Health and Physical Education Practice Exam
Course Introduction
Health and Physical Education is a multidisciplinary course designed to promote students' understanding of healthy lifestyle choices and the importance of physical activity for overall well-being. The course covers key concepts in personal, social, and community health, including nutrition, mental health, substance abuse prevention, and human development. In addition, students engage in a variety of physical activities that aim to improve fitness, coordination, and teamwork skills. Through both theoretical and practical components, the course encourages lifelong participation in healthful practices and provides the knowledge and motivation needed to make informed decisions regarding wellbeing and physical fitness.
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Kinesiology The Skeletal System and Muscle Function 2nd Edition by Joseph E. Muscolino
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Chapter 1: Parts of the Human Body
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Q1) The thigh is also known as what region of the body?
A)crural
B)sural
C)gluteal
D)femoral
Answer: D
Q2) What does the Latin word axis mean?
A)across
B)after
C)straight line
D)between
Answer: C
Q3) Where can motion occur?
A)between two adjacent major body parts
B)within a major body part
C)between two adjacent smaller body parts
D)all of the above
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Mapping the Human Body
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Q1) Movement of a body part within the sagittal plane occurs around what axis?
A)mediolateral
B)anteroposterior
C)superoinferior
D)oblique
Answer: A
Q2) The importance of anatomic position is that it is the:
A)most comfortable position for the body
B)healthiest position for the body
C)reference position for mapping the body
D)easiest position in which to identify landmarks on the body
Answer: C
Q3) Which of the following concepts map the three dimensions of space?
A)axes
B)directional terms
C)planes
D)body parts
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Skeletal Tissues
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Q1) What type of cartilage has the greatest density of collagen fibers and is the toughest?
A)elastic
B)hyaline
C)articular
D)fibrocartilage
Answer: D
Q2) What is the term for the small chamber that houses an osteocyte?
A)trabecula
B)Volkmann's canal
C)osteon
D)lacuna
Answer: D
Q3) Which of the following is similar in structure and function to a bursa?
A)tendon
B)tendon sheath
C)aponeurosis
D)ligament
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Bones of the Skeleton
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Q1) In the above dorsal view of the right foot,number 2 indicates what bone?
A)talus
B)calcaneus
C)cuboid
D)navicular
Q2) The coracoid process is a landmark of what bone?
A)humerus
B)clavicle
C)ulna
D)scapula
Q3) In the above right lateral view of a vertebra,number 2 indicates what bony landmark?
A)superior articular process
B)pedicle
C)inferior articular process
D)lamina
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Chapter 5: Joint Action Terminology
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Q1) Where is the axis of movement in relation to axial motion?
A)parallel
B)perpendicular
C)at an oblique angle
D)circular
Q2) The movements of circumduction are defined as:
A)comprising a sequence of gliding actions
B)involving rotation
C)comprising a sequence of joint actions
D)nonaxial joint motion
Q3) Protraction is another term for what action of the scapula at the scapulocostal joint?
A)upward rotation
B)abduction
C)adduction
D)downward rotation
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Chapter 6: Classification of Joints
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Q1) The weight-bearing joints are found in the:
A)upper extremity and the lower extremity
B)lower extremity and the spine
C)upper extremity and the spine
D)lower extremity,upper extremity,and the spine
Q2) Which of the following word roots means crescent moon?
A)plane
B)ovial
C)sella
D)meniscus
Q3) Which type of joint allows primarily translational motion?
A)uniaxial
B)nonaxial
C)triaxial
D)biaxial
Q4) Which of the following word roots means to come together?
A)ovial
B)di
C)congruent
D)ginglymus
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Chapter 7: Joints of the Axial Body
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Q1) Bifid spinous processes are found in vertebrae of what region of the spine?
A)cervical
B)thoracic
C)lumbar
D)sacral
Q2) The cervical curve of the spine is formed when a baby:
A)sits up
B)lifts the head
C)stands up
D)rolls
Q3) What kind of motion occurs at suture joints?
A)nonaxial
B)uniaxial
C)biaxial
D)triaxial
Q4) The function of the abdominal aponeurosis and the thoracolumbar fascia is to:
A)provide a site for muscle attachments
B)add core stability to the trunk
C)ensheath certain muscles
D)all of these
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Chapter 8: Joints of the Lower Extremity
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Q1) What bones make up the pelvis?
