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Practice Questions Midterm

The document outlines a series of exercises for a BMED 322 course, focusing on biomechanics calculations related to the forearm, body segments, and joint forces during movement. It includes tasks such as calculating mass, center of gravity, moment of inertia, joint reaction forces, and muscle exertion. The exercises involve applying principles of physics to analyze human movement and the mechanics of prosthetic limbs.

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Practice Questions Midterm

The document outlines a series of exercises for a BMED 322 course, focusing on biomechanics calculations related to the forearm, body segments, and joint forces during movement. It includes tasks such as calculating mass, center of gravity, moment of inertia, joint reaction forces, and muscle exertion. The exercises involve applying principles of physics to analyze human movement and the mechanics of prosthetic limbs.

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BMED 322 Exercises, Spring 2025

1. Use the proportions in the table above, to calculate the forearm’s mass of a person who weighs
60.0 kg.

2. Calculate the location of the center of gravity of the forearm using the proportions from table,
given that the proximal end (the elbow) has the coordinates of (−2.0, 3.0) cm and the distal
end (the wrist) has the coordinates (20.0, −6.0) cm.

3. Calculate the forearm’s moment of inertia about the elbow.

4. A snap shot is taken of a person walking and an analysis of the position of the center of mass
of the body segments gives the following values. Calculate the position of the center of mass
of the person. Hat stands for head, arms, and trunk.
BMED 322 Exercises, Spring 2025

5. Consider an arm being held horizontally, with the hand holding a 2 kg weight. What are the
shoulder reaction forces and joint moment? The weights of the upper arm, forearm, and hand
are 4, 3, and 1 kg, respectively, and their mass centers are, respectively, 10, 30, and 42 cm from
the shoulder.

6. Determine the joint reaction forces and moments at the ankle, knee, and hip given the
following data. These occurred during the swing phase of walking, so the GRFs are zero. The
ankle is at (0.303, 0.189) m, the knee is at (0.539, 0.420) m and the hip is at (0.600, 0.765) m.

7. A prosthetic leg has a mass of 3 kg and a center of mass of 20 cm from the knee joint. The radius
of gyration (about the center of mass) is 14.1 cm.
a. Calculate the moment of inertia, 𝐼, about the knee joint.
b. If the distance between the knee and hip joints is 42 cm, calculate 𝐼ℎ , the moment of
inertia of the prosthesis about the hip joint, as the amputee swings through with a
locked knee.

8. Calculate the force the biceps muscle must exert to hold the forearm and its load as shown in
the following figure, and compare this force with the weight of the forearm plus its load.
BMED 322 Exercises, Spring 2025

9. The figure below shows the forces acting on a sprinter's foot just before she takes off at the
start of the race. Find the magnitude of the force exerted on the heel by the Achilles tendon, FH,
and the magnitude of the force exerted on the foot at the ankle joint, FJ.

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