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Biomechanics Exam 1 Questions andAnswers (Latest Update 2024)
What is the definition of Biomechanics? Who created this
definition? - Correct Answer ✅ -Application of mechanical
principles to biological systems
-James Hay (creator of one of the first Biomechanics labs in
the 1960's at the University of Iowa)
What are the 2 major branches of MECHANICS? - Correct
Answer ✅ 1. Statics- not moving or moving at a constant
rate (equilibrium)
2. Dynamics- usually more complex, system has an
acceleration
What are the 2 major branches of DYNAMICS? - Correct
Answer ✅ 1. Kinematics- the description of motion. HOW is
it moving
2. Kinetics- study of the actions of forces. WHY is the object
moving
,Biomechanics Exam 1 Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2024)
What 3 things describe kinematics? - Correct Answer ✅ 1.
Position
2. Velocity
3. Acceleration
What 2 things describe kinetics? - Correct Answer ✅ 1.
Force
2. Moment
What are 2 mathematical quantities to help describe
biomechanics? - Correct Answer ✅ SCALAR (only
magnitude)
VECTOR (magnitude and direction)
Importance of Socrates? - Correct Answer ✅ -2400 years
ago
-Athens
-Said that first we must understand what happens inside the
body, then we can understand the world around us
, Biomechanics Exam 1 Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2024)
-Was executed for this statement
-Taught Plato
Importance of Plato? - Correct Answer ✅ -Followed
Socrates
-Created Plato's Academy
-Stated we must describe science theories using mathematics
Importance of Aristotle? - Correct Answer ✅ -Studied at
Plato's Academy
-Diverged from Plato's thoughts. Introduced deductive
reasoning and modern principles of science. First to study the
relationship between structure and function
Importance of Galen? - Correct Answer ✅ -Roman surgeon
that came about when Greece fell and the roman empire rose
-Wrote an anatomy textbook based almost purely on animal
dissections and surgeries he performed
-this was the ONLY anatomy book for 1400 years
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