KinesiologyC. V. Mosby Company, 1972 - 332 pages |
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Page 63
... extensors initiates the nerve impulses that control the amount of contraction needed to maintain the position the performer intends . If the forward lean approaches the limits of easy balance , stretch increases , the stimulation to the ...
... extensors initiates the nerve impulses that control the amount of contraction needed to maintain the position the performer intends . If the forward lean approaches the limits of easy balance , stretch increases , the stimulation to the ...
Page 212
... extensors , which lengthen . Hip and knee extension will be the result of contraction of the extensors at these joints . At 0.025 second , the leg has reached the desired degree of inclination ( not consciously de- termined ) , and the ...
... extensors , which lengthen . Hip and knee extension will be the result of contraction of the extensors at these joints . At 0.025 second , the leg has reached the desired degree of inclination ( not consciously de- termined ) , and the ...
Page 257
... extensors resist . In pulling , the object to be moved would resist while shoulder extensors and elbow flexors contracted . Likewise , when the body lands from a height , the momentum of the center of gravity would tend to flex ankle ...
... extensors resist . In pulling , the object to be moved would resist while shoulder extensors and elbow flexors contracted . Likewise , when the body lands from a height , the momentum of the center of gravity would tend to flex ankle ...
Contents
Introduction 1 Approaches to kinesiology | 3 |
past and current | 12 |
Anatomic bases of movement | 29 |
Copyright | |
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90 degrees abducted angle angular velocity ankle extension ankle joint attachment axis backward ball base biceps brachii body levers body of ulna body segments bones center of gravity contraction determined developed digitorum direction distal distance downward effort arm elbow electromyography extensors feet per second film flexed flexion Flexor flight foot forearm forward front fulcrum greater hand head hip joint horizontal human humerus impulses inches inclination increase joint actions kinesiology knee extension lateral length ligament linear velocity longus lower limbs measured mechanics medial rotation ment metatarsophalangeal joints moment arm momentum motion move movement muscle action muscle fibers muscular myofibril nerve nervous system observed pattern pelvis performer phalanges position posterior posture projection proprioceptors pull push radius reflex resistance arm sagittal shortened shoulder joint side skeletal speed spine supporting surface swing takeoff tendon tension thigh third-class lever tion toes transverse plane trunk underarm upper arm upward vertical weight