Structures
. Connective tissue running from bone to bone of a joint and helping maintain joint stability is
a. tendon
b. muscle
c. ligament
d. cartilage
c. ligament
The preferred starting point for describing movements of the human body is the
a. starting position
b. fundamental position
c. anatomical position
d. universal position
c. anatomical position
Which of the following hip joint muscles not only flexes the hip but also extends the knee joint?
a. sartorius
b. rectus femoris
c. iliacus
d. biceps femoris
b. rectus femoris
The ligaments providing anterior and posterior stability to the knee joint are the
a. collateral ligaments
b. cruciate ligaments
c. transverse ligaments
d. coronary ligaments
b. cruciate ligaments
The Achilles tendon (or heel cord) inserts on the
a. talus
b. cuboid
c. calcaneus
d. navicular
c. calcaneus
Joints that freely move and have the presence of a lubricating fluid are
a. fibrous joints
b. sutured joints
c. cartilaginous joints
d. synovial joints
d. synovial joints
. Planes that divide the body into a right and left half, a front and back half, and an upper and lower half are commonly known as
a. sagittal planes
b. horizontal planes
c. frontal planes
d. cardinal planes
d. cardinal planes
The only muscle in the quadriceps group that crosses both the knee and the hip joints is the
a. rectus femoris
b. vastus medialis
c. biceps femoris
d. vastus lateralis
a. rectus femoris
Which of the following is not a hamstring muscle?
a. rectus femoris
b. semimembranosus
c. biceps femoris
d. semitendinosus
a. rectus femoris
The major medial ligament of the ankle joint is the
a. calcaneofibular
b. deltoid
c. posterior talofibular
d. posterior tibiofibular
b. deltoid
Articulations are designed to provide joint
a. agility
b. endurance
c. stability
d. strength
stability
Joint motion is typically described as taking place in a plane and about
a. a joint
b. a line
c. an axis
d. an apex
c. an axis
The medial adductor muscles of the hip originate on which of the following bones?
a. ilium
b. pubis
c. ischium
d. femur
b. pubis
Which of the following muscles does not cross the knee joint?
a. plantaris
b. popliteus
c. gastrocnemius
d. soleus
d. soleus
The soleus muscle only plantar flexes the ankle, and its main antagonist muscle is the
a. tibialis anterior
b. peroneus longus
c. flexor digitorum longus
d. tibialis posterior
a. tibialis anterior
A junction of two or more bones as they form a joint is also known as
a. an epiphysis
b. an articulation
c. a fossa
d. a diaphysis
b. an articulation
Turning one’s palm downward while holding the elbow joint flexed at 90 degrees is known as
a. internal rotation of the forearm
b. supination of the forearm
c. external rotation of the forearm
d. pronation of the forearm
d. pronation of the forearm
Which of the following ligaments of the hip joint is considered the most posterior?
a. sacroiliac
b. ischiofemoral
c. iliofemoral
d. pubofemoral
b. ischiofemoral
During knee extension, the quadriceps femoris muscle group has which of the following muscles as its major antagonist?
a. rectus femoris
b. vasti muscles
c. biceps femoris
d. tensor fasciae latae
c. biceps femoris
The ligamentous structure running between the shafts of the tibia and fibula is the
a. cruciate crural ligament
b. interosseous membrane
c. anterior tibiofibular ligament
d. posterior tibiofibular ligament
b. interosseous membrane
A smooth, hollow surface on a bone is referred to as a
a. facet
b. foramen
c. notch
d. fossa
d. fossa
When two bones forming a joint move toward each other, this is defined as
a. flexion
b. extension
c. internal rotation
d. external rotation
a. flexion
Which of the following muscles of the hip joint does not attach to the femur?
a. pectineus
b. gracilis
c. piriformis
d. iliacus
b. gracilis
A muscle considered a weak flexor of the knee is the
a. semitendinosus
b. rectus femoris
c. plantaris
d. vastus medialis
c. plantaris
Which of the following flexes the lateral four toes?
a. flexor hallucis brevis
b. flexor digitorum brevis
c. flexor digiti minimi
d. flexor digitorum magnus
b. flexor digitorum brevis