EDKP 206 Study Guide - Osteon, Microtrauma, Fracture Toughness

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Interdisciplinary field: mathematics and physics, biology, physiology, pathophysiology and clinical medicine. Basis: determination of how forces generated within the body, or forces applied to body, influence the way we move: how we move = kinematics, causes of body movements = kinetics. Published the first book of biomechanics: considered the father of the field. Uses cinematography to understand movement patterns: quantified information. Tried to understand the details of captured movement. Medial lateral (from side of body to extremeties) Sagittal cuts through the body forwards and backwards. Frontal cuts through the body side to side (like a mirror) Parallel force system that is very common. Properties that depend on the amount of material are called. Extensive properties : ex volume and internal energy, strengeth. Properties that do not depend on the amount of material are called. Intensive properties : ex. density normalized for weight (volume/mass) Stress: units of force/area: measure that is independent of the amount of material, types of force.