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To determine: Similarity and difference in the meaning of the terms biomechanics, human movement biomechanics, and
Introduction: Biomechanics applies mechanical principles to analyze the effect of forces on organisms. Mechanics is the branch of physics that documents the motion as well as the causes of motion.

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Kinesiology is a term that defines the study of movement. The term biomechanics describes the mechanics of movement. For example, biomechanics studies the ways in which bones, tendons, muscles, and ligaments work together to produce motion in a living body.
Human movement biomechanics is one of the several specialization areas in the field of biomechanics. Biomechanics, human movement biomechanics, and kinesiology are the terms that are related to movement.
The difference in the meaning of the terms biomechanics, human movement biomechanics, and kinesiology is as follows:
No. | Characteristics | Biomechanics | Human movement biomechanics | Kinesiology |
1. | Meaning | Biomechanics deals with the study of a single aspect of the human movement. | Human movement biomechanics is one of the specialized areas of human movement mechanics. | Kinesiology is the broader term which refers to the whole scholarly area of study of human movement. |
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