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KINESIOLOGY IN ACTION POST TEST 2025 (CHAPTER
1 TO 14) | ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
| ALREADY GRADED A+ | VERIFIED ANSWERS |
UPDATED VERSION
A person is reaching forward and upward into a cabinet. In which plane and
around which axis does this movement primarily occur?
A. Transverse plane around a sagittal axis
B. Sagittal plane around a frontal axis
C. Frontal plane around a vertical axis
D. Horizontal plane around a sagittal axis - (answers)B. Sagittal plane around a
frontal axis
A person is turning a key in a door lock. In which plane and around which axis
does movement of the forearm primarily occur when turning the key?
A. Transverse plane around a vertical axis
B. Sagittal plane around a frontal axis
C. Frontal plane around a vertical axis
D. Horizontal plane around a sagittal axis - (answers)A. Transverse plane around a
vertical axis
Which of the following statements BEST describes the movement occurring at the
ankle joints when a person in a standing position rises up on his or her toes?
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A. Passive and open kinematic chain
B. Active and open kinematic chain
C. Passive and closed kinematic chain
D. Active and closed kinematic chain - (answers)D. Active and closed kinematic
chain
Which of the following statements explains why a person in the standing position
is less stable than a person in a sitting position?
A. The center of gravity is higher and the base of support is narrower.
B. The center of gravity is lower and the base of support is narrower.
C. The center of gravity is higher and the base of support is wider.
D. The center of gravity is lower and the base of support is narrower. -
(answers)A. The center of gravity is higher and the base of support is narrower.
5. A person participates in a daily stretching program of the hamstring muscles
and, over time, increases the permanent flexibility and length of the hamstrings.
Which of the following areas on the Stress-Strain curve represents this new
condition of the hamstring muscles?
A. Elastic region
B. Toe region
C. Plastic region
D. Mechanical failure - (answers)C. Plastic region
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A person who is walking loses balance and falls when nudged. Which state of
equilibrium does this scenario BEST represent?
A. Stable equilibrium
B. Unstable equilibrium
C. Neutral equilibrium
D. A and C - (answers)B. Unstable equilibrium
Vector forces of equal magnitude but in the opposite direction and with moment
arms of the same distance are most likely to have what effect on joint
movement?
A. Movement of the joint in the direction of the muscle force
B. No movement of the joint
C. Movement of the joint in the direction of the force opposing the muscle
D. Alternating movement of the joint in each direction of the forces - (answers)B.
No movement of the joint
Where on the forearm should a cuff weight be placed to require the greatest
work from the biceps muscle to lift the weight? (Hint: Consider the moment arm
for the force of the weight.)
A. Around the mid forearm
B. Around the wrist
C. In the hand
D. Close to the elbow joint - (answers)C. In the hand
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How does the angle of insertion influence the ability of the biceps muscle to
generate a force?
A. A small angle increases the muscle's ability.
B. The angle does not have an effect on the muscle's ability.
C. A 45-degree angle results in more joint compression than muscle force.
D. A 90-degree angle increases the muscle's ability. - (answers)D. A 90-degree
angle increases the muscle's ability.
In which direction are the hamstrings most likely pulling the pelvis if the rectus
abdominis muscle is pulling the anterior portion of the pelvis in a superior
direction to produce a posterior tilt (rotation) of the pelvis?
A. Superior
B. Anterior
C. Inferior
D. Posterior - (answers)C. Inferior
Which of the tissue components gives the most when stretched?
A. Collagen
B. Elastin
C. Ground substance
D. Osteoblasts - (answers)B. Elastin
KINESIOLOGY IN ACTION POST TEST 2025 (CHAPTER
1 TO 14) | ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
| ALREADY GRADED A+ | VERIFIED ANSWERS |
UPDATED VERSION
A person is reaching forward and upward into a cabinet. In which plane and
around which axis does this movement primarily occur?
A. Transverse plane around a sagittal axis
B. Sagittal plane around a frontal axis
C. Frontal plane around a vertical axis
D. Horizontal plane around a sagittal axis - (answers)B. Sagittal plane around a
frontal axis
A person is turning a key in a door lock. In which plane and around which axis
does movement of the forearm primarily occur when turning the key?
A. Transverse plane around a vertical axis
B. Sagittal plane around a frontal axis
C. Frontal plane around a vertical axis
D. Horizontal plane around a sagittal axis - (answers)A. Transverse plane around a
vertical axis
Which of the following statements BEST describes the movement occurring at the
ankle joints when a person in a standing position rises up on his or her toes?
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A. Passive and open kinematic chain
B. Active and open kinematic chain
C. Passive and closed kinematic chain
D. Active and closed kinematic chain - (answers)D. Active and closed kinematic
chain
Which of the following statements explains why a person in the standing position
is less stable than a person in a sitting position?
A. The center of gravity is higher and the base of support is narrower.
B. The center of gravity is lower and the base of support is narrower.
C. The center of gravity is higher and the base of support is wider.
D. The center of gravity is lower and the base of support is narrower. -
(answers)A. The center of gravity is higher and the base of support is narrower.
5. A person participates in a daily stretching program of the hamstring muscles
and, over time, increases the permanent flexibility and length of the hamstrings.
Which of the following areas on the Stress-Strain curve represents this new
condition of the hamstring muscles?
A. Elastic region
B. Toe region
C. Plastic region
D. Mechanical failure - (answers)C. Plastic region
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A person who is walking loses balance and falls when nudged. Which state of
equilibrium does this scenario BEST represent?
A. Stable equilibrium
B. Unstable equilibrium
C. Neutral equilibrium
D. A and C - (answers)B. Unstable equilibrium
Vector forces of equal magnitude but in the opposite direction and with moment
arms of the same distance are most likely to have what effect on joint
movement?
A. Movement of the joint in the direction of the muscle force
B. No movement of the joint
C. Movement of the joint in the direction of the force opposing the muscle
D. Alternating movement of the joint in each direction of the forces - (answers)B.
No movement of the joint
Where on the forearm should a cuff weight be placed to require the greatest
work from the biceps muscle to lift the weight? (Hint: Consider the moment arm
for the force of the weight.)
A. Around the mid forearm
B. Around the wrist
C. In the hand
D. Close to the elbow joint - (answers)C. In the hand
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How does the angle of insertion influence the ability of the biceps muscle to
generate a force?
A. A small angle increases the muscle's ability.
B. The angle does not have an effect on the muscle's ability.
C. A 45-degree angle results in more joint compression than muscle force.
D. A 90-degree angle increases the muscle's ability. - (answers)D. A 90-degree
angle increases the muscle's ability.
In which direction are the hamstrings most likely pulling the pelvis if the rectus
abdominis muscle is pulling the anterior portion of the pelvis in a superior
direction to produce a posterior tilt (rotation) of the pelvis?
A. Superior
B. Anterior
C. Inferior
D. Posterior - (answers)C. Inferior
Which of the tissue components gives the most when stretched?
A. Collagen
B. Elastin
C. Ground substance
D. Osteoblasts - (answers)B. Elastin
