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Kinesiology Questions with Answers (100%
Correct Answers)
What best describes a palpation technique that uses the thumb or fingers to
move across the fibers of a muscle, tendon, ligament, or other anatomical
structure? Answer: Strumming
What term best describes the amount of movement at a given joint? Answer:
Range of motion
The sensitive area of the muscle fiber that connects with a motor neuron at the
neuromuscular junction is called the: Answer: Motor end plate
A straight line that passes horizontally, right to left, is a: Answer: Medial-lateral
axis
A characteristic of muscle that allows it to shorten (contract). Answer:
Contractility
What type of movement is possible at the talocrural joint? Answer: Plantar
flexion
Mild to severe tearing of muscle tissue in response to over-stretching or trauma.
Answer: Strain
What term best describes rotation of the anterior surface of the humerus, femur,
or tibia toward the midline of the body? Answer: Medial rotation
A movement that can occur at the mandible, scapula, and clavicle in the
sagittal plane when the body part moves anteriorly. Answer: Protraction
Tissue damage due to overuse, overstretching or overcontracting is called:
Answer: Strain
What term best describes tissue's ability to stretch? Answer: Extensibility
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Movements occur in the sagittal plane around this axis: Answer: Medial-lateral
axis
What term best describes the quality felt at the end of passive range of motion
with tissue stretch and tissue compression? Answer: Firm end feel
An imaginary flat surface that bisects the body between the upper and lower
halves. Answer: Transverse plane
A joint in which the bones are united by fibrous connective tissue forming an
interosseous membrane or ligament, such as the tibiofibular joints Answer:
Syndesmosis
A straight line that passes between the front and back of the body is a: Answer:
Anterior-posterior axis
A combination of three movements (flexion, adduction, and medial rotation).
Answer: Opposition
When the normal amount of play possible in the joint capsule space is
diminished, this is known as: Answer: Joint fixation
The plasma membrane of muscle fibers is also referred to as: Answer:
Sarcolemma
What term best describes rotation of the anterior surface of the humerus, femur,
or tibia away from the midline of the body? Answer: Lateral rotation
Muscle with parallel fibers that are wide in the belly and tapered on the ends,
culminating in long cord-like tendons Answer: Fusiform
A strong, flat sheet of fibrous connective tissue that serves as a tendon to attach
muscles to bone, as fascia to bind muscles together, or strengthen an area
Answer: Aponeurosis
A type of synovial joint where one bone has a concave shape and the other has
a convex shape that fit together. Answer: Ellipsoid joint
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A type of synovial joint that allows rotational movement around a transverse
plane. Answer: Pivot joint
Joint that allows movement to occur around two axes, within two planes.
Answer: Biaxial joint
What term best describes a muscle contraction where the muscle fibers shorten
as tension develops? Answer: Concentric contraction
A muscle contraction in which there is no joint movement is: Answer:
Isometric contraction
Muscle fibers that have properties of both fast- and slow-twitch fibers; they have
more endurance than fast fibers Answer: Intermediate fibers
What protects tendons and muscle from contracting with excessive force?
Answer: Golgi tendon organs
What divides each muscle into several large sections known as fascicles?
Answer: Perimysium
What term refers to a broad area of muscle, which converges on an attachment
site and is called a triangular muscle? Answer: Convergent
A type of connective tissue that forms a thin covering on the articulating ends
of bones. Answer: Hyaline cartilage
This type of muscle is present in the gut, bronchi of the lungs, urinary tract,
reproductive organs, and blood vessels and is not under voluntary control:
Answer: Smooth muscle
A bone embedded within a tendon or muscle. Answer: Sesamoid bone
The "knee-jerk" reaction caused by a light tap to the patella tendon is an
example of: Answer: Stretch reflex
What term refers to a part of the proprioception system that regulates and
monitors muscle tension? Answer: Golgi tendon organs
Kinesiology Questions with Answers (100%
Correct Answers)
What best describes a palpation technique that uses the thumb or fingers to
move across the fibers of a muscle, tendon, ligament, or other anatomical
structure? Answer: Strumming
What term best describes the amount of movement at a given joint? Answer:
Range of motion
The sensitive area of the muscle fiber that connects with a motor neuron at the
neuromuscular junction is called the: Answer: Motor end plate
A straight line that passes horizontally, right to left, is a: Answer: Medial-lateral
axis
A characteristic of muscle that allows it to shorten (contract). Answer:
Contractility
What type of movement is possible at the talocrural joint? Answer: Plantar
flexion
Mild to severe tearing of muscle tissue in response to over-stretching or trauma.
Answer: Strain
What term best describes rotation of the anterior surface of the humerus, femur,
or tibia toward the midline of the body? Answer: Medial rotation
A movement that can occur at the mandible, scapula, and clavicle in the
sagittal plane when the body part moves anteriorly. Answer: Protraction
Tissue damage due to overuse, overstretching or overcontracting is called:
Answer: Strain
What term best describes tissue's ability to stretch? Answer: Extensibility
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Movements occur in the sagittal plane around this axis: Answer: Medial-lateral
axis
What term best describes the quality felt at the end of passive range of motion
with tissue stretch and tissue compression? Answer: Firm end feel
An imaginary flat surface that bisects the body between the upper and lower
halves. Answer: Transverse plane
A joint in which the bones are united by fibrous connective tissue forming an
interosseous membrane or ligament, such as the tibiofibular joints Answer:
Syndesmosis
A straight line that passes between the front and back of the body is a: Answer:
Anterior-posterior axis
A combination of three movements (flexion, adduction, and medial rotation).
Answer: Opposition
When the normal amount of play possible in the joint capsule space is
diminished, this is known as: Answer: Joint fixation
The plasma membrane of muscle fibers is also referred to as: Answer:
Sarcolemma
What term best describes rotation of the anterior surface of the humerus, femur,
or tibia away from the midline of the body? Answer: Lateral rotation
Muscle with parallel fibers that are wide in the belly and tapered on the ends,
culminating in long cord-like tendons Answer: Fusiform
A strong, flat sheet of fibrous connective tissue that serves as a tendon to attach
muscles to bone, as fascia to bind muscles together, or strengthen an area
Answer: Aponeurosis
A type of synovial joint where one bone has a concave shape and the other has
a convex shape that fit together. Answer: Ellipsoid joint
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A type of synovial joint that allows rotational movement around a transverse
plane. Answer: Pivot joint
Joint that allows movement to occur around two axes, within two planes.
Answer: Biaxial joint
What term best describes a muscle contraction where the muscle fibers shorten
as tension develops? Answer: Concentric contraction
A muscle contraction in which there is no joint movement is: Answer:
Isometric contraction
Muscle fibers that have properties of both fast- and slow-twitch fibers; they have
more endurance than fast fibers Answer: Intermediate fibers
What protects tendons and muscle from contracting with excessive force?
Answer: Golgi tendon organs
What divides each muscle into several large sections known as fascicles?
Answer: Perimysium
What term refers to a broad area of muscle, which converges on an attachment
site and is called a triangular muscle? Answer: Convergent
A type of connective tissue that forms a thin covering on the articulating ends
of bones. Answer: Hyaline cartilage
This type of muscle is present in the gut, bronchi of the lungs, urinary tract,
reproductive organs, and blood vessels and is not under voluntary control:
Answer: Smooth muscle
A bone embedded within a tendon or muscle. Answer: Sesamoid bone
The "knee-jerk" reaction caused by a light tap to the patella tendon is an
example of: Answer: Stretch reflex
What term refers to a part of the proprioception system that regulates and
monitors muscle tension? Answer: Golgi tendon organs
