ATTR 462 Test #3 Questions And Answers
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In respect to the tibiofibular joint, if the foot is in pronation, in which direction does the
fibula displace?
Select one:
a. distal & posterior
b. proximal & anterior
c. distal & anterior
d. proximal & posterior - ANSWER b. proximal & anterior
An athlete walks into the Athletic Training Room. You notice that he has abnormal gait
mechanics on his left lower extremity. He has a shortened stride length and he is in knee
flexion upon heel strike and during single support. What would you suspect to find upon
examination?
Select one:
a. Lacks enough knee flexion ROM
b. Lacks full knee extension ROM
c. Weakness of the hip extensors
d. Excessive plantarflexion ROM - ANSWER b. Lacks full knee extension ROM
What is the closed-pack position of the talocrural joint?
Select one:
a. maximum pronation
b. maximum plantarflexion
c. maximum DF
d. maximum supination - ANSWER c. maximum DF
, If the subtalar joint is in pronation in CKC, which position is the calcaneus in?
Select one:
a. plantarflexion
b. dorsiflexion
c. inversion
d. eversion - ANSWER d. eversion
What is the term for the weight-bearing phase of a gait, beginning on initial contact with
the surface and ending when contact is broken?
Select one:
a. stance
b. follow-through
c. toe-off
d. swing - ANSWER a. stance
Which joint motion influences "locking" of the forefoot making it a more rigid lever
during terminal stance?
Select one:
a. subtalar supination
b. first ray DF
c. MTP extension
d. talocrural DF - ANSWER a. subtalar supination
Which of the following is not a function of the tibialis posterior?
Select one:
a. accelerates supination & tibial ER during stance
b. decelerates pronation and tibial IR at heel strike initially during gait
c. assists in deceleration of dorsiflexion from heel strike to foot flat
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In respect to the tibiofibular joint, if the foot is in pronation, in which direction does the
fibula displace?
Select one:
a. distal & posterior
b. proximal & anterior
c. distal & anterior
d. proximal & posterior - ANSWER b. proximal & anterior
An athlete walks into the Athletic Training Room. You notice that he has abnormal gait
mechanics on his left lower extremity. He has a shortened stride length and he is in knee
flexion upon heel strike and during single support. What would you suspect to find upon
examination?
Select one:
a. Lacks enough knee flexion ROM
b. Lacks full knee extension ROM
c. Weakness of the hip extensors
d. Excessive plantarflexion ROM - ANSWER b. Lacks full knee extension ROM
What is the closed-pack position of the talocrural joint?
Select one:
a. maximum pronation
b. maximum plantarflexion
c. maximum DF
d. maximum supination - ANSWER c. maximum DF
, If the subtalar joint is in pronation in CKC, which position is the calcaneus in?
Select one:
a. plantarflexion
b. dorsiflexion
c. inversion
d. eversion - ANSWER d. eversion
What is the term for the weight-bearing phase of a gait, beginning on initial contact with
the surface and ending when contact is broken?
Select one:
a. stance
b. follow-through
c. toe-off
d. swing - ANSWER a. stance
Which joint motion influences "locking" of the forefoot making it a more rigid lever
during terminal stance?
Select one:
a. subtalar supination
b. first ray DF
c. MTP extension
d. talocrural DF - ANSWER a. subtalar supination
Which of the following is not a function of the tibialis posterior?
Select one:
a. accelerates supination & tibial ER during stance
b. decelerates pronation and tibial IR at heel strike initially during gait
c. assists in deceleration of dorsiflexion from heel strike to foot flat
