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Physical Education is a comprehensive course designed to promote physical fitness, healthy lifestyle habits, and a positive attitude toward personal well-being. Through a combination of theoretical instruction and practical activities, students develop fundamental movement skills, learn about exercise physiology, and acquire knowledge about nutrition and health-related fitness. The course emphasizes the importance of teamwork, sportsmanship, and lifelong participation in physical activity, encouraging students to set and achieve personal fitness goals while fostering social and emotional growth in a supportive environment.
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Basic Biomechanics 6th Edition by Susan Hall
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Chapter 1: What Is Biomechanics
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Q1) Force can be thought of as a push or a pull acting on a body.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Which of the following affects the flight of a discus?
A) speed at release
B) projection angle
C) orientation angle relative to the wind
D) all of the above
Answer: D
Q3) Which of the following is an example of equipment designed to enhance performance?
A) Klapskate
B) aerodynamic helmet
C) both A & B
D) none of the above
Answer: C
Q4) The branch of biomechanics which studies the actions of forces is called __________________.
Answer: kinetics
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Chapter 2: Kinematic Concepts for Analyzing Human Motion
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Q1) Primarily in which plane does the swinging of a baseball bat occur?
A) sagittal
B) frontal
C) transverse
D) obtuse
Answer: C
Q2) Which of the following are transverse plane movements at the shoulder?
A) horizontal abduction
B) medial rotation
C) both A and B above
D) none of the above
Answer: C
Q3) The cardinal frontal plane divides the body into equal _____.
A) right and left halves.
B) front and back halves.
C) top and bottom halves.
D) medial and lateral halves.
Answer: B
Q4) Translation is a synonym for __________________ motion.
Answer: linear
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Chapter 3: Kinetic Concepts for Analyzing Human Motion
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Q1) Which of the following defines center of gravity?
A) intersection of the 3 cardinal planes
B) the point around which a body's weight is equally balanced regardless of body position
C) both A & B
D) neither A nor B
Answer: C
Q2) The metric units for mass and weight are the same.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Which of the following characteristics of a vector represents magnitude?
A) its angle of orientation
B) its length
C) its direction
D) all of the above
Answer: B
Q4) The vector sum of all forces acting on a system or a free body is called __________________ force.
Answer: net
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Chapter 4: The Biomechanics of Human Bone Growth and Development
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Q1) Which of the following activities would likely produce the greatest bone mineral density?
A) swimming
B) cycling
C) walking
D) all of the above would provide equal contribution to bone health
Q2) __________________ __________________ is the fracture resulting from repeated loading of relatively low magnitude.
Q3) Dynamic loading during gymnastics has been show to affect bone size and strength more than muscle mass.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following is part of the axial skeleton?
A) the skull
B) the vertebrae
C) the sternum
D) all of the above
Q5) __________________ refers to an excessive loss of bone mass and strength resulting in one or more fractures.
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Chapter 5: The Biomechanics of Human Skeletal
Articulations
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Q1) Damaged articular cartilage can typically heal or regenerate on its own.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Describe the different types of synovial joints including movement and stability implications.
Q3) Which of the following is not associated with synarthrodial joints?
A) typically weak
B) fibrous
C) immovable
D) sutures of the skull
Q4) A series of quick, bouncing-type stretches is called __________________ stretching.
Q5) List and describe four different joint injuries or pathologies.
Q6) Which of the following is true regarding bursitis?
A) overuse injury
B) frictional irritation in one or more bursae
C) inflammation
D) both A and B
E) all of the above
Q7) Describe one type of PNF stretching. Page 7
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Chapter 6: The Biomechanics of Human Skeletal Muscle
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Q1) When flexing the elbow, the biceps brachii, brachioradialis, and brachialis are the three major agonists recruited to perform this movement because all cause flexion at the elbow. However, the biceps also cause supination, an undesired movement. Therefore another muscle acting as a ________, causing ________ must be recruited to prevent the undesired motion.
A) stabilizer, extension
B) neutralizer, extension
C) stabilizer, pronation
D) neutralizer, pronation
Q2) Explain the four roles assumed by muscles.
Q3) Which of the following types of muscle tension is commonly used as a braking mechanism to slow limb movement?
A) eccentric
B) isotonic
C) concentric
D) isometric
Q4) ___________________ is a role played by a muscle to stabilize a body part against some other force.
Q5) A __________________ muscle fiber reaches peak tension relatively slowly.
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Chapter 7: The Biomechanics of the Human Upper Extremity
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Q1) The rim of soft tissue located on the periphery of the glenoid fossa that adds stability to the glenohumeral joint is called the glenoid __________________.
Q2) Which of the following secretes synovial fluid to lessen friction between soft tissues around joints?
A) menisci
B) articular cartilage
C) bursae
D) none of the above
Q3) Movement of the hand at the wrist toward the thumb side of the arm (frontal plane) is known as which of the following?
A) radial deviation
B) ulnar deviation
C) abduction
D) adduction
Q4) List and describe the primary flexors of the elbow and explain the roles during three different types of arm curls (preacher curls, hammer curls, reverse curls).
