Question 1

In which of the following positions is the rectus femoris muscle able to generate the greatest hip flexion torque?

Accepted Answer

A) Hip in neutral and knee flexion 
B) Hip and knee extension 
C) Hip flexion and knee extension 
D) Hip and knee flexion 
A) Hip in neutral and knee flexion 
B) Hip and knee extension 
C) Hip flexion and knee extension 
D) Hip and knee flexion D

Question 2

In what position is gluteus maximus able to generate its greatest extensor force?

Accepted Answer

A) 70° hip flexion 
B) Neutral 
C) 20° hip extension 
D) Position does not influence its ability to generate force 
A) 70° hip flexion 
B) Neutral 
C) 20° hip extension 
D) Position does not influence its ability to generate force A

Question 3

Which of the following statements BEST describes the function of the piriformis muscle?

Accepted Answer

A) Lateral hip rotator at all degrees of hip flexion/extension 
B) Lateral hip rotator below 90° of hip flexion, medial rotator above 90° of hip flexion 
C) Medial hip rotator at all degrees of hip flexion/extension 
D) Medial hip rotator below 90° of hip flexion, lateral rotator above 90° of hip flexion 
A) Lateral hip rotator at all degrees of hip flexion/extension 
B) Lateral hip rotator below 90° of hip flexion, medial rotator above 90° of hip flexion 
C) Medial hip rotator at all degrees of hip flexion/extension 
D) Medial hip rotator below 90° of hip flexion, lateral rotator above 90° of hip flexion B

Question 4

As an athlete performs a powerful uphill sprint, what is the function of the hip abductors at the end range of hip flexion?

Accepted Answer

A) Abductor torque 
B) Extension torque 
C) Lateral rotation torque 
D) Flexion torque 
A) Abductor torque 
B) Extension torque 
C) Lateral rotation torque 
D) Flexion torque

Question 5

Which of the following joint conditions would MOST LIKELY result from a center edge angle of the acetabulum that is greater than 25°?

Accepted Answer

A) Decreased weight-bearing surface 
B) Greater joint stability 
C) Increased joint pressure 
D) Reduced joint stability 
A) Decreased weight-bearing surface 
B) Greater joint stability 
C) Increased joint pressure 
D) Reduced joint stability

Question 6

Which of the following muscles produce a force couple to anteriorly tilt the pelvis?

Accepted Answer

A) Hip extensors, abdominal muscles 
B) Hip flexors, erector spinae muscles 
C) Hip extensors, erector spinae muscles 
D) Hip flexors, abdominal muscles 
A) Hip extensors, abdominal muscles 
B) Hip flexors, erector spinae muscles 
C) Hip extensors, erector spinae muscles 
D) Hip flexors, abdominal muscles

Question 7

A person stands only on the left leg with no weight bearing on the right leg.The person rotates his right pelvis forward in the horizontal plane.What is the resultant position of the left support hip in relation to the pelvis?

Accepted Answer

A) Adducted 
B) Laterally rotated 
C) Abducted 
D) Medially rotated 
A) Adducted 
B) Laterally rotated 
C) Abducted 
D) Medially rotated

Question 8

Which of the following ligaments can be used to counter posterior leaning of the trunk to assist with standing without actively contracting lower extremity musculature?

Accepted Answer

A) Ligamentum teres 
B) Ischiofemoral 
C) Pubofemoral 
D) Iliofemoral 
A) Ligamentum teres 
B) Ischiofemoral 
C) Pubofemoral 
D) Iliofemoral

Question 9

Which of the following positions MOST EFFECTIVELY stretches the rectus femoris muscle?

Accepted Answer

A) Hip flexion with knee extension 
B) Knee extension with hip in neutral 
C) Hip extension with knee flexion 
D) Knee flexion with hip in neutral 
A) Hip flexion with knee extension 
B) Knee extension with hip in neutral 
C) Hip extension with knee flexion 
D) Knee flexion with hip in neutral

Question 10

Which of the following muscles produce a force couple to posteriorly tilt the pelvis?

Accepted Answer

A) Hip extensors, abdominal muscles 
B) Hip flexors, erector spinae muscles 
C) Hip extensors, erector spinae muscles 
D) Hip flexors, abdominal muscles 
A) Hip extensors, abdominal muscles 
B) Hip flexors, erector spinae muscles 
C) Hip extensors, erector spinae muscles 
D) Hip flexors, abdominal muscles

Question 11

Which of the following hip muscles plays a role as a spine stabilizer?

