Biomechanics Concept Inventory

Rotating a limb away from the midline in the transverse plane is

• abduction

• adduction

• internal rotation

• external rotation

• extension

Anatomical structures toward the midline of the body are described as:

• lateral

• medial

• caudal

• anterior

• distal

The largest uniarticulate muscle that plantarflexes the ankle is the:

• tibial posterior

• gastrocnemius

• biceps femoris

• soleus

• anconeus

The primary weight bearing bone of the lower leg is the:

• femur

• tibia

• fibula

• calcaneous

• talus

Which of the following most accurately represents the vertical velocity of a golf ball held motionless and then dropped?

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Which of the following displacement-time graphs would result in the most displacement? Assume the displacement and time scales are identical.

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A person is running 8 km/hour will run a 10 km race in about how many minutes?

• 60

• 75

• 80

• 90

• not enough information

A person's head, neck, and trunk make up about 60% of total body weight. How much do these body parts weigh in a 200 pound person?

• 30

• 60

• 120

• 180

• not enough information

A muscle shortening to overcome an external resistance is a(n) _____________ contraction.

• concentric

• eccentric

• isometric

• isotonic

• isokinetic

The rise in passive tension of a muscle usually begins:

• after activation

• before activation

• in shortenend positions

• in the midrange of motion

• at the end range of motion