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  • Created on: 09-06-17 19:55
What is the fulcrum?
The part of a lever system that pivots and joints are the fulcrum in the bodys lever system
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What is the first class lever?
The fulcrum lies between the effort and the resistance
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What is the second class lever?
The resistance lies in the middel of the effort and the fulcrum
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What is the third class lever?
The effort is located between the fulcrum and the resistance
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What is the effort
The force applied to move the resistance or weight
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Resistance
The load to be moved by a lever system and usually this involves weight.
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What it an agonist?
The prime mover, the muscle that causes movement
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What is an antagonist?
The muscle that relaxes to allow the agonist to contract.
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What is a articulating bone?
The bones either side of a joint
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What is a concentric contraction?
The muscle shortens as it contracts (lifting)
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What is a eccentric contraction?
When the muscle lengthens as it contracts. Used to contril downward movements (lowering a weight)
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What is a isometic contraction?
When muscles contract but remains the same length. It occurs in activities when body is held in a fixed position. Example handstand
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What is flexion?
Movement where the angle between bones decreases
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What is extension?
Movement where the angle between bones increases
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What is plantar flexion?
Movement at the ankle where the toes are pointed towards the ground
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What is dorsi flexion?
Movement at the ankle where the toes are pulled up towards the knee
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What is rotation?
Turning a limb along its axis
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What is abduction?
Moving away from the centre line of the body. Limbs moved away from the body
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What is adduction?
Adding to the centre line of the body
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Card 2

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What is the first class lever?

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The fulcrum lies between the effort and the resistance

Card 3

Front

What is the second class lever?

Back

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Card 4

Front

What is the third class lever?

Back

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Card 5

Front

What is the effort

Back

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