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Study tasks 216<br />

Glossary of important terms 218<br />

Further reading 222<br />

CONTENTS<br />

6 The ana<strong>to</strong>my of human movement 223<br />

<strong>Introduction</strong> 224<br />

The body’s movements 225<br />

The skele<strong>to</strong>n and its bones 232<br />

The joints of the body 237<br />

Muscles – the powerhouse of movement 241<br />

Electromyography – what muscles do 258<br />

Experimental procedures in electromyography 265<br />

EMG data processing 268<br />

Isokinetic dynamometry 273<br />

Summary 276<br />

Study tasks 276<br />

Glossary of important terms 278<br />

Further reading 280<br />

Index 281<br />

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