HM Exam 3

Triceps Surae refers to the _____

gastrocnemius and soleus

The base of which metatarsal is enlarged and prominent to serve as an insertion for the peroneus brevis and tertius?

5th

The femoral nerve innervates all of the following muscles except the:

Biceps Femoris

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

Decreases Stability

Which of the following muscles can perform flexion of the great toe when concentrically contracting?

FLEXOR HALLUCIS LONGUS

An ankle sprain is a common injury that involves the stretching or tearing of one or more tendons T/F

False

During walking, there is a point where neither the foot is touching the ground T/F

False

Hip flexion is movement of the femur straight posteriorly towards pelvis T/F

False

The femoral condyles articulate with the fibular condyles during flexion of the knee T/F

False

The iliofemoral ligament is located posteriorly and prevents hyperextension T/F

False

The medial malleolus is an anatomical landmark located on the fibula T/F

False

The quadriceps muscles perform eccentric contractions during accelerating actions T/F

False

The semitendinosus is located laterally and internally rotates the knee T/F

False

If deserving to emphasize work on the gluteus maximus during resisted hip extension exercises, the knee should be placed in _______

Flexion

Which of the following muscles can perform knee flexion when concentrically contracting?

GASTROCENEMIUS

Which of the following muscles crosses two joints?

GASTROCNEMIUS

Which of the following muscles may be palpated on the upper one-half of the posterior aspect of the lower leg?

GASTROCNEMIUS

Which of the following is considered to be an agonist muscle during hip abduction?

Gluteus Medius

The gluteus medius muscle is located ______ and performs __________ of the hip joint

Laterally / Abdduction

Which of the following is true regarding the medial collateral ligament?

MAINTAINS MEDIAL STABILITY BY RESISTING VALGUS FORCES OR PREVENTING KNEE FROM BEING ABDUCTED

Talocrural (ankle) joint dorsiflexion/plantar flexion occurs about the ____ axis.

MEDIAL/LATERAEL

16. Hip joint extension occurs about the ______ axis

Medial / Lateral

Knee joint flexion/extension occurs about the ________ axis T/F

Medial / Lateral

Which two tendons provide the foot/ankle complex with proprioception?

PERONEUS BREVIS AND PERONEUS TERTIUS

When sitting which of the following movements would most likely result in the process of attempting to flex the right hip?

Posterior Pelvic Rotation

The biceps femoris muscle is located _____ and performs ________ of the hip joint

Posteriorly / Extension

The semimembranosus muscle is located _________and performs _______ of the hip.

Posteriorly / extension

If the knee were not able to slide, the femur would ________ when going from flexion to extension on a stationary tibia.

ROLL OF THE FRONT OF THE TIBIA

Which of the following muscles ONLY performs plantar flexion?

SOLEUS

Which of the following muscles has its insertion on the posterior surface of the calcaneus?

SOLEUS

Which of the following joints is most responsible for inversion and eversion of the ankle?

SUBTALAR JOINT

Agonist muscles during hip extension include all of the following except the:

Sartorius

The tibial division of the sciatic nerve innervates all of the following except:

Sartorius

Articular cartilage is located on the surfaces of both the femur and tibia T/F

True

Tears in the menisci can occur due to both compression and shear forces during rotation while flexing or extending during quick directional changes in running T/F

True

The distal malleoli of the tibia and fibula serve as pulleys for the posterior tendons to increase the mechanical advantage of the respective muscles in performing inversion and eversion actions T/F

True

The gastrocnemius is innervated by the tibial nerve T/F

True

The sartorius, gracilis, and semitendinosus all insert just below the medical condyle on upper anteromedial tibial surface T/F

True

The tibial nerve innervates both the semimembranosus and semitendinosus T/F

True

The tibial tuberosity serves as an insertion point for all the quadriceps muscles T/F

True

All of the following are muscles that cross two joints except:

VASTUS INTERMEDIUS

Which of the following is not considered to be one of the quadriceps muscles?

Vastus Maximus

The most common serious knee ligament injury involves the ________

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT

Agonist muscles during hip flexion include all of the following except

Adductor Magnus

Hip joint abduction occurs about the ____________ axis

Anterior / posterior

The iliopsoas muscle is located ________ and performs __________ of the hip joint

Anteriorly / flexion

Which of the following is not true regarding the bursae of the knee?

BURSAE ARE COMPOSTED OF MAINLY FATTY TISSUE

During closed chain plantar flexion, which of the following arthrokinematics motions occur?

THE DISTAL TIBIOFIBULAR JOINT ROCKS POSTERIORLY

The "tom, dick, and harry" phrase refers to the _______________

TIBIALIS POSTERIOR, FLEXOR DIGITORUM LONGUS, FLEXOR HALLUCIS LONGUS

Muscles that flex the knee include all of the following except:

Tensor Fascia Latae