Intro to Kinesiology and Types of Injury

A tissue can only be damaged when it receives an impact stronger than what it can absorbed.

• True

• False

Tissues can't withstand varying degrees of stress and strain.

• True

• False

The scientific study of human movement.

• Kinematics

• Kinesiology

• Kinetics

The following are purposes of Kinesiology except:

• To understand bone structures and movement.

• To move safely.

• To move efficiently.

• To move effectively.

A musculoskeletal structure that stabilizes the joint.

• Joint

• Bone

• Muscles

• Ligaments

A musculoskeletal structure that provides movement to the body.

• Joints

• Ligaments

• Muscles

• Bones

The musculoskeletal structure that attaches the bone to the muscle

• Joints

• Ligaments

• Tendons

• Muscles

A musculoskeletal structure that serves as the fulcrum of movement.

• Joints

• Tendons

• Bones

• Muscles

A type of force that acts away from the center of the structure, causing a pull or stretch.

• Tensile

• Compressive

• Shear

A type of force that gives impacts that are in the center causing it to bend and fold.

• Shear

• Tensile

• Compressive