Quiz 3: Anatomy & Biomechanics

All of the following statements are are true regarding long bones EXCEPT:

Most bones of the axial skeleton are of this type

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the "power position" used for lifting?

Shoulder slouch

Which of the following statements most accurately represents the law of inertia?

A body at rest tends to stay at rest, whereas a body in motion tends to stay in motion with consistent speed and direction, unless acted upon by an outside source

When placing electrodes for a 12-lead ECG, after putting on the arm and leg leads you place V1-V6 in there proper position. V1 & V2 are placed _____ and then lead V4 is place _____.

- 4th intercostal space on the sternal border - Under the nipple in the fifth intercostal space

In comparison to walking, running requires greater _____.

All of the above: - Muscle strength - Balance - Range of motion

When you inhale the diaphragm the ribs (moved by the intercostal muscles) move in which direction?

Diaphragm moves down and ribs move up

The inter vertebral disks have which of the following characteristics?

Gleatinous inner nucleus portion

The three types of forces common to human movement are?

Ground reaction force, frictional force and muscular force

The arm is capable of performing all the following motions EXCEPT:

Inversion

Which of the following will increase stability?

Lowering the center of gravity

The three planes of motion include:

Sagittal, Transverse, Frontal

Resting blood pressure is the force of blood against the walls of the arteries created by the heart as it pumps blood to every part of the body. Which of the following is true?

Systolic pressure measures the maximum pressure in the arteries

Myocardial blood supply originates from the left main and right coronary arteries. These two arteries originate at:

The aorta immediately superior to the aortic semi-lunar valve

Which type of musculoskeletal lever is most common?

Third-class

The maintenance of an open airway during esophageal distention is provided by what structure?

Trachea

When performing the skin fold body composition test on females, the three areas you use are:

Tricep, thigh, and hip