Kinesiology 2241A/B- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 33 pages long!)

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 2241A/B
• Professor: Thomas Richard Jenkyn

Document Summary

Definitions: mechanics the physics of forces and motion, when applied to the human body, there are. Kinematics study of the geometry of motion, position velocity acceleration, angle, angular velocity, acceleration. Kinetics - study of the causes of motion, force, pressure, torque, tension, shear, compression. Inverse kinematics - measure the ki(cid:374)e(cid:373)ati(cid:272)s first, the(cid:374) work (cid:858)(cid:271)a(cid:272)kwords(cid:859) to figure out the kinetics that must have caused the motion you observed (easy to do in the lab) Forward kinetics measure the kinetics first, then try to figure out where the body is going to go (hard to do in the lab) this is how we learn to walk. The skeleton: axial skeleton skull spine ribcage (all the things you need to survive, appendicular skeleton upper and lower extremities and pelvis (allow you to interact with your environment. Types of bones: long bones usually in the extremities, composed of a shaft and articular surfaces (condyles).