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What is a hinge joint?
A hinge joint is a kind of synovial joint which exists in the body and helps to allow motion primarily in one plane. The hinge joint is constituted of two or more bones with articular surfaces which are covered by hyaline cartilage as well as being lubricated by synovial fluid.…
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What is a ball-and-socket joint?
In vertebrate anatomy, a ball-and-socket joint, which is also called spheroidal Joint, is a joint in which the rounded face of a bone moves inside a depression on another bone allowing better freedom of movement as opposed to any other kind of joint. Ball-and-socket joints are a unique class of…
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What is sports biomechanics?
The term ‘sports biomechanics’ is a reference to the science which deals with an athlete’s movement whilst also bearing in mind the internal as well as external forces that are in effect while performing any desired movement. Sport biomechanics analyses the effects of forces on sports performance. By using laws…
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What is sports kinetics?
Generating speed as well as power with accuracy and consistency is key to success in any sport.  Whether this is throwing, kicking, jumping, running, swinging performing at a high level of constantly requires well-tuned coordination in addition to strength. Elite athletes are able to harness an incredible amount of power…
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What is the structure of breathing and respiratory passageways in the lungs?
Air must have passageways to move in and out of the lungs correctly. These passageways are divided up into two categories: conductive passageways and respiratory passageways. Conductive passageways The conductive passageways in the lungs consist of the structures that oxygen travels through before it enters the respiratory passageway. The structures…
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What is the cardiac cycle?
Cardiac sounds and murmurs that arise from turbulence or vibrations within the heart and vascular system may be innocent or as a result of disease. It is vital to understand the timing of events in the cardiac cycle as a precondition for understanding heart murmurs. The cardiac cycle lasts for…
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