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Biomechanics

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exoskeleton
thumb|Discarded exoskeleton (exuviae) of [[dragonfly nymph]] thumb|Exoskeleton of cicada attached to a [[Tridax procumbens (colloquially known as the tridax daisy)]]
biomechanics
thumb|300px|left|Ribosome translating [[DNA is a biological machine. Such protein domain dynamics can only be seen by neutron spin echo spectroscopy]]
endoskeleton
thumb|upright=1.2|Endoskeleton of a swordfish
soft tissue
the tissues that connect, support, or surround other structures and organs of the body, not being hard tissue; tendons, ligaments, fascia, skin, fibrous tissues, fat, and synovial membranes (connective tissue), and muscles, nerves and blood vessels
balance
ability to maintain the line of gravity of a body within the base of support with minimal postural sway
hydrostatic skeleton
skeleton supported by fluid pressure
throwing
thumb|Throwing stones into a river
human gait
locomotion achieved through the movement of human limbs
Womersley number
characteristic number of pulsating flows in a pipe
human torso
anatomy term for the human body minus the limbs
rotating locomotion in living systems
phenomenon and topic of discourse in evolutionary biology and biomechanics
Submarine
baseball pitch
brush border
Brush Border Epithelium
bipedal gait cycle
time period or sequence of events or movements during locomotion in which one foot contacts the ground to when that same foot again contacts the ground, and involves forward propulsion of the centre of gravity
biomechanics of human sexual intercourse
area of study
human skeletal changes due to bipedalism
description of morphological alterations to the skeleton during the evolution of bipedalism in humans
functional spinal unit
the smallest physiological motion unit of the spine to exhibit biomechanical characteristics similar to those of the entire spine
Gray's paradox
paradox about the speed versus muscle mass of dolphins