Biomechanics (2025) Actual Exam
Questions and Answers A+ Graded
Which .of .the .following .questions .about .the .long .jump .should .be .answered
.qualitatively?
a) .what .is .the .jump .angle .at .take .off?
b) .what .is .the .horizontal .velocity .at .take .off?
c) .what .type .of .motion .describes .the .flight .path .of .the .athlete?
d) .what .is .the .athlete's .running .speed .at .take .off? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-c
What .does .the .word .quantitative .mean?
a) .general
b) .pertaining .to .quantity
c) .numerical
d) .pertaining .to .quality .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-b
Choose .the .term .that .describes .the .branch .of .mechanics .dealing .with .systems
.subject .to .acceleration .
a) .biomechanics
b) .English .system
c) .statics
d) .dynamics .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-d
which .of .the .following .is .an .example .of .a .frontal .movement?
a) .hip .flexion .
b) .knee .flexion .
c) .shoulder .abduction .
d) .shoulder .hyperextension .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-c
the .cardinal .transverse .plane .divides .the .body .into .equal .______
a) .right .and .left .halves
b) .top .and .bottom .halves
c) .medial .and .lateral .halves
d) .front .and .back .halves .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-b
rotations .in .the .frontal .plane .occur .around .which .axis?
a) .mediolateral
b) .frontal
c) .longitudinal
d) .sagittal .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-d
, during .the .prepartory .phase .for .am .underhand .softball .pitch, .the .hand .holding
.the .ball .is .drawn .behind .the .body .prior .the .forward .swing .of .the .arm. .When .the
.hand .is .drawn .behind .the .body, .which .of .the .following .movements .occurs .at
.the .shoulder?
a) .extension .
b) .flexion .
c) .circumduction .
d) .hyperextension .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-d
in .which .of .the .following .planes .would .a .cartwheel .occur?
a) .transverse
b) .oblique
c) .frontal
d) .sagittal .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-c
which .of .the .following .terms .means ."farther .from .the .head"?
a) .proximal
b) .inferior
c) .distal
d) .superior .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-b
which .of .the .following .describes .the .elbow .joint .relative .to .the .wrist .joint?
a) .proximal .
b) .distal
c) .medial
d) .lateral .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-a
in .the .anatomical .postion, .the .forearm .is .in .what .position?
a) .supinated
b) .flexed
c) .abducted
d) .pronated .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-a
what .term .is .used .to .describe .the .motion .of .pointing .the .toes .in .the .sagittal
.plane?
a) .rotation .
b) .dorsiflexion .
c) .extension .
d) .plantar .flexion .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-d
which .action .is .not .an .example .of .sagittal .plane .movement?
a) .shoulder .hyperextension .
b) .hip .adduction
c) .knee .flexion .
d) .plantar .flexion .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-b
choose .the .term .that .describes ."toward .the .back .of .the .body"
a) .posterior
b) .proximal
Questions and Answers A+ Graded
Which .of .the .following .questions .about .the .long .jump .should .be .answered
.qualitatively?
a) .what .is .the .jump .angle .at .take .off?
b) .what .is .the .horizontal .velocity .at .take .off?
c) .what .type .of .motion .describes .the .flight .path .of .the .athlete?
d) .what .is .the .athlete's .running .speed .at .take .off? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-c
What .does .the .word .quantitative .mean?
a) .general
b) .pertaining .to .quantity
c) .numerical
d) .pertaining .to .quality .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-b
Choose .the .term .that .describes .the .branch .of .mechanics .dealing .with .systems
.subject .to .acceleration .
a) .biomechanics
b) .English .system
c) .statics
d) .dynamics .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-d
which .of .the .following .is .an .example .of .a .frontal .movement?
a) .hip .flexion .
b) .knee .flexion .
c) .shoulder .abduction .
d) .shoulder .hyperextension .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-c
the .cardinal .transverse .plane .divides .the .body .into .equal .______
a) .right .and .left .halves
b) .top .and .bottom .halves
c) .medial .and .lateral .halves
d) .front .and .back .halves .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-b
rotations .in .the .frontal .plane .occur .around .which .axis?
a) .mediolateral
b) .frontal
c) .longitudinal
d) .sagittal .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-d
, during .the .prepartory .phase .for .am .underhand .softball .pitch, .the .hand .holding
.the .ball .is .drawn .behind .the .body .prior .the .forward .swing .of .the .arm. .When .the
.hand .is .drawn .behind .the .body, .which .of .the .following .movements .occurs .at
.the .shoulder?
a) .extension .
b) .flexion .
c) .circumduction .
d) .hyperextension .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-d
in .which .of .the .following .planes .would .a .cartwheel .occur?
a) .transverse
b) .oblique
c) .frontal
d) .sagittal .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-c
which .of .the .following .terms .means ."farther .from .the .head"?
a) .proximal
b) .inferior
c) .distal
d) .superior .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-b
which .of .the .following .describes .the .elbow .joint .relative .to .the .wrist .joint?
a) .proximal .
b) .distal
c) .medial
d) .lateral .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-a
in .the .anatomical .postion, .the .forearm .is .in .what .position?
a) .supinated
b) .flexed
c) .abducted
d) .pronated .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-a
what .term .is .used .to .describe .the .motion .of .pointing .the .toes .in .the .sagittal
.plane?
a) .rotation .
b) .dorsiflexion .
c) .extension .
d) .plantar .flexion .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-d
which .action .is .not .an .example .of .sagittal .plane .movement?
a) .shoulder .hyperextension .
b) .hip .adduction
c) .knee .flexion .
d) .plantar .flexion .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-b
choose .the .term .that .describes ."toward .the .back .of .the .body"
a) .posterior
b) .proximal