Biomechanics Part One

Which of the following incorporates engineering and the life sciences by applying principles from classical mechanics to the study of living systems?

• biomaterials

• biomechanics

• anatomy

• medicine

The pattern of how a person walks, jogs, or runs is known as

• gait

• trigonometry

• weight

• torque

Who devised the concept of statics?

• The Greeks

• The Romans

• The Muslims

• The Catholics

Who analyzed the biomechanics of jumping and gait analysis of horses and insects?

• Galen of Pergamon

• Andreas Vesalius

• Galileo Galilei

• Giovanni Borelli

Who examined how stress and elongation of elastic materials are related?

• Nicholas Andre

• Thomas Young

• Leonard Euler

• Robert Hooke

Each of the following are examples of a scalar quantity except

• mass

• time

• force

• density

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An object that has a magnitude and direction is called a

• scalar quantity

• vector

• moment

• torque

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Each of the following planes can be found within the human body except the

• sagittal plane

• frontal plane

• lateral plane

• transverse plane

A push or pull that results from physical contact between two objects is called a

• moment

• force

• resistance

• lever

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An expression that involves the product of a distance and physical quantity and accounts for how the physical quantity is located or arranged is known as a(n)

• moment

• force

• torque

• acceleration