interest or to a phenomenon occurring inside the body.

What is known about injury mechanisms due to forces?

Industries in the 1950s needed to know the measurements of people to design seats, cockpits, and instrument panels that fit these users. What is the study of people's physical dimensions that provided this type of information?

Which of the following is NOT a goal of biomechanics?

Studying how diseased blood cells respond to forces is an example of which branch of biomechanics?

A performer can move out of a stationary position when there are no outside forces acting on her.