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Where is the force and load in a class 1 lever? Examples?

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Both down on either side with fulcrum in the middle
seesaw - atalantoaxial joint

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Where is the force and load in a class 2 lever? Examples?

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fulcrum far left, load down in. middle, force up on right - standing on toes gastroc (wheelbarrow)

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Where is the force and load in a class 3 lever? Examples?

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fulcrum far left, force up in the middle, load down on the right

biceps brachi - elbow joint

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what is torque? vetor or scalar?

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vector the turnin geffect produce by a force

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What are the 3 types of external forces,

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centric, eccentric and force couples

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What is a centric force? change in what type of motion?

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external force directed trhy centre of gravity of an object - change in linear motion as per newtons 2nd law not angular

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what is an eccentric force? What type of motion

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for NOT directed thru centre of gravity - effect of force id change in linear AND angular morions of the object - Newtons 2nd law

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What is a force couple? what type pf motion

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paoir of non-colinear external forces equal but opposite in direction
- angular motion so the object rotates - net resultant foce is 0 so ther eis NO change in linear motion per Newtons first and 2nd law

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Ehat is a moment (force or lever) arm defined as?

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erpendicular (⟂) distance between the lineof action of a force and a parallel line passing through the axis of rotation

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What is the torque if a centric force is applied

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0

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to find the moment arm what equation can you use

To find vertical component

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sinangle = r/x

or fy/F

because

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to fully cahracterize a torque one must decscribe what 3 things?

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  • the size of the torque
    – the axis about which the turning effect is created
    – the direction of the turning effect
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How is driection of torque determined?

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right hand thumb rule

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Where is the line of action (pull for a muscle force)

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Along the line between the tendons

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The moment arm of. amsucle changes as the ___ changes

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joint angle - max AT 90

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When muscle force pulls at an angle, only the _____
component of force to the bone
(lever) produces torque; i.e. the ___ component

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perpendiculat, rotary (vertical)

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Wjat does the dislocating/stabilizing compenet do?

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horizontal. - stablizes or dislococated joint

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What are the 3 different types of compenents of muscular torque?

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Rotary componentn (vertical), stabilizing component (to left), dislocating compenent (to right)

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Can an object still have a net force of 0 if it is rotating?

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yes - net force is only lienar otion

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Can an onject be in static equillibirum if it rotating?

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no external forces and torque must sum to 0

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What is centre of gravity?

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the point in a body around which its mass or weight is balanced and through which the force of gravity acts - where entire mass ot wieght is concentrated

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where si CG in human body in anatomical position?

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right in middle of waist

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Cg of human bofy
left to right?
Back to front?
Top to bottom?

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L to R = midline of bodu
Back to front. = thru shoulder and hips and just forward of ankle joints
Top to botoom - 55% standing height females
57% males
highr in infants and toddlers bc large head and short legs

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Cg shifts in direction of ____

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movement of a body part - depends on weught of body part and distance it moves

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what is stability
the capacity fo an object to return to equillibrium or its original position after being displaced
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What 3 things is stability affected by
height of CG - lower is better size of base of - larger is better Weight (heavier is better)
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can direction of force impact stability?
YES
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CG height is ____ as object si toppled Increase in CG height lead to increase in ___
raised, potential energy
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The ____ the orgiinal ct height the ___ the increase in height
lower, greater hence PE is greater an d more work msut be done - lower cg id more stable
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The most stable position for a person is one that maximizes ____
potential engery
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is CG is ___ base of support the object will return to the original position after displacment which is called ___
below, stable equillibrium
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If the CG is _____ the base of support, stability is only maintained if the line of gravity acting on CG is _____
above, within the base of support
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What is mechanical work (U) si unit?
product of force (F) and displacement (d) in the direction of that force - means by which energy si tranferred from one onject to another joule (J)
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to determine amount of work done on an obejct we need to knwo hat 3 things
average force of object, direction of force, displacment of obejct while force acts
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What are three types of msucle contraciton and how does thsi impact work
isometric (statitc) = 0 work , concentric (shorterning) = pos, eccentric (lenghneing) = negative work
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what is mechanical energy defined as?
The capacity to dow work also in J
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what is total mecanical energy?
KE + PE
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What is kinetic energy?
objects capacity to do wokr due to the motion of an object
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What is potential energy?
Obejcts capcaity to do work due to position of object
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Can energy be negative?
NO - only positive
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In a closed system what happens to momentum? Is it same for KE?
It is conserved.Not same for KE as during impact some KEis onverted to other forms of energy like heat or sound
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what are 2 types of PE?
gravitational potential energy and strain energy
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what is gravitation PE?
PE due to an objects position relative to earth
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Is gravity always psoitive in PE?
yes
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What is strain energy?
Pe due to the deformation of an object liek pole vaulting - related to stiffness content K and deormation delta x
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What is the work energy relationship?
work done by external forces acting on an object can change th eneergy of that objecy
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to maximize increase in kinertic energy a ____ force needs to be applied over ____ distance?
large force over long distance
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What is conservation of mechanical energy?
In absence fo external forces (other than gracity, no work is done and total mechanical energy is conserved (constant) Ei = Ef
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What is concervation ofmechanical energy useful in?
motion of projectiles - efore being dropped, an object has PE but no KE – as it falls, PE decreases because height decreases but KE increases because it accelerates due to gravity – the decrease in PE is equal to the increase in KE – the instant before the object strikes the ground, it has no PE because height is zer
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What is power?
rate of doing work in watts
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What is naother definition of (linear) power?
product of average force and average velocity
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As the velocity of a contraction increases, the maximal force the muscle can generate ___
decreases
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true or false? the maximal force a muscle can generate is at the max velocity?
false?
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____ msucle strength decreses with age?
isometric
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what is peak effort reffered to? what type of contractipon does it measure
reffered to as maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) - isometric
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How was angular velocity measured in the dorsifelxor experiement.
measured “isotonically” − i.e., a fixed load is moved through a range of motion as fast as possible * loads normalized to peak torque duringsometric MV
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When is max muscle power acheived
not at ffastest velocity or largest foce but a compromise between the two - usualy 1/3 of max velocity
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As the duration of an activity increases, the power output which can be sustained ____ exponentially
decrease

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