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Human Movement Science

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Biomechanics   A study that uses principles of physics to quantitively study how forces interact within a living body  
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Superior   Positioned above a point of reference  
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Proximal   Positioned below a point of reference  
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Distal   Positioned nearest the center of the body, or pont of reference  
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Anterior   On the front of the body  
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Posterior (or dorsal)   On the back of the body  
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Medial   Positioned near the middle of the body  
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Lateral   Toward the outside of the body  
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Contralateral   Positioned on the opposite side of the body  
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Ipsillateral   Positioned on the same side of the body  
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Sagittal plane   An imaginary bisector that divides the body into left and right  
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Flexion   The bending of a joint, causing the angle to the joint to decreas  
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Extension   The straightening of a joint, causing the angle to the joint to increase.  
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Frontal plane   An imaginary bisector that divides the body into front and back halves  
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Abductioin   Movement of a body part away from the middle of the body  
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Adduction   Movement of a body part toward the middle of the body  
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Transverse plane   An imaginary bisector that divides the body into top and bottom halves  
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Internal rotation   Rotation of a jointtoward the middle of the body  
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External rotation   Rotation of a joint away from the middle of the body  
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Eccentric contraction   The lengthening of a muscle  
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Isometric contraction   A muscle maintaining a certain length  
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Concentric contraction   The shortening of a muscle  
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Force   An influence applied by one object to another, which results in an acceleration or deceleration of the second object  
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Length-tension relationship   The length at which a muscle can produce the greatest force  
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Force-couple   Muscle groups moving together to produce movement around a joint  
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Rotary motion   Movement of the bones around the joints  
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Torque   A force that produces rotation  
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Motor behavior   The process of the body responding to internal and external stimuli  
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Motor control   The study of posture and movements and the involved structures and mechanisms that the central nervous system uses to assimilate and integrate sensory information with previous experiences  
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Synergies   Groups of muscles thay are recruited by the central nervous system to provide movement  
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ProprIoception   The cumulative sensory input to the central nervous system from all mechanoreceptors that sense position and limb movrements  
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Sensorimotor integration   The cooperation of the nervous and muscular system in gathering information, interpreting, and executing movement.  
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Motor learning   Repeated practice of motor control processes, which lead to a change in the ability to produce complex movements  
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Feedback   The use of sensory information and sensorimotor integration to help the kinetic chain in motor learning  
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Internal feedback   The process whereby sensory information is used by the body to reactively monitor movement and the environment  
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External feedback   Information provided by some external source, such as a health and fitness professional, videotape, mirror, or heart rate monitor to supplement the internal environment  
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