A)sacrum,pelvic bone,and femur
B)coccyx,two pelvic bones,and L5 vertebra
C)L5 vertebra,pelvic bone,and femoral head
D)sacrum,coccyx,and two pelvic bones
Q2) With what bone does the patella articulate?
A)fibula
B)tibia
C)pelvic
D)femur
Q3) What is the reverse action of abduction of the thigh at the hip joint?
A)anterior tilt of the pelvis at the hip joint
B)depression of the pelvis at the hip joint
C)elevation of the pelvis at the lumbosacral joint
D)counternutation of the sacrum at the sacroiliac joint
Q4) The tibiofemoral joint is considered what type of joint functionally?
A)uniaxial
B)biaxial
C)triaxial
D)nonaxial
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Chapter 9: Joints of the Upper Extremity
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Q1) What joints make up the wrist joint?
A)distal radioulnar and radiocarpal
B)middle radioulnar and distal radioulnar
C)radiocarpal and midcarpal
D)midcarpal and carpometacarpal
Q2) What is the name of the cartilaginous lip of tissue that goes around the glenoid fossa?
A)glenoid sheath
B)humeral fibrous ring
C)glenoid labrum
D)lunate cartilage
Q3) What ligament attaches to the ulna and surrounds the head of the radius?
A)medial collateral
B)lateral collateral
C)oblique cord
D)annular
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Chapter 10: Anatomy and Physiology of Muscle Tissue
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Q1) How many motor neurons are located within a motor unit?
A)none
B)one
C)two
D)variable number
Q2) During contraction,skeletal muscle will:
A)always shorten toward its center
B)never shorten toward its center
C)attempt to shorten toward its center
D)create a pushing force on its attachments
Q3) Which of the following word origins means muscle?
A)sarco
B)cardiac
C)striated
D)fasc
Q4) What are the three types of muscle tissue found in the body?
A)smooth,skeletal,and striated
B)skeletal,cardiac,and smooth
C)striated,nonstriated,and skeletal
D)visceral,nonvisceral,and skeletal
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Chapter 11: How Muscles Function: the Big Picture
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Q1) The off-axis method is used to determine actions in what plane?
A)sagittal
B)frontal
C)transverse
D)oblique
Q2) A functional group of muscles located within the frontal plane has which of the following actions?
A)flexion or extension
B)abduction or adduction
C)medial rotation or lateral rotation
D)right rotation or left rotation
Q3) The fact that the pectoralis major can adduct the arm at the shoulder joint when the arm is in anatomic position but abduct the arm if it is already abducted above 100 degrees is an example of the:
A)muscle being stronger above 100 degrees
B)all-or-none response law
C)changing line of pull of the muscle relative to the joint
D)sliding filament mechanism
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Chapter 12: Types of Muscle Contractions
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Q1) What is the term for a muscle that contracts and shortens?
A)fixator
B)antagonist
C)stabilizer
D)mover
Q2) When a person lifts his or her leg to reach the next step on a staircase,the iliopsoas is doing what type of contraction at the hip joint?
A)eccentric
B)isometric
C)stabilization
D)concentric
Q3) What type of contraction causes the attachments of a muscle to move farther apart?
A)concentric
B)eccentric
C)isometric
D)stabilization
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Chapter 13: Roles of Muscles
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Q1) If a client has decreased flexion of the right thigh at the hip joint,which of the following muscles is most likely tight?
A)right rectus femoris
B)left rectus femoris
C)right semitendinosus
D)right sartorius
Q2) If the right levator scapulae contracts to only elevate the right scapula,a possible fixator is:
A)right lower trapezius
B)right splenius capitis
C)right anterior scalene
D)left lower trapezius
Q3) If a body part is moving downward slowly at a joint,which of the following is most likely happening?
A)The movers are concentrically contracting.
B)The movers are lengthening.
C)Gravity is the mover.
D)Gravity is working against the motion.
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Chapter 14: Determining the Force of a Muscle Contraction
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Q1) Which of the following characterizes sarcomere length and actin-myosin cross-bridges?
A)Shorter sarcomeres have more actin-myosin cross-bridges.
B)Longer sarcomeres have more actin-myosin cross-bridges.
C)Sarcomeres at resting length have more actin-myosin cross-bridges.
D)Sarcomere length is independent of the number of actin-myosin cross-bridges.