Q5) Describe rotator cuff impingement syndrome, including involved muscle(s), symptoms and probable causes.
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Chapter 8: The Biomechanics of the Human Lower Extremity
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Q1) What is the largest and most complex joint in the body?
A) hip
B) shoulder
C) knee
D) ankle
Q2) What is/are the purpose(s) of the patella?
A) increase the angle between the tendon and tibia
B) increase the mechanical advantage of the quadriceps
C) to protect the anterior aspect of the knee
D) all of the above
Q3) The strong layer of fibrous tissue which covers the plantar muscles of the foot is called what?
A) plantar fascia
B) plantar flexion
C) longitudinal ligament
D) plantar interossei
Q4) Excessive tightness of the iliotibial band can cause maltracking of the patella.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: The Biomechanics of the Human Spine
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Q1) Attachment to the ribs limits range of motion in which vertebrae?
A) cervical
B) thoracic
C) lumbar
D) sacral
Q2) Which of the following helps the spine absorb shock?
A) spinal curves
B) intervertebral discs
C) ligaments
D) both A & B
E) all of the above
Q3) A slight forward lean during sitting increases the load on the spine.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which abdominal muscles cause rotation to the left?
A) left internal oblique
B) right external oblique
C) left rectus abdominis
D) both A and B
E) all of the above
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Chapter 10: Linear Kinematics of Human Movement
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Q1) The vertical acceleration graph of a ball tossed into the air will follow a parabolic path.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Why do elite long jumpers have take-off angles far less than the optimal 45°?
A) take-off velocity is higher during lower take-off angles
B) relative take-off height is zero
C) both A and B
D) none of the above
Q3) When a long jump performance is analyzed, which of the following is likely to be of the most interest?
A) the average velocity of the jumper during the run-up
B) the instantaneous velocity of the jumper at takeoff
C) the average velocity of the jumper during the flight
D) the instantaneous velocity of the jumper at landing
Q4) What factor(s) distinguishes elite sprinters from non-elite performers?
A) stride length
B) stride frequency
C) both A & B
D) none of the above
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Chapter 11: Angular Kinematics of Human Movement
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Q1) Which of the following is/are vector quantity(s)?
A) angular velocity
B) angular acceleration
C) both A and B
D) neither A nor B
Q2) If angular acceleration is constant, then angular velocity must be
A) constant
B) increasing or decreasing
C) equal to zero
D) none of the above
Q3) If the angular velocity of a batter's shoulders increases, what will happen to the linear velocity of the end of the bat?
A) increase
B) decrease
C) stay the same
D) end of the bat has no linear velocity
Q4) The straight, full extended position of a joint is regarded as 0°.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Linear Kinetics of Human Movement
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Q1) What determines the time a horizontally projected object remains in the air?
A) weight
B) mass
C) projection height
D) all of the above
Q2) An impact resulting in the total loss of velocity would be called a perfectly ___________________ impact.
Q3) The formula for mechanical work is the product of which of the following?
A) force and displacement
B) force and time
C) acceleration and time
D) power and displacement
Q4) A number that serves as an index of elasticity for colliding bodies is called coefficient of ___________________.
Q5) In sporting activities, what amount of friction is desired?
A) large
B) small
C) none
D) depends on the situation
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Chapter 13: Equilibrium and Human Movement
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Q1) The center of gravity of an object is always located within the object.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is/are function(s) of antagonist muscles?
A) control velocity of movement
B) enhance stability of the joint
C) both A and B
D) none of the above
Q3) The amount of torque which must by generated by the biceps brachii at the elbow in order to maintain the arm in a particular position is 50 Nm. If the biceps attaches to the radius at a perpendicular distance of 3 cm from the joint center at the elbow, how much force must the muscle produce?
A) 1667 N
B) 17 N
C) 150 N
D) 1.5 N
Q4) Running barefoot results in higher joint torque at the knee than using running shoes.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Angular Kinetics of Human Movement
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Q1) Which of the following is/are accurate formula(s) for angular momentum?
A) H = Iw
B) H = mk<sup>2</sup>w
C) M = mv
D) both A and B
E) all of the above
Q2) Torque is the angular analogue of what?
A) momentum
B) force
C) mass
D) impulse
Q3) Moment of inertia is the angular analogue of what?
A) moment of force
B) moment of time
C) mass
D) surface area
Q4) During skilled performance of a throw or strike, momentum is generally transferred from the more proximal segments to the more distal segments.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Human Movement in a Fluid Medium
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Q1) Which of the following acts in the same direction as body motion?
A) wave drag
B) propulsive drag
C) skin friction
D) all of the above
Q2) Lift force occurs in which direction?
A) up
B) down
C) sideways
D) all of the above
Q3) Which of the following is defined "velocity of a body with respect to the velocity of the wind (or other surrounding fluid)"?
A) resultant velocity
B) absolute velocity
C) relative velocity
D) all of the above
Q4) Cyclists drafting will minimize form drag.
A)True
B)False
Q5) A lift force created by spin is called ___________________ force.
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