Deck 21: Posture

Question 1

For optimal lateral view standing posture,a plumb line should be aligned with all of the following landmarks except

A) through the earlobe.
B) through the acromion process of the shoulder.
C) the anterior to the greater trochanter.
D) the posterior to the patella.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Pressure on the vertebral discs is greatest in which of the following positions?

A) Supine
B) Side-lying
C) Seated
D) Standing upright

Answer 2

C

Question 3

A person with excessive lumbar lordosis could need stretching instruction for which group of muscles?

A) Hip flexors
B) Hip extensors
C) Trunk extensors
D) A and C

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The antigravity muscles are considered to be all of the following EXCEPT the

A) hip and knee extensors.
B) trunk rotators.
C) neck extensors.
D) ankle pronators and supinators.

Question 5

Postural sway is a normal phenomenon that is largely controlled by gravity and which of the following muscle groups?

A) Quadriceps and hamstrings
B) Hip extensors and flexors
C) Ankle plantar flexors and dorsiflexors
D) Ankle invertors and evertors

Question 6

In observing standing posture,you note a flattened longitudinal arch of the foot.You would document this as which of the following?

A) Pes planus
B) Pes cavus
C) Claw toe
D) Hammer toe

Question 7

If your patient's treatment plan asks her to work on dynamic posture,which of the following activities would be appropriate to have your patient do?

A) Seated stationary posture at a computer station
B) Loading office supplies into a file cabinet
C) Moving files from one shelf to another in a storeroom
D) B and C

Question 8

A person with a lumbar disc problem is generally most comfortable in which of the following positions?

A) Lying prone
B) Lying supine with pillows under the knees
C) Side-lying with top leg extending behind the body
D) Side-lying with both legs flexed toward the chest

Question 9

The pelvis is considered to be in a neutral position when which of the following landmarks are in the same plane?

A) The anterior inferior iliac spines and posterior inferior iliac spines are level
B) The anterior superior iliac spines and posterior superior iliac spines are level
C) The anterior superior iliac spines and symphysis pubis are in the same vertical plane
D) B and C

Question 10

Which two spinal curves are considered to be the secondary (antigravity)curves?

A) Cervical and thoracic
B) Thoracic and sacral
C) Cervical and lumbar
D) Lumbar and sacral

Question 11

A person with a facet joint problem in the spine is generally most comfortable in which of the following positions?

A) Lying prone
B) Lying supine with legs extended
C) Side-lying with top leg extended behind the body
D) Side-lying with both legs flexed toward the chest

Question 12

Causes of poor posture can be which of the following?

A) Habit
B) Congenital malformation
C) Paralysis of key postural muscles
D) Any of the above can be a cause of poor posture.