SPHE 421 Quiz 7 Questions and Answers 2024 Fully Solved 100%

SPHE 421 Quiz 7 Questions and Answers 2024 Fully Solved 100% 50 / 50 - 100 % Question 1 2 / 2 points Pressure on the vertebral discs is greatest in which of the following positions? Question options: Supine Side-lying Seated Standing upright Question 2 2 / 2 points Having paralysis of the ankle dorsiflexors would cause which type of gait? Question options: Steppage gait Bell clapper gait Sore foot limp Rocking horse gait Question 3 2 / 2 points A person with a facet joint problem in the spine is generally most comfortable in which of the following positions? Question options: Lying prone Lying supine with legs extended Side-lying with top leg extended behind the body Side-lying with both legs flexed toward the chest Question 4 2 / 2 points You measure a person's leg lengths and note that there is a difference of 3/4 inch. You inform your patient that this is an atypical finding. What would be a typical range for leg length discrepancy? Question options: 1/8 inch or less 1/4 inch or less 1/2 inch or less Typical is the legs being exactly the same length Question 5 2 / 2 points The term used to describe the distance between heel strike of one limb and heel strike of the other is Question options: double support. step length. cadence. single support. Question 6 2 / 2 points A person with a lumbar disc problem is generally most comfortable in which of the following positions? Question options: Lying prone Lying supine with pillows under the knees Side-lying with top leg extending behind the body Side-lying with both legs flexed toward the chest Question 7 2 / 2 points A normal width of walking base measured from the midpoint of each heel is Question options: 1/2 inch. 1 inch. 3 inches. 6 inches. Question 8 2 / 2 points The term used to describe walking speed is Question options: cadence. stride length. gait cycle. period of nonsupport. Question 9 2 / 2 points Which of the following is true regarding the changes in gait that occur with an elderly person? Question options: Increased time in stance phase Shorter step length Decreased vertical displacement All of the above are true regarding gait changes with age. Question 10 2 / 2 points Vertical displacement of the center of gravity is at its lowest at which point in the gait cycle? Question options: Midstance Midswing Initial contact Preswing Question 11 2 / 2 points The term used to describe the activity that occurs between the time of heel strike of one extremity and the heel strike of that same extremity is Question options: double support. stride length. gait cycle. cadence. Question 12 2 / 2 points Which two spinal curves are considered to be the secondary (antigravity) curves? Question options: Cervical and thoracic Thoracic and sacral Cervical and lumbar Lumbar and sacral Question 13 2 / 2 points During the loading response of the stance phase, which muscle group contracts eccentrically to keep the foot from slapping the ground as that extremity accepts the body's weight? Question options: Knee extensors Ankle dorsiflexors Ankle plantar flexors Toe flexors Question 14 2 / 2 points The pelvis is considered to be in a neutral position when which of the following landmarks are in the same plane? Question options: The anterior inferior iliac spines and posterior inferior iliac spines are level The anterior superior iliac spines and posterior superior iliac spines are level The anterior superior iliac spines and symphysis pubis are in the same vertical plane B and C Question 15 2 / 2 points A person with excessive lumbar lordosis could need stretching instruction for which group of muscles? Question options: Hip flexors Hip extensors Trunk extensors A and C Question 16 2 / 2 points For optimal lateral view standing posture, a plumb line should be aligned with all of the following landmarks except Question options: through the earlobe. through the acromion process of the shoulder. the anterior to the greater trochanter. the posterior to the patella. Question 17 2 / 2 points Which of the following statements best describes the purpose of arm swing in gait? Question options: Serves to slow down the lower limbs to maintain balance and control Provides a counterrotation effect to the trunk Helps to propel the lower limbs forward in space None of the above—it is strictly a passive, extraneous activity. Question 18 2 / 2 points When pain is present in the leg, which phase of the gait cycle is shortened? Question options: Preswing Midswing Swing Stance Question 19 2 / 2 points If you are describing a gait abnormality that occurs when the heel leaves the ground but the ball of the foot and toes remain in contact with the ground, you are speaking of which portion of the stance phase? Question options: Initial contact Midstance Terminal stance Terminal swing Question 20 2 / 2 points Your patient has a tendency to cross the unsupported limb in front of the other during swing phase. This could indicate spasticity of which of the following muscle groups? Question options: Hip flexors Hip adductors Knee extensors Ankle plantar flexors Question 21 2 / 2 points A difficulty or slowness in initiating gait is characteristic of which of the following conditions? Question options: Rheumatoid arthritis Nonfunctioning gastrocnemius muscle Parkinsonism Muscular dystrophy Question 22 2 / 2 points Postural sway is a normal phenomenon that is largely controlled by gravity and which of the following muscle groups? Question options: Quadriceps and hamstrings Hip extensors and flexors Ankle plantar flexors and dorsiflexors Ankle invertors and evertors Question 23 2 / 2 points If you note a problem with gait that occurs when the non-weight-bearing limb is directly under the body, you are speaking of which part of the swing phase? Question options: Preswing Initial swing Midswing Terminal swing Question 24 2 / 2 points Weakness of the gastrocnemius muscle group can cause a gait best described as Question options: rocking horse gait. sore foot limp. foot slap. ataxic gait. Question 25 2 / 2 points If your patient's treatment plan asks her to work on dynamic posture, which of the following activities would be appropriate to have your patient do? Question options: Seated stationary posture at a computer station Loading office supplies into a file cabinet Moving files from one shelf to another in a storeroom B and C