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Q angle
15 for males 20 or less for females
All of the following are open chain exercises except for the a. squat b. alternating prone extension c. sit up d. abdominal curl up
A. SQUAT
Which exercise best targets development of the middle trapezius and rhomboids?
Bent over dumbbell rows
Which of the following statements is not a potential cause of "shin splints"? Stress fracture compartment syndrome Periostitis
Bursitis
Most of the rotation within the cervical region occurs in the joint between ______.
C1 and C2
Which of the following statements is true about circumduction?
Combination of flexion, extension, addiction and abduction
This muscle originates on the lateral third of the clavical, the lateral aspect of the acromion, and the spine of the scapula.
Deltoid
Inferior movement of the shoulder girdle is referred to as
Depression
What term is used to describe the movement of the ankle that results in the top of the foot moving toward the anterior tibia in the sagittal plane.
Dorsiflexion
Which of the following actions performed by the levator scapulae muscle
Elevation
Which of the following muscles is not strengthened to any substantial degree by abdominal curl-ups without rotation to the right and the left correct: sternocleidomastoids internal and external abdominal obliques Rectus abdominus
Erector Spinae
Which of the following muscle would be the most effective in contributing to anterior pelvic rotation? Internal oblique rectus abdominus External oblique
Erector spinae
Which of the following muscles does not perform plantar flexion?
Extensor digitorum longus
Which of the following muscles extends in the lesser toes?
Extensor digitorum longus
Which of the following muscles is included in the anterior compartment?
Extensor hallucis longus
A dumbbell bicep curl is a closed kinetic chain exercise.
FALSE
Contraction of the rectus abdominis can produce anterior pelvic tilt.
FALSE
During the arm pull/leg push phase of the rowing exercise , the shoulder girdle performs retraction.
FALSE
During the pull-up phase of the bent-over dumbbell row, the shoulder joint performs horizontal adduction
FALSE
Flexion is an example if the movement in a frontal plane about an anteroposterior axis.
FALSE
Reposition of the spine is defined as a return movement from the later flexion to a neutral position.
FALSE
The articulation of the occipital condyles with the superior articular facets of the axis is known as the antlantooccipital joint.
FALSE
The cuboid bone is medial to the navicular bone.
FALSE
The flexor pollicis longus maybe palpated in the posterior surface of the thumb.
FALSE
The horizontal indentations that transect the rectus abdominis muscle, giving it segmented appearance, are the linea alba.
FALSE
The lowering phase of the squat is characterized by high concentric activity of the quadriceps.
FALSE
The main difference in the gait cycle between walking and running is that the flight phase during running is shorter in duration than that in the walking.
FALSE
The medial malleolus is an anatomical landmark located in the fibula.
FALSE
The vertebral bodies in the cervical spine are larger than those in the thoracic and lumbar regions to the withstand the high forces during rotation of the neck.
FALSE
There are approximately 400 muscles in the human body.
FALSE
When performing a "squat" exercise, the hip is extended during the lowering phase.
FALSE
the diaphragm contracts and flattens during expiration.
FALSE
There are seven pairs of false ribs, and three pairs of floating ribs.
FALSE -- 5 pair false; 2 pair floating
The glenohumeral joint is a sellar joint.
FALSE -- entharthrodial /ball and socket
Movement of the humerus away from the midline of the body, in a transverse plane, is an example of horizontal adduction.
FALSE --abduction
Immovable joints are referred to as diarthrodial joints.
FALSE --synarthrodial
Each toe has three interphalangeal joints.
FALSE-- Toes 2-5 have two, and the great toe only has one
The soleus performs the muscular actions in the frontal plane.
FALSE-- sagital
Inversion is the turning of the ankle and foot outward away from the midline of the body where the weight in the medial edge of foot
FALSE--Thats eversion
During the process of bone remodeling, osteoblasts resorb existing bone and osteoclasts form new bone.
FASLE
Heel-strike normally occurs by landing on the heel with the foot in pronation and the in external rotation.
FAlSE
Concentric deltoid action during a dumbbell raise results in shoulder
Flexion
Which of the following muscles has its insertion on the base of the distal phalanx of each of the four lesser toes? gastrocnemius soleus tibialias anterior
Flexor digitorum longus
Which of the following muscles can perform knee flexion
Gastrocnemius
Which of the following muscles may be palpated on the upper half of the posterior aspect of the lower leg? Flexor digitorum longus tibialis anterior soleus
Gastrocnemius
The movement that occurs between the superior and the inferior articular processes of the vertebral facet joints is characterized as ______.
Gliding
Which of the following is an example of a transverse plane movement?
Internal rotation of the right shoulder
Which of the following is a key application of the serratus anterior muscle?
It is used strongly in doing push ups
Which of the following statements is true about the carrying angle?
