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A&P CH 10 Biomechani

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Center of Gravity an imaginary midpoint or center of the weight of a body or object where the body or object could balance on a point
Effort the force applied to overcome resistance
Gait the rhythmic and alternating motions of the legs, trunk, and arms resulting in propulsion of the body
Gait Cycle subdivided into the stance phase and swing phase, this cycle begins when the heel of one foot strikes the floor and continues the until the same heel strikes the floot again
Kinesiology The study of the movement that combines the fields of anatomy, physiology, physics and geometry and relates them to human movement
Kinetic Chain an integrated functional unit, made up of the myofascial system, articular system, and nervous system
Lever a solid mass such as a crowbar or a person's arm that rotates around a fixed point called the fulcrum
Vector the direction of the force
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