Accepted Answer

A) Iliacus 
B) Psoas major 
C) Rectus femoris 
D) Tensor fasciae latae 
A) Iliacus 
B) Psoas major 
C) Rectus femoris 
D) Tensor fasciae latae

Question 12

Which of the following bones make up the acetabulum of the hip?

Accepted Answer

A) Ilium, ischium, femur 
B) Pubis, femur, ilium 
C) Ilium, ischium, pubis 
D) Ilium, ischium 
A) Ilium, ischium, femur 
B) Pubis, femur, ilium 
C) Ilium, ischium, pubis 
D) Ilium, ischium

Question 13

When moving from a sitting to a standing position, what muscles are MOST LIKELY activated at the hip in the sagittal plane?

Accepted Answer

A) Iliopsoas, adductor magnus 
B) Adductor magnus, rectus femoris 
C) Gluteus maximus, hamstrings 
D) Gluteus maximus, gracilis 
A) Iliopsoas, adductor magnus 
B) Adductor magnus, rectus femoris 
C) Gluteus maximus, hamstrings 
D) Gluteus maximus, gracilis

Question 14

When walking, a person's left pelvis is noted to drop downward in the frontal plane when standing only on the right leg as the left leg swings forward.Weakness in which of the following muscle groups is MOST LIKELY to result in this pelvic movement?

Accepted Answer

A) Right hip flexors 
B) Right hip abductors 
C) Left hip flexors 
D) Left hip abductors 
A) Right hip flexors 
B) Right hip abductors 
C) Left hip flexors 
D) Left hip abductors

Question 15

Which of the following relationships between the neck of the femur and the femoral shaft would MOST LIKELY result in an excessive "toeing-out" posture and restricted medial rotation at the hip?

Accepted Answer

A) Coxa valgus 
B) Excessive anteversion 
C) Coxa vara 
D) Retroversion 
A) Coxa valgus 
B) Excessive anteversion 
C) Coxa vara 
D) Retroversion

Question 16

When walking, during forward swing of the right leg, which of the following muscle groups rotate the pelvis in the horizontal plane toward the weight-bearing stance leg?

Accepted Answer

A) Right lateral rotators 
B) Right medial rotators 
C) Left lateral rotators 
D) Left medial rotators 
A) Right lateral rotators 
B) Right medial rotators 
C) Left lateral rotators 
D) Left medial rotators

Question 17

Which of the following motions and postures occur with an increased anterior tilt of the pelvis?

Accepted Answer

A) Flexion at the hip, increased lumbar lordosis, spinal extension 
B) Flexion at the hip, decreased lumbar lordosis, spinal extension 
C) Extension at the hip, increased lumbar lordosis, spinal flexion 
D) Extension at the hip, decreased lumbar lordosis, spinal flexion 
A) Flexion at the hip, increased lumbar lordosis, spinal extension 
B) Flexion at the hip, decreased lumbar lordosis, spinal extension 
C) Extension at the hip, increased lumbar lordosis, spinal flexion 
D) Extension at the hip, decreased lumbar lordosis, spinal flexion

Question 18

Which of the following muscles have a primary function of hip flexion when activated?

Accepted Answer

A) Iliopsoas, sartorius, rectus femoris 
B) Gluteus maximus, hamstrings 
C) Iliopsoas, gluteus minimus, tensor fasciae latae 
D) Gluteus maximus, piriformis 
A) Iliopsoas, sartorius, rectus femoris 
B) Gluteus maximus, hamstrings 
C) Iliopsoas, gluteus minimus, tensor fasciae latae 
D) Gluteus maximus, piriformis

Question 19

Which of the following bony landmarks is MOST OFTEN used to measured leg lengths and heights for assistive devices?

Accepted Answer

A) Anterior superior iliac spine 
B) Greater trochanter of the femur 
C) Posterior superior iliac spine 
D) Lesser trochanter of the femur 
A) Anterior superior iliac spine 
B) Greater trochanter of the femur 
C) Posterior superior iliac spine 
D) Lesser trochanter of the femur

Question 20

What is the function of the posterior fibers of the adductor magnus muscle in the sagittal plane?

Accepted Answer

A) Hip extensor 
B) Hip adductor 
C) Hip flexor 
D) Hip abductor 
A) Hip extensor 
B) Hip adductor 
C) Hip flexor 
D) Hip abductor

In which of the following positions is the rectus femoris muscle able to generate the greatest hip flexion torque?

