Intro to Podiatry Final Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
What is Biomechanics? -
correct answer ✅application of mechanical laws to living
structures, specifically to the locomotor system of the human body
What is Walking? -
correct answer ✅To move at a regular and fairly slow pace by
lifting and setting down each foot in turn, never having both feet off
the ground at once
Less energy is required when: -
correct answer ✅There is minimal displacement of the center of
mass
Each moveable segment functions ideally The ***Elements or
Determinants of Gait
Muscles, tendons and ligaments function as -
correct answer ✅levers and pulleys
BonesLevers and Shock Absorbers possessintrinsic strength -
correct answer ✅Resist external forces - anisotropy
, Intro to Podiatry Final Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
BonesLevers and Shock Absorbers are designed for fxn -
correct answer ✅Shock absorption - trabecular bone
Distribution of external stresses - cortical bone
Muscle attachments
Muscles - Stabilize and Move How? -
correct answer ✅Agonists - prime movers
Antagonists - facilitate smooth movement
Orientation to joint
Pennation
Type of tendinous insertion
Stability Neuromuscular Influence -
correct answer ✅Proprioception
Muscle spindles - length
Golgi tendon organs - tension
Pacinian corpuscle - pressure
Generation of Action Potential
& Answers (Grade A+)
What is Biomechanics? -
correct answer ✅application of mechanical laws to living
structures, specifically to the locomotor system of the human body
What is Walking? -
correct answer ✅To move at a regular and fairly slow pace by
lifting and setting down each foot in turn, never having both feet off
the ground at once
Less energy is required when: -
correct answer ✅There is minimal displacement of the center of
mass
Each moveable segment functions ideally The ***Elements or
Determinants of Gait
Muscles, tendons and ligaments function as -
correct answer ✅levers and pulleys
BonesLevers and Shock Absorbers possessintrinsic strength -
correct answer ✅Resist external forces - anisotropy
, Intro to Podiatry Final Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
BonesLevers and Shock Absorbers are designed for fxn -
correct answer ✅Shock absorption - trabecular bone
Distribution of external stresses - cortical bone
Muscle attachments
Muscles - Stabilize and Move How? -
correct answer ✅Agonists - prime movers
Antagonists - facilitate smooth movement
Orientation to joint
Pennation
Type of tendinous insertion
Stability Neuromuscular Influence -
correct answer ✅Proprioception
Muscle spindles - length
Golgi tendon organs - tension
Pacinian corpuscle - pressure
Generation of Action Potential
