Anatomy and Physiology

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Lever
Bone
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Fulcrum
a joint
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Effort
muscular force
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Load
Weight of body part or object
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First class
effort, fulcrum load (efl) eg. extension of the neck as a footballer prepares to head the ball
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Second class
Effort, load, fulcrum (elf) eg. plantar flexion of the ankle as a basketballer uses the ball of the foot to take off fro a jump shot
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Third class
Fulcrum, effort, load (fel) eg. flexion of the elbow during the upwardphase of a bicep curl
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Mechanical advantage
the ability of a level system to move a large load with a small effort
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Sagittal
a plane of movement which splits the body vertically into left and right
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Sagittal Example
Shoulder, hip and knee flexion during the running action
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Frontal
A plane of movement which vertically splits the body into a front and a back
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Frontal Example
Shoulder and hip abduction in the outward phase of a star jump
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Tranverse
A plane of movement which horizontally splits the body into upper and lower bosy (box around hips)
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Tranverse Example
shoulder rotation as a tennis player puts spin of a ball
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Longitudinal axis
A vertical axis which runs from the top to the bottom of the body
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Longitudinal Axis Example
An ice skakter performing a flat spin
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Frontal axis
A horizontal axis running from the front to back of the body
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Frontal Axis Example
A gymnast performing a cartwheel
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Tranverse axis
A horizontal axis running from side to side
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Traverse Axis Example
A high-board diver performing a somersault
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Other cards in this set

Card 2

Front

Fulcrum

Back

a joint

Card 3

Front

Effort

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

Load

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

First class

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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