Gait Cycle Review 24

Front

What does gait require?

Back

Balance, ability to transfer weight, strength and stability, and ability to constantly adapt

Front

Ground reaction force

Back

an equal and opposite force from the ground to an applied foot force

Front

Which of the following is correct about stride?

Back

men have longer strides than women

Front

What happens to a person's center of gravity during normal gait?

Back

It moves up and down and side to side with normal gait.

Front

Extension of what joint is crucial to a normal gait to help clear the foot from the ground between heel-off and toe-off?

Back

Joint at the big toe

Front

Linear distance between corresponding successive points of contact of the same foot

Back

Stride length

Front

Linear distance in the plane of progression between corresponding successive contact points of opposite feet

Back

Step length

Front

time period during which the limb is in contact with the ground

Back

Stance phase

Front

time period during which the foot is in the air for limb advancement

Back

Swing phase

Front

Which stance phase term corresponds with the following definition: Instant the foot contacts the ground

Back

Initial contact