Question 1

What term is used to describe the fluidity of someone's movement?

Accepted Answer

A) posture 
B) mobilization 
C) acture 
D) range of motion 
A) posture 
B) mobilization 
C) acture 
D) range of motion C

Question 2

Loss of motor innervation of what muscle group can cause foot-slap during the gait cycle?

Accepted Answer

A) plantarflexors of the foot at the ankle joint 
B) dorsiflexors of the foot at the ankle joint 
C) inverters of the foot at the subtalar joint 
D) everters of the foot at the subtalar joint 
A) plantarflexors of the foot at the ankle joint 
B) dorsiflexors of the foot at the ankle joint 
C) inverters of the foot at the subtalar joint 
D) everters of the foot at the subtalar joint B

Question 3

What are we looking for during plumb-line postural analysis?

Accepted Answer

A) body to be straight 
B) range of motion of the joints 
C) spine to have no curves 
D) symmetry of the body 
A) body to be straight 
B) range of motion of the joints 
C) spine to have no curves 
D) symmetry of the body D

Question 4

The most common secondary postural distortion is when a primary distortion:

Accepted Answer

A) inferior in the body causes a secondary postural distortion more superiorly in the body 
B) superior in the body causes a secondary postural distortion more inferiorly in the body 
C) on the left side of the body causes a secondary postural distortion on the right side of the body 
D) on the right side of the body causes a secondary postural distortion on the left side of the body 
A) inferior in the body causes a secondary postural distortion more superiorly in the body 
B) superior in the body causes a secondary postural distortion more inferiorly in the body 
C) on the left side of the body causes a secondary postural distortion on the right side of the body 
D) on the right side of the body causes a secondary postural distortion on the left side of the body

Question 5

Which of the following muscles would likely be tight in a client who has rounded shoulders?

Accepted Answer

A) pectoralis minor 
B) middle trapezius 
C) rhomboids major and minor 
D) deltoids 
A) pectoralis minor 
B) middle trapezius 
C) rhomboids major and minor 
D) deltoids

Question 6

Wearing high-heeled shoes causes excessive weight bearing over the:

Accepted Answer

A) transverse arch of the foot 
B) lateral longitudinal arch of the foot 
C) patellofemoral joint 
D) talocrural joint 
A) transverse arch of the foot 
B) lateral longitudinal arch of the foot 
C) patellofemoral joint 
D) talocrural joint

Question 7

To view transverse plane postural distortions,the best position for the therapist is _____ to the client.

Accepted Answer

A) posterior 
B) superior 
C) at a 90-degree angle 
D) at a 45-degree angle 
A) posterior 
B) superior 
C) at a 90-degree angle 
D) at a 45-degree angle

Question 8

What is the usual range of degrees in step angulation?

Accepted Answer

A) 0 to 5 
B) 5 to 7 
C) 7 to 10 
D) 10 to 15 
A) 0 to 5 
B) 5 to 7 
C) 7 to 10 
D) 10 to 15

Question 9

The postural distortion of rounded shoulders usually involves which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) retracted scapulae and medially rotated humeri 
B) protracted scapulae and laterally rotated humeri 
C) retracted scapulae and laterally rotated humeri 
D) protracted scapulae and medially rotated humeri 
A) retracted scapulae and medially rotated humeri 
B) protracted scapulae and laterally rotated humeri 
C) retracted scapulae and laterally rotated humeri 
D) protracted scapulae and medially rotated humeri

Question 10

Plumb-line postural analysis is most limited for postural distortions within what plane?

Accepted Answer

A) sagittal 
B) frontal 
C) transverse 
D) oblique 
A) sagittal 
B) frontal 
C) transverse 
D) oblique

Question 11

Which of the following can cause an elevated shoulder?

Accepted Answer

A) crimping the phone between the head and the shoulder 
B) carrying a shoulder bag 
C) working at a desk that is too high 
D) all of these 
A) crimping the phone between the head and the shoulder 
B) carrying a shoulder bag 
C) working at a desk that is too high 
D) all of these

Question 12

What is the cause of idiopathic scoliosis?

Accepted Answer

A) a shortened leg 
B) a dropped arch 
C) physical trauma 
D) the cause is unknown 
A) a shortened leg 
B) a dropped arch 
C) physical trauma 
D) the cause is unknown

Question 13

What term is used to describe one cycle of the gait cycle?

Accepted Answer

A) step 
B) step length 
C) swing 
D) stride 
A) step 
B) step length 
C) swing 
D) stride

Question 14

What is the usual direct result of one joint becoming hypomobile?

Accepted Answer

A) Adjacent joints become hypermobile. 
B) Adjacent joints have a restricted range of motion. 
C) Body parts above counterbalance. 
D) There is no patterned response. 
A) Adjacent joints become hypermobile. 
B) Adjacent joints have a restricted range of motion. 
C) Body parts above counterbalance. 
D) There is no patterned response.

Question 15

What begins at heel-strike and ends at toe-off?

