Movement Analysis
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Course Introduction
Movement Analysis explores the systematic study of human motion, integrating concepts from biomechanics, anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology. This course examines how the body moves during various activities, both in everyday life and athletic performance, by utilizing observation, measurement, and assessment techniques. Students will learn to analyze movement patterns, identify factors influencing efficiency and stability, and apply principles of movement analysis to improve performance, prevent injury, and inform rehabilitation strategies. Through practical application and theoretical understanding, the course provides a foundational skill set valuable for careers in physical therapy, sports science, and related health professions.
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Basic Biomechanics 6th Edition by Susan Hall
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Chapter 1: What Is Biomechanics
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Q1) Which of the following topics might be studied by biomechanists?
A) optimal form during the pole vault
B) forces on the spine during lifting
C) the mechanics of the jump shot
D) all of the above
Answer: D
Q2) In which of the following systems of measurement are units of the same variable related to each other by factors of ten?
A) the English system
B) the metric system
C) both A and B
D) neither A nor B
Answer: B
Q3) Which of the following defines inference?
A) the process of elimination
B) the process of forming deductions from available information
C) the process of observation in a qualitative analysis
D) none of the above
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Kinematic Concepts for Analyzing Human Motion
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Q1) Shaking the head "no" involves which of the following movements?
A) lateral and medial rotation
B) left and right rotation
C) internal and external rotation
D) all of the above are correct
Answer: B
Q2) Most human movement falls into which category?
A) rectilinear
B) curvilinear
C) angular or rotational
D) general
Answer: D
Q3) Researchers only perform quantitative analyses and practitioners only perform qualitative analyses.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) Ventral is a synonym for ____________________, which means toward the front of the body.
Answer: anterior
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Chapter 3: Kinetic Concepts for Analyzing Human Motion
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Q1) Both chronic and acute injuries can be very serious.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) When injury results from a single large force application, such as a tackle, the injury is usually termed what?
A) acute
B) chronic
C) repetitive
D) all of the above
Answer: A
Q3) The vector sum of all forces acting on a system or a free body is called __________________ force.
Answer: net
Q4) EMG is the abbreviation for ____________________. Answer: electromyography
Q5) The amount of inertia possessed by a body is directly proportional to the ___________________ of the body.
Answer: mass
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Chapter 4: The Biomechanics of Human Bone Growth and Development
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Q1) Summarize the recommendations from the ACSM pronouncement on "Physical Activity and Bone Health" for children and adolescents.
Q2) Which of the following factors can predispose runners to stress fractures?
A) increased training duration or intensity without allowing time for bone remodeling
B) abrupt changes in running surface
C) both A and B
D) runners are not predisposed to stress fractures
Q3) Explain Wolff's law, including why it is important.
Q4) Which of the following is known as the longitudinal "growth center" of a bone?
A) osteoclast
B) periosteum
C) osteoblast
D) epiphysis
Q5) __________________ refers to an excessive loss of bone mass and strength resulting in one or more fractures.
Q6) __________________ __________________ is the fracture resulting from repeated loading of relatively low magnitude.
Q7) Explain the female athlete triad.
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Chapter 5: The Biomechanics of Human Skeletal
Articulations
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Q1) Which of the following contain synovial fluid?
A) bursae
B) tendon sheaths
C) articular cartilage
D) both A and B
E) all of the above
Q2) Which of the following refers to the stretching of muscles, tendons, and ligaments by a force other than tension in the antagonist muscles?
A) active stretching
B) passive stretching
C) ballistic stretching
D) none of the above
Q3) The articular fibrocartilage partial disc in the knee is called
Q4) Third-degree sprains are the mildest.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe one type of PNF stretching.
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Chapter 6: The Biomechanics of Human Skeletal Muscle
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Q1) What type of muscle contraction is employed by the elbow flexors when slowly lowering your backpack to your desk?
A) concentric
B) eccentric
C) isometric
D) isokinetic
Q2) Explain the four roles assumed by muscles.
Q3) A muscle directly involved in causing a segment to move is called what?
A) agonist
B) antagonist
C) neutralizer
D) stabilizer
Q4) During the kicking and follow-through phases of a punt, the quads are experiencing what type of contraction?
A) concentric
B) eccentric
C) isometric
D) isokinetic
Q5) Graphically display the force-velocity relationship including explanation.
Q6) A __________________ muscle fiber reaches peak tension relatively slowly.
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Chapter 7: The Biomechanics of the Human Upper Extremity
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Q1) Explain the relationship between range of motion and stability at a joint, including examples of joints with different number of axes.
Q2) The interphalangeal joints are what type joints?
A) hinge
B) condyloid
C) saddle
D) none of the above
Q3) Which of the following statements is true regarding ball and socket joints?
A) They allow motion in all three planes
B) They are triaxial.
C) The glenohumeral joint is an example.
D) both A and B
E) all of the above
Q4) Which of the following factors provides stability at the elbow?
A) the articulating bones
B) ligaments
C) both A and B
D) none of the above
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Q5) Describe carpal tunnel syndrome, including affected area, symptoms and probable causes.
Chapter 8: The Biomechanics of the Human Lower Extremity
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Q1) Lateral pelvic tilt positions the acetabulum in a more favorable position for hip
A) flexion
B) extension
C) abduction
D) adduction
Q2) Anterior pelvic tilt positions the acetabulum in a more favorable position for hip
A) flexion
B) hyperextension
C) abduction
D) adduction
Q3) Osteoarthritis can cause a spontaneous meniscal tear.
