CPE CPE Biomechanics & Musculoskeletal Disorders Questions and Answers 2

Question 1

Tendinitis is best characterized as inflammation of which structure?

Accepted Answer

Tendon sheath or tendon itself

Answer

Bursa

Answer

Joint capsule

Answer

Vertebral disc

Question 2

In the context of manual material handling, what does the Lifting Index (LI) represent?

Accepted Answer

The ratio of actual load to the RWL

Answer

The maximum safe load in kilograms

Answer

The number of lifts per hour

Answer

The vertical distance of the lift

Question 3

Which joint posture places the greatest compressive force on the intervertebral discs?

Accepted Answer

Trunk flexion greater than 45 degrees

Answer

Neutral lumbar lordosis

Answer

Slight trunk extension

Answer

Lateral bending less than 10 degrees

Question 4

De Quervain's tenosynovitis specifically affects which tendons?

Accepted Answer

Abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis

Answer

Extensor carpi ulnaris

Answer

Flexor digitorum superficialis

Answer

Flexor carpi radialis

Question 5

What does the term 'cumulative trauma disorder' (CTD) imply about the cause of injury?

Accepted Answer

Gradual tissue damage from repeated low-level exposures over time

Answer

A single acute traumatic event

Answer

Chemical exposure in the workplace

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Psychosocial stress causing physical symptoms

Question 6

Which factor does NOT directly increase the biomechanical stress of a manual lift?

Accepted Answer

Eye color of the worker

Answer

Horizontal distance from the body

Answer

Lifting frequency

Answer

Asymmetric twisting of the trunk