Quiz 1- Medical Terminology

A longitudinal plane that divides the body into equal right and left halves is a

Median plane

Biel defines the anatomical position as:

Standing upright with face forward, feet slightly apart, arms down to the sides, forearm supinated so the palms of the hands face forward and fingers and thumb extended.

Abduction of the shoulder occurs primarily in which plane of motion?

Frontal plane

Place the following in the correct sequence from distal to proximal

Forearm

Elbow

Wrist

Thumb

Shoulder

Match the following to the anatomical terms with similar meaning

Caudal

Ventral

Superior

 Posterior

Dorsal

 Inferior

 Cranial

Anterior

Which of the following describes the arrangement of a third class lever?

Axis, exerted force, external force

Carrying a box with the elbows, wrists and hands in a static (still) position is an example of what type of muscle contraction?

Isometric

What type of muscle has fibers that are oblique (slanted) in relation to a central tendon and are capable of large force production?

Pennate muscles

A closed packed position is?

A position of a joint when there is maximum contact between the joint surfaces and there is maximum stability

__________ is exerted by surrounding muscles and ligaments to resist the ___________ generated by the weight of the limb or external forces.

Internal moment; external moment 

Biomechanical concept referring to limited joint range of motion due to muscle tightness or shortening is termed?

passive insufficiency

which term referes to movement of joint surfaces relative to one another?

arthrokinematics

which following is an example of compressive force in the human body?

force between adjacent vertebrae of the spine from the weight of body

which type of bone is light?

cancellous bone

muscles fibers generate low force sustained over long period, resistant to fatigue

slow- twitch

flexion of shoulder occurs primarly in which plane of motion?

sagittal