Exam 1 pt1

Question 1

When a landmark is located on the outside or father from the median of the body it is:

Answer 1

lateral

Question 2

When you refer to the opposite limb, you can use the term ______.

Answer 2

contralateral

Question 3

A muscle that is deep should be closer to:

Answer 3

the bone (Superficial muscles are close to the surface of the skin. Muscles which lie closer to bone or internal organs are called deep muscles.)

Question 4

When the lumbar spine is curved inward in the sagittal plane, it has:

Answer 4

lordosis

Question 5

With hip abduction, the motion occurs primarily in which plane

Answer 5

Frontal

Question 6

The medio-lateral axis is at a right angle to which plane?

Answer 6

sagittal

Question 7

Which of the following is true regarding Wolff’s law?

Answer 7

Bones are reshaped according to stresses placed on them

Question 8

The epiphysis of a bone is:

Answer 8

located at the end of a long bone

Question 9

Which of the following are factors that affect stability and mobility of a joint?

Answer 9

muscle properties

Question 10

how many degrees of freedom does a hinge joint have?

Answer 10

1

Question 11

more stability generally means less mobility within a joint

Answer 11

True

Question 12

Which is true regarding Wolff’s Law?

Answer 12

exercise increases bone strength

Question 13

Movements in the frontal plane occur around the anterior-posterior axis.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

Movements in the transvers plane occur around the medio-lateral axis

Answer 14

False

Question 15

Movements in the sagittal plane occur around the medio-lateral axis.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

Flexion/extension occurs around which axis?

Answer 16

medio-lateral

Question 17

Abduction/adduction occurs around which axis?

Answer 17

antero-posterior

Question 18

Muscles connected to bones via tendons

Answer 18

True

Question 19

When a muscle contracts, both ends pull towards the muscle belly/center.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

During a joint motion, the distal segment is always the only segment that moves

Answer 20

False

Question 21

When muscle tension is produced but no joint motion occurs, the contraction is:

Answer 21

isometric

Question 22

When muscle tension is produced and the agonist muscle shortens, the contraction type is:

Answer 22

isotonic

Question 23

When muscle tension is produced and the agonist muscle shortens, the isotonic muscle is:

Answer 23

concentric

Question 24

When muscle tension is produced and the agonist muscle lengthens, the isotonic muscle action is:

Answer 24

eccentric

Question 25

Eccentric muscle actions tend to control motion

Answer 25

True

Question 26

Concentric muscle actions tend to prevent motion

Answer 26

False

Question 27

Which of the following muscle roles function to prevent unwanted motions

Answer 27

Stabilizers, true synergists, and neutralizers

Question 28

Which of the following muscle roles functions to provide a stable proximal joint for a distal joint motion?

Answer 28

Stabilizers

Question 29

Which type of joint action produces the least amount of movement

Answer 29

Isometric

Question 30

Ligaments connect ____ to ____

Answer 30

bone to bone