Accepted Answer

A) early swing phase 
B) double-support phase 
C) swing phase 
D) stance phase 
A) early swing phase 
B) double-support phase 
C) swing phase 
D) stance phase

Question 16

What is the average speed of walking for an adult?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 1/2 miles per hour (2 1/2 kilometers per hour) 
B) 2 1/2 miles per hour (4 kilometers per hour) 
C) 4 miles per hour (6 1/2 kilometers per hour) 
D) 5 miles per hour (8 kilometers per hour) 
A) 1 1/2 miles per hour (2 1/2 kilometers per hour) 
B) 2 1/2 miles per hour (4 kilometers per hour) 
C) 4 miles per hour (6 1/2 kilometers per hour) 
D) 5 miles per hour (8 kilometers per hour)

Question 17

Which one of the following word origins means power?

Accepted Answer

A) actus 
B) positura 
C) kinesis 
D) dynamis 
A) actus 
B) positura 
C) kinesis 
D) dynamis

Question 18

A common result of a dropped arch of the foot is

Accepted Answer

A) decreased stress on the plantar fascia 
B) increased valgus force on the knee 
C) lateral rotation of the leg on the foot 
D) lateral rotation of the thigh on the leg 
A) decreased stress on the plantar fascia 
B) increased valgus force on the knee 
C) lateral rotation of the leg on the foot 
D) lateral rotation of the thigh on the leg

Question 19

Static postural analysis is an examination of:

Accepted Answer

A) structure 
B) function 
C) physiology 
D) acture 
A) structure 
B) function 
C) physiology 
D) acture

Question 20

The imaginary point within an object where all the weight of the object might be considered to be located is the definition of:

Accepted Answer

A) center of weight 
B) compression point 
C) ideal locus 
D) mechanical axis 
A) center of weight 
B) compression point 
C) ideal locus 
D) mechanical axis

What term is used to describe the fluidity of someone's movement?

Loss of motor innervation of what muscle group can cause foot-slap during the gait cycle?

What are we looking for during plumb-line postural analysis?

The most common secondary postural distortion is when a primary distortion:

Which of the following muscles would likely be tight in a client who has rounded shoulders?

Wearing high-heeled shoes causes excessive weight bearing over the:

To view transverse plane postural distortions,the best position for the therapist is _____ to the client.

What is the usual range of degrees in step angulation?

The postural distortion of rounded shoulders usually involves which of the following?

Plumb-line postural analysis is most limited for postural distortions within what plane?

Which of the following can cause an elevated shoulder?

What is the cause of idiopathic scoliosis?

What term is used to describe one cycle of the gait cycle?

What is the usual direct result of one joint becoming hypomobile?

What begins at heel-strike and ends at toe-off?

What is the average speed of walking for an adult?

Which one of the following word origins means power?

A common result of a dropped arch of the foot is

Static postural analysis is an examination of:

The imaginary point within an object where all the weight of the object might be considered to be located is the definition of:

Parts of the Human Body

Mapping the Human Body

Skeletal Tissues

Bones of the Skeleton

Joint Action Terminology

Classification of Joints

Joints of the Axial Body

Joints of the Lower Extremity

Joints of the Upper Extremity

Anatomy and Physiology of Muscle Tissue

How Muscles Function: the Big Picture

Types of Muscle Contractions

Roles of Muscles

Determining the Force of a Muscle Contraction

Atlas of Skeletal Muscles of the Human Body

Types of Joint Motion and Musculoskeletal Assessment

The Neuromuscular System

Stretching

Strengthening

Filters

Exam 18: Posture and the Gait Cycle

What term is used to describe the fluidity of someone's movement?

Loss of motor innervation of what muscle group can cause foot-slap during the gait cycle?

What are we looking for during plumb-line postural analysis?

The most common secondary postural distortion is when a primary distortion:

Which of the following muscles would likely be tight in a client who has rounded shoulders?

Wearing high-heeled shoes causes excessive weight bearing over the:

To view transverse plane postural distortions,the best position for the therapist is _____ to the client.

What is the usual range of degrees in step angulation?

The postural distortion of rounded shoulders usually involves which of the following?

Plumb-line postural analysis is most limited for postural distortions within what plane?

Which of the following can cause an elevated shoulder?

What is the cause of idiopathic scoliosis?

What term is used to describe one cycle of the gait cycle?

What is the usual direct result of one joint becoming hypomobile?

What begins at heel-strike and ends at toe-off?

What is the average speed of walking for an adult?

Which one of the following word origins means power?

A common result of a dropped arch of the foot is

Static postural analysis is an examination of:

The imaginary point within an object where all the weight of the object might be considered to be located is the definition of:

Parts of the Human Body

Mapping the Human Body

Skeletal Tissues

Bones of the Skeleton

Joint Action Terminology

Classification of Joints

Joints of the Axial Body

Joints of the Lower Extremity

Joints of the Upper Extremity

Anatomy and Physiology of Muscle Tissue

How Muscles Function: the Big Picture

Types of Muscle Contractions

Roles of Muscles

Determining the Force of a Muscle Contraction

Atlas of Skeletal Muscles of the Human Body

Types of Joint Motion and Musculoskeletal Assessment

The Neuromuscular System

Stretching

Strengthening

Filters