Which field is another name for the study of movement in living beings?

• A. Gross motor skills
• B. Movement analysis
• C. Biomechanics
• D. Fine motor skills

Answer: (C)

Biomechanics is the field that studies movement in living organisms by applying principles from physics and engineering to understand how muscles generate forces, how joints move, and how energy is used during motion. This makes it the best answer because it is the discipline dedicated to analyzing movement itself. Gross motor skills and fine motor skills describe categories of movements based on the size of muscle groups involved, not a field of study. Movement analysis is a method for observing and breaking down movement, often used within biomechanics, but it’s not the name of the field itself.