Functional Anatomy
What is the study of how muscles and bones work together to produce movement called?
Functional anatomy
What is biomechanics the study of?
The laws of mechanics related to movement
What is any push or pull that can cause an object to move called?
Force
What is the point that a lever pivots around?
Fulcrum
What are the three factors that affect projectile motion?
Speed, angle, and height of release
What type of joint movement is bending at the elbow?
Flexion
What type of motion moves in a straight line with no rotation?
Linear motion
What type of force comes from muscles and tendons inside the body?
Internal force
What class of lever has the fulcrum between the load and effort?
First-class lever
What type of spin causes a ball to dip down faster in flight?
Topspin
What is the opposing muscle that relaxes when the agonist contracts called?
Antagonist
What type of motion occurs when a body rotates around an axis?
Angular motion
Which of Newton’s laws states that every action has an equal and opposite reaction?
Newton’s Third Law
What is the point in the body where weight is evenly distributed?
Centre of gravity
According to Bernoulli’s Principle, what happens to pressure when air speed increases?
Pressure decreases
What term describes the process where one muscle contracts and the opposing one relaxes?
Reciprocal inhibition
Most movements in sport are a combination of which two types of motion?
Linear and angular
Which law explains why a heavier object needs more force to accelerate?
Newton’s Second Law
Increasing the base of support does what to stability?
Increases stability
Increasing the angle of release affects which aspect of projectile motion?
The height and distance of the projectile
What type of muscle contraction occurs when the muscle shortens during movement?
Concentric contraction
What term describes the rate at which an object changes its position?
Velocity
What is the term for the total quantity of motion (mass × velocity)?
Momentum
What type of lever provides a speed advantage for sports like throwing or kicking?
Third-class lever
In javelin, how would increasing release velocity affect performance?
It increases the distance the javelin travels