SEHS Musculoskeletal Test
What type of exercise contributes to development of delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS)?
Eccentric exercise
What happens during contraction?
H-zone shortens
Which of the following describes the attachment of the biceps brachii to the radius?
Insertion and attachment to moving bone(I and III)/ check
A skier when snowplowing, turns the soles of their feet outwards. What action are the feet performing?
Inversion
Which combination of muscle contraction is correct for figures 1,2, and 3?
Isometric, concentric, eccentric
What are the 4 types of bones?
Long, short, irregular, flat
Which describes the movement of depression?
Movement at a joint in an inferior direction
Which describes concentric contractions?
Muscle shortening
Which bones form part of the appendicular skeleton?
Pelvic gridle, clavicle, fibula, carpals
Which muscles form the quadriceps femoris?
Rectus femoris, vastus intermedialis, vastus medialis, vastus lateralis
Which movement characteristics apply to cartilaginous joints?
Slight movements between intervertebral discs
Which of the following are characteristics of cardiac muscles?
Striated, voluntary (I,III)
What type of bone is the skull?
flat
Which joint is formed at the proximal head of the femur?
hip
Which bone is part of the appendicular skeleton?
humerous
What type of muscle contraction involves no change in the muscle length?
isometric
Which type of contraction occurs in the rectus femoris while performing a squat (moving from position A to B)?
isotonic eccentric (check)
What term is used for the point of attachment of the muscle tendon to the stationary bone?
origin
What is the main function of the femur?
(check, attachment of sucle)
What is the term used to describe the movement below?
(check/eversion)
Which part of the motor neuron is nearest to the muscle fiber it stimulates?
(motor end plate) (?)
Which muscle causes flexion of the femur at the hip?
rectus femoris
What is the muscle labelled X in the diagram?
Abdominus rectus
An athlete's broken leg is immobilized in a cast. Which muscle characteristic causes difficulty in walking after prolonged inactivity?
Atrophy
What best describes synovial joints?
They are freely moveable
What is the name of the skeletal muscle indicated by label X in the diagram below?
Tibialis anterior
Which structure forms part of a long bone?
articular cartilage
What type of joint is found where the radius and carpals articulate?
condyloid
What is the name of the skeletal muscle indicated by X?
deltoid
Which muscle contraction occurs in the right quadriceps of the runner during the initial ground impact as he runs downhill?
eccentric
What structure is indicated by label X in the diagram below?
Dendrite
What structure is labelled x?
Dendrite
Which of the following are parts of a motor unit?
Dendrite, cell body, nucleus, axon (check)
What is the name of the bone indicated by label X in the diagram below?
Ulna
