Kinesiology Flashcards
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Scapular upward rotation is produced primarily by which muscles working together?
Answer: Upper trapezius and serratus anterior
Upward rotation of the scapula is a force-couple produced by the upper trapezius and serratus anterior working together.
Which term describes movement of a limb away from the midline of the body?
Answer: Abduction
Abduction is movement of a body segment away from the midline, such as raising the arm out to the side.
Which muscle is the primary flexor of the hip joint?
Answer: Iliacus
The iliacus is considered the primary hip flexor due to its large cross-sectional area and direct line of pull on the femur.
When the foot is weight-bearing and the knee moves medially over the foot, this motion is termed:
Answer: Pronation
Closed-chain pronation occurs when the subtalar joint everts and the knee moves medially during weight-bearing activities.
The sartorius muscle performs all of the following actions at the hip EXCEPT:
Answer: Extension
The sartorius flexes, abducts, and externally rotates the hip — it does not extend the hip.
Which joint in the foot allows the majority of inversion and eversion?
Answer: Subtalar (talocalcaneal) joint
The subtalar joint between the talus and calcaneus is the primary joint responsible for inversion and eversion of the foot.
An isometric contraction is one in which:
Answer: Muscle tension is produced with no change in muscle length
During an isometric contraction, the muscle generates tension but does not change in length, producing no visible joint movement.