A)True
B)False
Q4) During walking, which of the following actions is combined to cause supination?
A) dorsiflexion, eversion, and abduction
B) dorsiflexion, inversion, and abduction
C) plantar flexion, inversion, and abduction
D) plantar flexion, inversion, and adduction
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Chapter 9: The Biomechanics of the Human Spine
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Q1) Which of the following are potential consequences of spinal fractures?
A) paralysis
B) death
C) both A and B
D) none of the above
Q2) Which abdominal muscles cause rotation to the left?
A) left internal oblique
B) right external oblique
C) left rectus abdominis
D) both A and B
E) all of the above
Q3) A typical geriatric disc has a fluid content that is reduced by approximately how much?
A) 5%
B) 35%
C) 50%
D) 85%
Q4) Two adjacent vertebrae and the associated soft tissues form a ___________________ ___________________, the functional unit of the spine.
Q5) Extreme lumbar curvature is called ___________________.
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Chapter 10: Linear Kinematics of Human Movement
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Q1) When a long jump performance is analyzed, which of the following is likely to be of the most interest?
A) the average velocity of the jumper during the run-up
B) the instantaneous velocity of the jumper at takeoff
C) the average velocity of the jumper during the flight
D) the instantaneous velocity of the jumper at landing
Q2) Explain the differences between scalar and vector quantities using examples of each.
Q3) The Greek letter (delta) is used to represent what?
A) time
B) displacement
C) distance
D) change in
Q4) If velocity is constant, then acceleration is what?
A) zero
B) constant, but not necessarily zero
C) changing
D) need more information
Q5) Define velocity and acceleration, include the formulas for each and explain the relationship between the two by providing examples.
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Chapter 11: Angular Kinematics of Human Movement
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Q1) When angular velocity is 0, what is angular acceleration?
A) -9.81 m/s<sup>2</sup>
B) increasing
C) decreasing
D) 0
E) need more information
Q2) The clockwise direction in rotational motions is also considered a ___________________ direction.
Q3) The most common unit of time is second.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following terms describes the location of the center of rotation at a joint at a given instant in time?
A) precise center
B) exact center
C) instant center
D) none of the above
Q5) Explain how to convert between degrees, radians and revolutions and give examples of when each would be appropriate units.
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Chapter 12: Linear Kinetics of Human Movement
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Q1) Which of the following is a correct unit for linear momentum?
A) N·m
B) N·m/s
C) kg·m
D) kg·m/s
Q2) Which of the following is true of the coefficient of restitution of a racquetball?
A) it depends solely on the type of material of which the ball is made
B) it depends on the size of the ball as well as the type of material
C) it depends solely on how hard the ball is hit
D) it is a number relating to the elasticity of a ball against a particular surface
Q3) Which of the following relationships is always true?
A) <sub>k</sub> < <sub>s</sub>
B) <sub>s</sub> < <sub>k</sub>
C) <sub>k</sub> = <sub>s</sub>
D) none of the above
Q4) Newton's law of ___________________ can be restated as the conservation of
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Chapter 13: Equilibrium and Human Movement
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Q1) A wheelbarrow is an example of which class of lever?
A) 1<sup>st</sup> class
B) 2<sup>nd</sup> class
C) 3<sup>rd</sup> class
D) not a lever
Q2) Which of the following is/are true regarding dynamic equilibrium?
A) applies to bodies in motion
B) first identified by D'Alembert
C) both A and B
D) there is no such thing as dynamic equilibrium
Q3) Third class lever systems favor which of the following?
A) speed
B) range of motion
C) strength
D) both A and B
E) all of the above
Q4) The center of gravity of an object is always located within the object.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The ability to control equilibrium defines ___________________.
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Chapter 14: Angular Kinetics of Human Movement
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Q1) Which of the following variables affects angular momentum?
A) linear velocity
B) angular acceleration
C) both A and B
D) neither A nor B
Q2) If total body angular momentum is 0, what will happen as the result of a forceful movement such as a spike?
A) compensatory rotation in lower body in opposite direction
B) compensatory rotation in upper body called follow-through
C) angular momentum is no longer 0
D) all of the above
Q3) Torque is the product of force and moment arm, or the product of moment of inertia and ___________________ ___________________.
Q4) Somersaulting occurs around which of the following axes of rotation?
A) frontal
B) sagittal
C) longitudinal
D) all of the above
Q5) Angular impulse is the product of ___________________ and ___________________.
Q6) Discuss the factors that affect moment of inertia, including examples.
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Chapter 15: Human Movement in a Fluid Medium
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Q1) "A flow characterized by smooth, parallel layers of fluid" is the definition of which of the following?
A) relative velocity
B) turbulent flow
C) laminar flow
D) none of the above
Q2) Why were so many world records set at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City?
A) higher altitude reduced VO<sub>2</sub>max
B) higher altitude reduced drag force
C) both A and B
D) none of the above
Q3) Golf clubs are designed to impart backspin, which affects the ball in what way?
A) increase in flight time
B) increase in range
C) both A and B
D) none of the above
Q4) The physical law stating that the buoyant force acting on a body is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the body is called
Q5) Explain the forces that affect flotation.
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