Q2) Which of the following word roots means to endure?
A)actus
B)levis
C)dolor
D)passivus
Q3) What type of bending posture is the healthiest?
A)stoop bend
B)squat bend with the trunk inclined forward
C)squat bend with the trunk vertical
D)stoop bend with an aligned spine
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Chapter 15: Atlas of Skeletal Muscles of the Human Body
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Q1) Which of the following are abductors of the arm at the glenohumeral joint?
A)triceps brachii long head,biceps brachii long head
B)latissimus dorsi,teres major,pectoralis major
C)deltoid,supraspinatus,biceps brachii
D)anterior deltoid,biceps brachii,coracobrachialis
Q2) The location of the external intercostals are the intercostal spaces of ribs numbering:
A)one through six
B)six through twelve
C)one through twelve
D)four through eight
Q3) What are the attachments of the gluteus maximus?
A)external ilium to the greater trochanter of the femur
B)internal ilium to the lesser trochanter of the femur
C)bodies of L1-L3,posterior iliac crest,the posterolateral sacrum,and the coccyx to the iliotibial band (ITB)and the gluteal tuberosity of the femur
D)posterior iliac crest,the posterolateral sacrum,and the coccyx to the iliotibial band and the gluteal tuberosity of the femur
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Chapter 16: Types of Joint Motion and Musculoskeletal Assessment
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Q1) If a client has decreased flexion of the right thigh at the hip joint,which of the following muscles is most likely in need of soft-tissue work?
A)right rectus femoris
B)right biceps femoris
C)right sartorius
D)left gluteus medius
Q2) Which of the following word roots means to correct?
A)paid
B)diagnosis
C)orthos
D)espraindre
Q3) If a client is positive for pain with active range of motion,positive for pain with passive range of motion,and negative for pain with resisted motion,what type of injury does the client have?
A)sprain
B)mover strain
C)tendinitis
D)antagonist strain
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Chapter 17: The Neuromuscular System
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Q1) Cocontraction is defined as:
A)simultaneous contraction of a mover and fixator
B)sequential contraction of circumduction movers
C)simultaneous contraction of a mover and antagonist
D)contraction of all muscles of a mover group
Q2) Which of the following types of neurons are located within the descending white matter tracts of the spinal cord?
A)sensory
B)lower motor
C)upper motor
D)afferent
Q3) If a person runs directly forward,the fluid in what structure is set in motion?
A)sagittal plane semicircular canal
B)frontal plane semicircular canal
C)vestibule
D)macula
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Chapter 18: Posture and the Gait Cycle
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Q1) The purpose of electromyography is to determine:
A)the strength of a nerve impulse
B)when a joint is moving
C)the force of the heartbeat
D)when a muscle is contracting
Q2) A postural distortion that is caused by a problem in another area of the body is what type of postural distortion?
A)primary
B)secondary
C)patterned
D)none of these
Q3) After wearing high-heeled shoes for a prolonged period,the foot _____ become short and tight.
A)inverters
B)everters
C)plantarflexors
D)dorsiflexors
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Chapter 19: Stretching
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Q1) To create a stretch the client's body is moved into a position that creates a:
A)line of tension
B)target muscle
C)muscle spindle reflex
D)mobilization area
Q2) The best way to stretch is to:
A)perform stretching routines that have been memorized
B)stretch in the opposite direction of the target muscle's action
C)stretch in the same direction as the target muscle's action
D)perform the technique until pain is felt
Q3) Which of the following is increasingly becoming the protocol for the reps and timing of a stretch?
A)three repetitions for 2 to 3 seconds each repetition
B)three repetitions for 10 to 20 seconds each repetition
C)10 repetitions for 2 to 3 seconds each repetition
D)10 repetitions for 10 seconds each repetition
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Chapter 20: Strengthening
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Q1) After a workout,rest is important because:
A)this can result in muscle tears
B)rest allows the body to repair itself
C)it contributes to delayed onset muscle soreness
D)rest helps deplete the body of vitamins and minerals
Q2) What type of exercise prevents movement?
A)compound
B)functional
C)stabilization
D)isolation
Q3) Which of the following is a benefit of using cable machines to exercise?
A)The line of pull can be change for an unlimited combination of angles to work with.
B)Resistance increases as muscles are stretched.
C)Stress on joints is maximized.
D)Leverage advantage is always in the stronger range of motion.
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