In what position is gluteus maximus able to generate its greatest extensor force?

Which of the following statements BEST describes the function of the piriformis muscle?

As an athlete performs a powerful uphill sprint, what is the function of the hip abductors at the end range of hip flexion?

Which of the following joint conditions would MOST LIKELY result from a center edge angle of the acetabulum that is greater than 25°?

Which of the following muscles produce a force couple to anteriorly tilt the pelvis?

A person stands only on the left leg with no weight bearing on the right leg.The person rotates his right pelvis forward in the horizontal plane.What is the resultant position of the left support hip in relation to the pelvis?

Which of the following ligaments can be used to counter posterior leaning of the trunk to assist with standing without actively contracting lower extremity musculature?

Which of the following positions MOST EFFECTIVELY stretches the rectus femoris muscle?

Which of the following muscles produce a force couple to posteriorly tilt the pelvis?

Which of the following hip muscles plays a role as a spine stabilizer?

Which of the following bones make up the acetabulum of the hip?

When moving from a sitting to a standing position, what muscles are MOST LIKELY activated at the hip in the sagittal plane?

When walking, a person's left pelvis is noted to drop downward in the frontal plane when standing only on the right leg as the left leg swings forward.Weakness in which of the following muscle groups is MOST LIKELY to result in this pelvic movement?

Which of the following relationships between the neck of the femur and the femoral shaft would MOST LIKELY result in an excessive "toeing-out" posture and restricted medial rotation at the hip?

When walking, during forward swing of the right leg, which of the following muscle groups rotate the pelvis in the horizontal plane toward the weight-bearing stance leg?

Which of the following motions and postures occur with an increased anterior tilt of the pelvis?

Which of the following muscles have a primary function of hip flexion when activated?

Which of the following bony landmarks is MOST OFTEN used to measured leg lengths and heights for assistive devices?

What is the function of the posterior fibers of the adductor magnus muscle in the sagittal plane?

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Exam 11: Structure and Function of the Hip Complex

In which of the following positions is the rectus femoris muscle able to generate the greatest hip flexion torque?

In what position is gluteus maximus able to generate its greatest extensor force?

Which of the following statements BEST describes the function of the piriformis muscle?

As an athlete performs a powerful uphill sprint, what is the function of the hip abductors at the end range of hip flexion?

Which of the following joint conditions would MOST LIKELY result from a center edge angle of the acetabulum that is greater than 25°?

Which of the following muscles produce a force couple to anteriorly tilt the pelvis?

A person stands only on the left leg with no weight bearing on the right leg.The person rotates his right pelvis forward in the horizontal plane.What is the resultant position of the left support hip in relation to the pelvis?

Which of the following ligaments can be used to counter posterior leaning of the trunk to assist with standing without actively contracting lower extremity musculature?

Which of the following positions MOST EFFECTIVELY stretches the rectus femoris muscle?

Which of the following muscles produce a force couple to posteriorly tilt the pelvis?

Which of the following hip muscles plays a role as a spine stabilizer?

Which of the following bones make up the acetabulum of the hip?

When moving from a sitting to a standing position, what muscles are MOST LIKELY activated at the hip in the sagittal plane?

When walking, a person's left pelvis is noted to drop downward in the frontal plane when standing only on the right leg as the left leg swings forward.Weakness in which of the following muscle groups is MOST LIKELY to result in this pelvic movement?

Which of the following relationships between the neck of the femur and the femoral shaft would MOST LIKELY result in an excessive "toeing-out" posture and restricted medial rotation at the hip?

When walking, during forward swing of the right leg, which of the following muscle groups rotate the pelvis in the horizontal plane toward the weight-bearing stance leg?

Which of the following motions and postures occur with an increased anterior tilt of the pelvis?

Which of the following muscles have a primary function of hip flexion when activated?

Which of the following bony landmarks is MOST OFTEN used to measured leg lengths and heights for assistive devices?

What is the function of the posterior fibers of the adductor magnus muscle in the sagittal plane?

Principles of Kinesiology and Biomechanics

Structure and Function of Joints

Structure and Function of Muscles

Additional Biomechanical Principles

Structure and Function of the Spine

Structure and Ventilation Function of the Thorax

Structure and Function of the Temporomandibular Joint

Structure and Function of the Shoulder Complex

Structure and Function of the Elbow Complex

Structure and Function of the Wrist and Hand Complex

Structure and Function of the Knee

Structure and Function of the Ankle and Foot Complex

The Kinesiology of Gait

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