Chapter 01: Basic Kinesiology Terminology
Muscolino: The Muscular System Manual: The Skeletal Muscles of the Human Body,
4th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which statement describes the two major divisions of human structure?
a. upper extremities and lower extremities
b. axial body and upper extremities
c. appendicular body and extremities
d. axial body and appendicular body
ANS: D
2. In kinesiology terminology, the arm is the body part located between the
a. shoulder joint and the tips of the fingers.
b. shoulder joint and the elbow joint.
c. side of the neck and the wrist joint.
d. medial border of the scapula and the wrist joint.
ANS: B
3. In kinesiology terminology, the leg is the body part located between the
a. hip joint and the knee joint.
b. knee joint and the ankle joint.
c. side of the pelvis and the toes.
d. hip joint and the tips of the toes.
ANS: B
4. What term means a standard reference for describing the location of structures on the human
body?
a. axial location
b. functional position
c. anatomic position
d. flexion location
ANS: C
5. Which term describes a structure located farther to the front of the body?
a. anterior
b. posterior
c. medial
d. lateral
ANS: A
6. Which term describes a structure located closer to the midline of the body?
a. anterior
b. posterior
c. medial
Muscolino: The Muscular System Manual: The Skeletal Muscles of the Human Body,
4th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which statement describes the two major divisions of human structure?
a. upper extremities and lower extremities
b. axial body and upper extremities
c. appendicular body and extremities
d. axial body and appendicular body
ANS: D
2. In kinesiology terminology, the arm is the body part located between the
a. shoulder joint and the tips of the fingers.
b. shoulder joint and the elbow joint.
c. side of the neck and the wrist joint.
d. medial border of the scapula and the wrist joint.
ANS: B
3. In kinesiology terminology, the leg is the body part located between the
a. hip joint and the knee joint.
b. knee joint and the ankle joint.
c. side of the pelvis and the toes.
d. hip joint and the tips of the toes.
ANS: B
4. What term means a standard reference for describing the location of structures on the human
body?
a. axial location
b. functional position
c. anatomic position
d. flexion location
ANS: C
5. Which term describes a structure located farther to the front of the body?
a. anterior
b. posterior
c. medial
d. lateral
ANS: A
6. Which term describes a structure located closer to the midline of the body?
a. anterior
b. posterior
c. medial
