EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The amount of torque a muscle group can generate at a joint is used to measure what?
a. muscular force
b. muscular power
c. muscular strength
d. muscular force - ANS c. muscular strength
Muscles' tension generating capacity is dependent on:
a. angle of muscle insertion to bone
b. location of muscle attachment (via tendon) to bone
c. cross sectional area of muscle fibers
d. a and b
e. a, b, and c - ANS c. cross sectional area of muscle fibers
BMI (body mass index) is calculated by
a. height divided by the square of weight
b. weight divided by height
c. weight divided by the square of height
d. height divided by weight - ANS c. weight divided by square of height
overweight and obese individuals are at increased risk for which of the following?
a. osteoarthritis
b. type 1 diabetes
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, c. hypertension
d. a and c
e. a, b, and c - ANS d. a and c
coronary heart disease is
a. thickening of heart muscle
b. narrowing of heart valve opening
c. narrowing of blood vessel that supplies blood to heart
d. none of the above - ANS c. narrowing of blood vessel that supplies blood to heart
the authors of the required textbook are
a. shigley and mischke
b. humphrey and o'rourke
c. mow and hayes
d. none of the above - ANS b. humphrey and o'rourke
the world congress of biomechanics in 2018 took place in
a. japan
b. USA
c. singapore
d. ireland - ANS d. ireland
_________ muscles stabilize the pelvis during the support phase of walking and running and
when you stand on one leg - ANS abductor
a muscle contraction that involves lengthening of muscles during contraction is called ______
contarction - ANS eccentric (isotonic)
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