Systems
Biomechanics
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Anatomy
Posture, Balance, and Gait
100

Two factors critical for bone health

What are diet and exercise?

100

F = ma

What is Newton’s Second Law?

100
Pain at the inferior pole of the patella

What is the location of pain with patellar tendinitis?

100

Group of muscles located at the base of the thumb

What is the thenar eminence?

100

Rounded upper back

Hyperkyphosis

200

The ability of the muscle to respond to a stimulus

What is excitability?

200

When this gets longer, torque increases if the force remains constant.

What is the moment arm?

200

60-120 degrees 

What is the range of the "painful arc" seen with shoulder impingement?

200
Wraps around the head of the radius

What is the location of the annular ligament?

200

40% of the gait cycle

What is the portion of the swing phase for the gait cycle?

300

Hard end-feel

What type of end-feel is described as bone-on-bone contact?

300

The facets are oriented in the sagittal plane

In what plane are the facets oriented in the lumbar spine?

300

Pain radiating down the back of the leg

What is a symptom of sciatica?

300

Not considered a "true" joint for the shoulder girdle

What is the scapulothoracic articulation?

300

25 degrees of hip flexion

What is the maximum amount of hip flexion for the gait cycle?

400

A proprioceptor that detects tension within tendons

What is a Golgi Tendon Organ (GTO)?

400

An increased angle of torsion

What is anteversion?

400

Repetitive wrist extension movements

What is the MOI for lateral epicondylitis?

400

Projection on the C2 vertebra (axis)

What is the dens?

400

Responding to unexpected perturbations

What is reactive postural control?

500

Combination of aerobic and anaerobic metabolism

Which energy systems are used by type IIx fibers?

500

The movement of the shoulder producing the greatest strength output

What is adduction?

500

AKA "frozen shoulder"

What is the other name for adhesive capsulitis?

500

Inferior and medial portion of the innominate bone

What is the pubis?

500

When a person walks on their toes due to limited dorsiflexion at the ankle

What is equinus gait?