It permits the forearms to clear the hips in the swinging movement
Which of the following statements is not valid regarding an "open kinetic chain"? upper extremities examples include dumbbell shoulder shrugs lower extremity example is a seated knee extension it allows any one joint to move separate
It requires the movement of other joints in the extremity
When performing the up portion of the curl-up, with rotation to the left, which of the following muscles are utilized most?
Left internal oblique and right external oblique
Increased posterior concavity of the cervical spine is known as _____.
Lordosis
Which of the following muscles has its origin on the distal third of the anterior fibula Flexor hallucis longus Peroneus longues peroneus brevis
Peroneus tertius
Which of the following is not an action of pectoralis major
Pronation
Movement of the shoulder girdle in the horizontal plane away from the spine is called
Protraction
In performing lateral flexion against gravity, which of the folowing muscles would be the least effective external oblique erector spinae quadratus lumborum
Rectus abdominis
Which of the following muscles does not perform hip extension during the lifting phase of the "squat" exercise? Gluteus maximus semimembranosus bicep femoris
Rectus femoris
Which of the following terms refers to a position of the foot and ankle resulting from a combination of ankle plantar flexion, subtalar inversion, and forefoot adduction?
Supination
Which is the following is the most often injured rotator cuff muscle?
Supraspinatus
Each of the following joints allows a slight amount of motion to occur except symphysis synchondrosis syndesmosis
Suture
A loss of collagen would lead to an increase in the brittleness of bone.
TRUE
A sideward deviation of the spine is know as scoliosis.
TRUE
A substantial number of low back problems are caused by improper use of the back over time.
TRUE
Another name for a hinge joint is a ginglymus joint.
TRUE
Both the size and shape of bones can limit and allow movements
TRUE
Contraction of the trapezius muscles can result in scapular retraction.
TRUE
Dorsiflexion involves moving the dorsal aspect of the foot toward the anterior tibia.
TRUE
During the "follow-through" phase, velocity of the moving body segment progressively decreases, usually over a wide range of motion, via high concentric activity in the antagonist muscles.
TRUE
Each thoracic vertebra has one pair of ribs that attaches to it laterally.
TRUE
Each toe has three phalanges, except for the great toe, which has only two.
TRUE
Functions of the abdominal muscles including assisting in spinal stabilization and respiration.
TRUE
In eccentric actions, muscles lengthen under tension and control the exact opposite action of their concentric action.
TRUE
Increased pressure on the spinal nerves may result from a herniated lumbar disc and may result in radiating pain, tingling, numbness, and weakness in the lower extremity.
TRUE
Motions of the metatarsophalangeal joints of toes include flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction.
TRUE
Pronation is a combination of ankle dorsiflexion, subtalar eversion, and forefoot abduction.
TRUE
Spinal flexion is defined as anterior movement of the spine where the head moves toward chest and the thorax moves toward pelvis.
TRUE
The ankle and foot joints are composed of 26 bones in each foot
TRUE
The atlantoaxial joint is a pivot or trochoid joint.
TRUE
The distal attachments of the radioulnar joint muscles are located on the radius
TRUE
The extensor digitorum is the only muscle involved in extension of all four fingers.
TRUE
The extensor hallucis longus muscle can perform weak inversion of the foot
TRUE
The iliocostalis is an agonist for extension of the spine.
TRUE
The linea alba runs vertically from the xiphoid process through the umbilicus to the pubis and divides the rectus abdominus muscle.
TRUE
The location of the erector spinae muscles enables them to extend the spine and assist in rotation and lateral flexion.
TRUE
The normal curves of the cervical and lumbar portions of the spine are lordotic.
TRUE
The only muscle involved in extending all of the metatarsophalangeal and interphalangeal joints of the four lesser toes is the extensor digitorum longus
TRUE
The origin of the pectoralis minor muscle is the anterior surfaces of the third to fifth ribs.
TRUE
The pectoralis major inserts on the intertubercular groove of the humerus.
TRUE
The scapula is an example of a flat bone.
TRUE
The subscapularis and infraspinatus muscles are antagonists.
TRUE
The ulna is much larger proximally than the radius.
TRUE
The vertebral column has 24 articulating vertebrae.
TRUE
Toe flexion is movement of toes toward plantar surface of the foot.
TRUE
the dead lift is a closed kinetic chain exercise.
TRUE
the wrist flexor muscles have their origin on the medial epicondyle of the humerus.
TRUE
Most outer bone is composed id cortical bone, with cancellous bone underneath.
TRUe
Which of the following statements is correct regarding the lifting phase of the supine barbell bench press? the shoulder joints extend. the wrist flexors act concentrically. the shoulder girdle perform adduction
The elbows perform extension.
Which of the following statements is correct regarding the lowing phase of the standing overhead barbell press? The shoulder girdle performs elevation. the elbow performs extension. The shoulder joint performs flexion
The shoulder girdle performs eccentric downward rotation.
