CCAT Gait Analysis and Locomotion

Question 1

What is the primary gait pattern used by dogs at slow walking speeds?

Accepted Answer

Walk

Answer

Trot

Answer

Pace

Answer

Canter

Question 2

Which phase of the gait cycle is defined as the period when the paw is in contact with the ground and bearing weight?

Accepted Answer

Stance phase

Answer

Swing phase

Answer

Float phase

Answer

Propulsion phase

Question 3

What instrument provides the most objective measurement of ground reaction forces during canine gait analysis?

Accepted Answer

Force plate

Answer

Goniometer

Answer

Inclinometer

Answer

Dynamometer

Question 4

In a normal trotting dog, which limbs move as diagonal pairs simultaneously?

Accepted Answer

Right fore and left hind

Answer

Both forelimbs together

Answer

Right fore and right hind

Answer

Both hindlimbs together

Question 5

What does 'stride length' refer to in canine gait analysis?

Accepted Answer

Distance from one paw contact to the next contact of the same paw

Answer

Distance between front and rear paw prints on the same side

Answer

Width between right and left paw prints

Answer

Time from one footfall to the next footfall of any limb

Question 6

What gait abnormality is characterized by simultaneous movement of both hindlimbs during locomotion, often seen with hip dysplasia?

Accepted Answer

Bunny hopping

Answer

Ataxia

Answer

Dysmetria

Answer

Crabbing

Question 7

On a standard 0–5 canine lameness scale, which score best describes lameness that is consistently visible at a walk and does not improve at any gait?

Accepted Answer

Grade 3

Answer

Grade 1

Answer

Grade 2

Answer

Grade 5