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Multiple Choice
1. What is defined as the science concerned with the internal and external forces acting on the
human body and the effects produced by these forces?
A) Biochemistry
B) Biomechanics
C) Functional Anatomy
D) Exercise Physiology
Answer B: This field of study examines how physics affects the body in motion
2. An anatomical location referring to a position above a reference point is known as
A) Distal
B) Inferior
C) Proximal
D) Superior
Answer D: For example the heart is superior to the stomach
3. An anatomical location referring to a position on the back or towards the back of the body is known as
A)
B)
C)
D)
Medial
Lateral
Posterior
Anterior
Answer C: The hamstrings are located on the posterior aspect of the thigh
4. An anatomical location referring to a position on the same side of the body is known as
A) Ipsilateral
B) Lateral
C) Contralateral
D) Inferior
Answer A: The right leg is ipsilateral to the right arm
5. An anatomical location referring to a position described as being closer to the midline of the body from
a reference point is known as
A) Medial
B) Superior
C) Lateral
D) Inferior
Answer A: The pectoralis major is medial compared to the lateral deltoid
6. An anatomical location referring to a position below a reference point is known as
A)
B)
C)
D)
Superior
Inferior
Contralateral
Distal
Answer B: The collar bone is inferior to the skull
7. True or false, the elbow is distal to the shoulder joint?
A) True
B) False
Answer A: The elbow joint is further away from the center of the body than the shoulder joint
8. True or false, the thumb is medial to the ring finger?
A) True
B) False
Answer B: The thumb in anatomical position is lateral to the ring finger
9. True or false, when the shoulder blade moves further away from each other this is known as scapular
protraction?
A) True
B) False
Answer A: Correct, protraction is classified as when the shoulder blades move further away from each
other
10. True or false, when performing a push up, the triceps brachii is concentrically loaded?
A) True
B) False
Answer A: Correct, concentric action is shortening of a muscle