Kinesiology Fundamentals
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Which principle of kinesiology relates to improved fitness in athletes as well as health and wellness in clinical populations?

  • Kinematics
  • Neuroplasticity
  • Adaptation through exercise (correct)
  • Motor Redundancy

What does neuroplasticity describe in kinesiology?

  • How movement and changes in the brain are related (correct)
  • The adaptability of the human brain
  • The acquisition of new motor skills
  • The principles used in kinesiology

What is motor redundancy?

  • The principle that relates to improved fitness in athletes
  • An established intervention for movement disorders and musculoskeletal conditions
  • A basic principle in kinesiology
  • The ability of the human brain to adapt and acquire new motor skills (correct)

Which principle includes both adaptive and maladaptive brain changes?

<p>Neuroplasticity (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does adaptive plasticity refer to?

<p>Recent empirical evidence (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best defines torque?

<p>The tendency of a force to rotate an object about an axis (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is required for rotation to occur?

<p>An eccentric force (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of motion occurs at joints in the human body?

<p>Rotary motion (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the force arm represent in lever arms?

<p>The perpendicular distance between the axis and the point of application of force (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the turning effect of an eccentric force called?

<p>Torque (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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