Which of the following statements is not true regarding the "preparatory phase" of sports skills? May be referred to as the cocking or wind-up Becomes more dynamic as the need for explosiveness in the Used to lengthen the muscles to enable greater for development
Used to set joint angles in their correct positions with respect to one another and the sport surface
Lowering the arm to the side or the thigh back to the anatomical position is an example of
adduction
The most common serious knee ligament injury involves the
anterior cruciate ligament
The most common type of ankle sprain involves the
anterior talofibular ligament
Motion between the articular surfaces of bones is known as
arthrokinematics
All of the following are open chain exercises except for the ________. Bench press lat pull bicep curl
chin-up
The insertion of the brachialis is on the
coranoid process
the internal oblique abdominal muscle inserts on the _______?
costal cartilage of the 8th, 9th, and 10th ribs and the linea alba
The deadlift strengthens the knee extensors through ________.
eccentric contractions during the lowering phase
The abdominal curl-up strengthens the abdominal muscles through _________.
eccentric contractions during the return to the starting position
A/An ________ is a device used to measure dynamic range of motion and regular velocity.
electrogoniometer
Preparing kickball for a home run
extending
A "boxers fracture" is an injury to the
fifth metacarpal
The frontal plane divides the body into
front and back halves
during walking, the time from when one foot contacts the ground and the time when contacts the ground again is a
gait cycle
Triceps surae referes to the
gastrocnemius and soleus
The squat and the dead lift are similar in that they both can target strengthening of the ________. Hip flexors knee flexors abdominal obliques
hip extensors
The latissimus dorsi inserts on the
intertubercular groove of humerus
Which of the following statements is not true regarding the tibiofibular joint it is a syndesmosis joint minimal movement occurs at this joint the bones of this joint are joined at both their proximal and their distal ends
it is a diarthrodial joint
Which of the following statements is true about the shoulder joint?
it is classified as an enarthrodial joint
which of the following statements is not true regarding the kinetic chain concept
it is possible for a distal segment, like the right hand to simultaneously engage in both open and kinetic chain exercise
Supinator originates on the
lateral epicondyle of the humerus and neighboring posterior part of the ulna
Which of the following is not considered to be in the muscular compartment of the lower leg? lateral compartment superficial posterior compartment anterior compartment
medial compartment
The 'push-up' phase of both the push-up and bench press exercises are similar in that the both strengthen all of the following except ________. Serratus anterior pectoralis major triceps brachii
posterior deltoid
Which of the following muscles is not strengthened to any substantial degree by crunches/curl-ups? Sternocleidomastoid internal oblique rectus abdominis
quadratus lumborum
Which of the following is not a common mechanism of spraining the AC joint?
receiving a direct blow the coracoid process
Which of the following muscles are used powerfully in performing chin-ups, as an individual hangs by the hands from the horizontal bas and pulls his/her chin above the bar?
rhomboid muscles
Which of the following muscles contracts concentrically to cause cervical flexion, left cervical rotation, and right cervical lateral flexion?
right sternocleidomastoid
The three specific types of accessory motions are
roll spin, glide
Which bone lies deep to the "anatomical snuff box"?
scaphoid
Which of the following muscles has its origin in the surface of the upper nine ribs at the side of the chest?
serratus anterior muscle
Which of the following muscles has insertion of the posterior surface of the calcaneus
soleus
Which of the following muscles only perform plantar flexion
soleus
From the medial to the lateral, the erector spinae muscles are the _______.
spinalis, longissimus, iliocstalis
Why are most hernias surgically repaired? What is the most dangerous consequence?
strangulation
Which of the following is the not a common contributor to impingement syndrome?
teres minor tendonitis
During the lifting phase of a "dead lift" exercise the agonist muscles of the hip include all of the following except ________. The gluteus maximus The bicep femoris the semimembranosus
the vastus medialus
The most prominent tendon crossing the ankle anteromedially and the easiest to palpate is the
tibialis anterior
Which of the following muscles can invert the foot? Peroneus tertius Extensor digitorum longus Peroneus longus
tibialis anterior
The "Tom, Dick, and Harry" phrase refers to the _______, respectively.
tibialis posterior, flexor digitorum longus, flexor hallucis longus
Which muscle below is not a prime mover in lateral pelvic rotation. erector spinae Internal oblique External oblique
transverse abdominis
Which of the following is not an agonist muscle of the shoulder flexion when performing the "alternating prone extension" exercise? coracobrachialis deltoid bicep brachii
tricep brachii
Adduction movement at the wrist in the frontal plane of this little finger side of the hand toward the medial forearm is called
ulnar deviation
The lateral head of the of the triceps brachii originates from the
upper half of the posterior humerus.
Which of the following is not an agonist muscle of hip extension when performing the "alternating prone extension" exercise? bicep femoris semitendinosus gluteus maximus
vastus mediallis