What class of lever is demonstrated by standing on the toes?
First class lever
Second class lever
Third class lever
Fourth class lever
What is the proper order of events that occurs during the swing phase?
Accelaration, midswing, decelaration
Deceleration, midswing, acceleration
Heel strike, midstance, toe-off
Toe-off, midstance, heel strike
Sensory impulses to the brain are transmitted by what type of neuron?
Efferent
Afferent
Synapse
Neuron
What eccentric action has to happen during the gait cycle to prevent the sole of the foot from slapping the ground?
Anterior rotation of trunk
Ankle is neutral
Plantarflexion
Dorsiflexion
The tendon reflex is activated by?
Muscle spindle cells
Ruffinis
Pacinians
Golgi tendon organs
What type of gait occurs when the cerebellum is damaged?
Trendelenburg gait
Ataxic gait
Scissor gait
Hemiplegic gait
What is a neurological relay where one muscle contracts and the opposite muscle relaxes?
Cross extensor reflex
Post-isometric relaxation
Reciprical inhibition
Flexor withdrawal reflex
How many pairs of cranial nerves are found in the human body?
6
10
12
24
What muscle would you primarily treat for torticollis?
Sternocleidomastoid
Hamstrings
Pec major
Deltoids
What type of posture commonly occurs from sitting on a desk for a long period of time?
Kyphotic-lordotic
Swayback
Scoliosis
Rounded back
What is the term for the distance between your heel strikes and walking?
Gait cycle
Step length
Stride length
Swing length
Digestion is regulated by what branch of the nervous system?
Parasympathetic nervous system
Sympathetic nervous system
Somatic nervous system
Sensory nervous system
The names of the nerve plexus are as followed:
Cervical, brachial, lumbar, sacral
Axillary, radial, median, ulnar
Obturator, sciatic, tibial, peroneal
Cranial, cervical, thoracic, lumbar
The adductor longus, brevis, and gracilis are all innervated by what nerve?
Tibial
Sciatic
Common peroneal
Obturator
The junction between a neuron and a gland is also known as?
Axon
Dendrite
Myelin
The sartorius, vastus intermedius, and pectineus are innervated by what nerve?
Femoral
The nervous system's ability to feel your body’s position in space is known as?
Proprioception
Stretch reflex
Reciprocal inhibition
Crossed extensor reflex
What is the term for your feet when you are standing upright on the earth?
Limit of stability
Center of gravity
Base of support
Line of gravity
The state of a client’s muscle contraction while lying on a massage table is known as?
Hypotonia
Inhibited
Excessive tone
Resting tone
Where is the center of gravity located in the adult body?
Anterior to 2nd sacral
Posterior to 2nd sacral
T7
L4
What two structures do you use to build the top and bottom of your myofascial core?
Respiratory and pelvic diaphragm
Thoracic and lumbar diaphragm
Cervical and sacral diaphragm
Upper and lower trunk
What regions of the body contain a kypothic curve?
Cervical and lumbar
Cervical and sacral
Thoracic and sacral
Thoracic and lumbar
The stretch reflex is activated by the?
Muscle spindle
Golgi tendon cells
Ruffinian
Pacinian
Which of the following landmarks falls along the line of gravity when viewed laterally?
Patella
Calcaneous
ASIS
Mastoid process
What is another term for gait?
Mituration
Mobilization
Postulation
Ambulation
What type of gait occurs with excessive hip adduction?
Vaulting gait
What type of posture most commonly occurs with an anterior pelvic tilt?
Flat back
Kyphotic lordotic
What is the largest nerve in the body?
What type of contraction is occurring at the hamstrings during the foot flat phase of the gait cycle?
Isometric
Concentric
Eccentric
Hyperextension
What is the total number of spinal nerve pairs?
31
27
What muscle is shortened in a forward head posture?
Spinascapulas
Levator scapula
Longissimus
Weakness in the gluteus medius during the gait cycle creates what type of abnormal gait?
Steppage gait
Waddling gait
Equinus gait
The brain and spinal cord comprised which nervous system?
Peripheral nervous system
Autonomic nervous system
Central nervous system
What muscles are eccentrically contracting during the early swing and midswing of a gait cycle?
Dorsiflexors
Hip Extensors
Knee flexors
Knee extensors
What muscles would you primarily treat for a posterior pelvic tilt?
Pectoralis
Adductors
Quadriceps
Cranial nerve V is also known as?
Facial nerve
Trochlear nerve
Trigeminal nerve
Vagus nerve
Most impulses sent from your brain to your muscles are transmitted by what type of neuron?
Sensory
Interneuron
What type of abnormal gait is occurring when you toe strike rather than heel strike?
Bell-clapper gait
What is the term for the knee hyperextending during the stance phase of walking?
Geni valgum
Geni varum
Geni flexion
Genu recurvatum
What muscles concentrically engage during the heel strike phase of gait?
Gluteals
