PCA - Practice Questions Exam
Updated 8-24-15 @ 2024
1. _____________________ is when one applies mechanical laws (the effects of forces) on
the living organism, especially forces (including gravity) when applied to the skeleton
and muscles. - Answer Biomechanics
2. _____________________ is when one applies mechanical laws (the effects of forces) on
the living organism, especially forces (including gravity) when applied to the skeleton
and muscles in a clinical setting. - Answer (Clinical) Biomechanics
3. _____________________ is the study of pure motion without reference to forces (the
causes of motion). - Answer Kinematics
4. _____________________ is the study of forces affecting motion. - Answer Kinetics
5. _____________________ includes the static and dynamic analysis of the forces and
moments acting on a joint. - Answer Kinetics
6. ____________________ is the study of the forces and moments acting on a body in
equilibrium (a body at rest or moving at a constant speed). - Answer Statics
7. ____________________ is the study of the forces and moments acting on a body in
motion. - Answer Dynamics
8. _____________________ plane divides the body into top and bottom. - Answer
Transverse or horizontal
9. _____________________ plane divides the body into left and right. - Answer Sagittal
10. _____________________ plane divides the body into front and back. - Answer Coronal
or frontal
11. _____________________ would be rotation around the axis of the spine. - Answer
Horizontal rotation
12. _____________________ includes the trunk, head and tail. - Answer Axial skeleton
13. ____________________ is the application of a force and/or moment to a structure. -
Answer Load
14. _____________________ is when a force causes every point on a body part to move
parallel together in direction and extent. - Answer Translation
15. _____________________ is when a force causes the act of turning around a center
, point or axis. - Answer Rotation
16. _____________________ is the force that causes rotation. - Answer Torque or moment
force
17. __________________ is the force that causes bending and is also known as torque. -
Answer Moment
18. ________________ is the force that causes bending and is also known as moment. -
Answer Torque
19. ____________________ is a force that goes toward a center point. - Answer
Compression
20. ____________________ is a force that goes away from a center point. - Answer Tension
21. ____________________ is the force of pulling along the axial plane of an object thereby
causing an elastic tissue to lengthen. - Answer Tension
22. _____________________ would be bending side to side. - Answer Lateral flexion or
Coronal rotation
23. _____________________would be lateral flexion. - Answer Bending side to side or
Coronal rotation
24. _____________________ would be rotating left and right. - Answer Horizontal rotation
25. _____________________ would be flexion and extension. - Answer Sagittal rotation or
bending forward and backward
26. ____________________ would be shifting up and down. - Answer Coronal translation
27. Knee flexion and extension in neutral position is also ______________________ . -
Answer Sagittal rotation
28. Elbow flexion and extension in neutral position is also ______________________ . -
Answer Sagittal rotation
29. ______________________ is the lever type whenever two forces are applied so that the
resistance lies between the effort force and the axis of rotation. - Answer 2nd class
30. ______________________ is the lever type when the biceps brachii is going through an
eccentric contraction- resisting flexion. - Answer 2nd class
31. ______________________ is the lever type whenever two forces are applied so that the
effort force lies between the resistance force and the axis of rotation. - Answer 3rd class
32. ______________________ is the lever type when the biceps brachii is going through a
concentric contraction. - Answer 3rd class
Updated 8-24-15 @ 2024
1. _____________________ is when one applies mechanical laws (the effects of forces) on
the living organism, especially forces (including gravity) when applied to the skeleton
and muscles. - Answer Biomechanics
2. _____________________ is when one applies mechanical laws (the effects of forces) on
the living organism, especially forces (including gravity) when applied to the skeleton
and muscles in a clinical setting. - Answer (Clinical) Biomechanics
3. _____________________ is the study of pure motion without reference to forces (the
causes of motion). - Answer Kinematics
4. _____________________ is the study of forces affecting motion. - Answer Kinetics
5. _____________________ includes the static and dynamic analysis of the forces and
moments acting on a joint. - Answer Kinetics
6. ____________________ is the study of the forces and moments acting on a body in
equilibrium (a body at rest or moving at a constant speed). - Answer Statics
7. ____________________ is the study of the forces and moments acting on a body in
motion. - Answer Dynamics
8. _____________________ plane divides the body into top and bottom. - Answer
Transverse or horizontal
9. _____________________ plane divides the body into left and right. - Answer Sagittal
10. _____________________ plane divides the body into front and back. - Answer Coronal
or frontal
11. _____________________ would be rotation around the axis of the spine. - Answer
Horizontal rotation
12. _____________________ includes the trunk, head and tail. - Answer Axial skeleton
13. ____________________ is the application of a force and/or moment to a structure. -
Answer Load
14. _____________________ is when a force causes every point on a body part to move
parallel together in direction and extent. - Answer Translation
15. _____________________ is when a force causes the act of turning around a center
, point or axis. - Answer Rotation
16. _____________________ is the force that causes rotation. - Answer Torque or moment
force
17. __________________ is the force that causes bending and is also known as torque. -
Answer Moment
18. ________________ is the force that causes bending and is also known as moment. -
Answer Torque
19. ____________________ is a force that goes toward a center point. - Answer
Compression
20. ____________________ is a force that goes away from a center point. - Answer Tension
21. ____________________ is the force of pulling along the axial plane of an object thereby
causing an elastic tissue to lengthen. - Answer Tension
22. _____________________ would be bending side to side. - Answer Lateral flexion or
Coronal rotation
23. _____________________would be lateral flexion. - Answer Bending side to side or
Coronal rotation
24. _____________________ would be rotating left and right. - Answer Horizontal rotation
25. _____________________ would be flexion and extension. - Answer Sagittal rotation or
bending forward and backward
26. ____________________ would be shifting up and down. - Answer Coronal translation
27. Knee flexion and extension in neutral position is also ______________________ . -
Answer Sagittal rotation
28. Elbow flexion and extension in neutral position is also ______________________ . -
Answer Sagittal rotation
29. ______________________ is the lever type whenever two forces are applied so that the
resistance lies between the effort force and the axis of rotation. - Answer 2nd class
30. ______________________ is the lever type when the biceps brachii is going through an
eccentric contraction- resisting flexion. - Answer 2nd class
31. ______________________ is the lever type whenever two forces are applied so that the
effort force lies between the resistance force and the axis of rotation. - Answer 3rd class
32. ______________________ is the lever type when the biceps brachii is going through a
concentric contraction. - Answer 3rd class
