practice final exam kinesiology

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which of the following muscles could perform knee flexion when concentrically contracting?

Gastrocnemius

during a right lateral tilt, what is the the right femur doing?

abduction

When the wrist is fully flexed, you cannot make a tight fist. This is a result of_____________.

active insufficiency

in athletics, injury to the _________ occurs more commonly in females than males.

anterior cruciate ligament

bone is strongest in resisting______________.

compression stress

synovial joints supply nutrients and remove waste by:

compression/decompression of the joint

_________________ bone is 5-10% non-mineralized tissues, while ____________ is 30-90% non mineralized tissue.

cortical/trabecular

Which of the following is not correct regarding menisci in the knee joint?

decreases stability

during anterior pelvic tilt, what is the lumbar spine doing?

extension

during right transverse rotation, what is the left femur doing?

external rotation

A varus force on the knee is resisted by the MCL

false

During walking there is a point where neither foot is touching the ground.

false

Inversion is turning the ankle and foot outward away from the midline of the body where the weight is on the medial edge of the foot.

false

Muscles with pennate fibers are designed for _____ while muscles with parallel fibers are designed for _______.

force, range of motion

triceps surae refers to:

gastrocnemius/soleus

the elbow, knee and ankle joints are examples of ________________ joints.

ginglymus

Which of the following is not an example of a movement in the transverse plane?

glenohumeral abduction

when the biceps muscle group concentrically contracts, a dislocating force occurs at the joint when the angle of force application is _____.

greater than 90 deg

the anterior and posterior fibers of the deltoid working together to perform shoulder abduction is an example of ___________.

helping synergists

which of the following is not considered to be a muscular compartment of the lower leg?

medial compartment

If a patient/client comes to you indicating they have a shin splint, what is the most likely condition they might be experiencing?

medial tibial stress syndrome

the only uniarticular knee flexor is the _____________.

popliteus

during shoulder joint internal rotation, what is the shoulder girdle doing?

protraction

Which of the following is not true regarding the hamstring muscle group?

provides static stability to the knee joint

An activated Golgi Tendon Organ causes a muscle to __________________ while an activated Muscle Spindle will cause a muscle to ___________.

relax, contract

Wolff's Law of bone adaptation states that stress can alter bone formation and/or remodeling. List the exercise activities from the lowest stress to the highest stress on the bone structure.

swimming, cycle, jogging

a bending stress on a bone is a combination of:

tensile/compression

the shoulder and hip joints are examples of ______________ joints.

tri-axial

the radioulnar joint is an example of a ___________ joint.

trochoid

Keeping a heavy weight close to the body while lifting helps protect the lumbar spine from undue stress.

true

Maintaining excessive hip flexion may limit your ability to accomplish full knee extension.

true

The fibula serves as an attachment for knee joint structures and does not articulate with the femur or the patella.

true

The peroneus tertius is absent in about 5-17% of the population

true

The spine accommodates compression forces much better than tensile forces

true

The tibia bears the majority of the bodyweight compared to the fibula.

true

Tommy Johns Surgery is a term used to describe the reconstruction surgery of which ligament?

ulnar collateral ligament

during shoulder joint abduction, what is the shoulder girdle doing?

upward rotation


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