Gait Cycle
A patient is walking at a comfortable speed. Approximately what percentage of the gait cycle is spent in the swing phase?
40%
A patient has just finished eating a large meal. Which hormone will be most active?
insulin
A patient reports pain localized to the right lower quadrant. Which abdominal reference system is being used?
four-quadrant system
A patient has an occlusion of the vessel that supplies oxygenated blood to the systemic circulation immediately after it leaves the heart. Which artery is affected?
aorta
A patient has an injury to the posterior abdominal wall. Which muscle is a primary hip flexor located in this region?
psoas major
A therapist observes a patient during midstance. What is the position of the pelvis in the sagittal plane?
anterior pelvic tilt
A patient has been fasting overnight. Which hormone helps maintain blood glucose levels?
glucagon
Which two planes divide the abdomen into the four quadrants?
median plane and transumbilical plane
A therapist is reviewing the blood supply of the gastrointestinal tract. Which artery supplies the foregut?
celiac trunk
A patient has difficulty stabilizing the lumbar spine during lifting. Which deep abdominal muscle provides the greatest trunk stabilization?
transversus abdominis
A patient demonstrates excessive contralateral pelvic drop during single-leg stance. Weakness of which muscle is the MOST likely cause?
gluteus medius
A patient has chronic stress resulting in prolonged adrenal cortex activation. Which hormone would MOST likely be elevated?
cortisol
A therapist is documenting tenderness in the epigastric region. Which reference system is being used?
nine abdominal regions
A patient has ischemia affecting the jejunum and ileum. Which artery is MOST likely compromised?
superior mesenteric artery
A patient experiences visceral pain from an abdominal organ but reports discomfort in a distant area of the body. What phenomenon explains this?
referred pain
A patient is unable to properly rotate the pelvis during gait. In which anatomical plane does normal pelvic rotation occur?
transverse plane
A patient has low blood pressure due to dehydration. Which hormone released from the adrenal cortex helps retain sodium and water?
aldosterone
A patient has an abdominal hernia. Which region is the most common site for this injury?
inguinal region
A patient has reduced blood flow to the descending colon and sigmoid colon. Which artery is MOST likely affected?
inferior mesenteric artery
A therapist palpates a structure that connects the jejunum and ileum to the posterior abdominal wall while carrying blood vessels and nerves. What structure is this?
mesentery
A therapist observes a patient who is unable to achieve full knee extension before heel strike. Which phase of the gait cycle is MOST directly affected?
terminal swing
A therapist asks a student to identify the endocrine functions of the pancreas. Name the three hormones discussed in lecture.
insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin
A therapist asks a student to name the layers of the abdominal wall from superficial to deep.
A surgeon is concerned about maintaining collateral blood flow between the superior and inferior mesenteric arteries during a bowel resection. Which artery provides this important connection?
marginal artery
A patient undergoes abdominal surgery that damages the membrane lining the internal abdominal wall but not the organs. Which layer has MOST likely been injured?
parietal peritoneum