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Sports Medicine is an interdisciplinary field dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries and medical conditions related to physical activity and athletic performance. This course explores the physiological, biomechanical, and nutritional aspects of sports and exercise, while also covering musculoskeletal injuries, common sports-related illnesses, and effective rehabilitation strategies. Students will gain foundational knowledge in injury assessment, emergency care, exercise prescription, and the psychological impact of injury, equipping them to support athletes and promote safe participation in physical activities across various populations.
Recommended Textbook Kinesiology The Skeletal System and Muscle Function 2nd Edition by Joseph E. Muscolino
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Q1) The forearm is located between the:
A)shoulder joint and the tips of the fingers
B)elbow joint and the wrist joint
C)shoulder joint and the elbow joint
D)elbow joint and the tips of the fingers
Answer: B
Q2) Movement of a toe is an example of motion of a:
A)major body part
B)smaller body part within a major body part
C)major body part within a smaller body part
D)none of the above
Answer: B
Q3) Which of the following body parts are located in the lower extremity?
A)shoulder girdle,arm,forearm,and hand
B)pelvis,thigh,leg,and foot
C)head,neck,and arm
D)trunk,leg,and foot
Answer: B
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Q1) What does the Latin word rota mean?
A)middle
B)before
C)wheel
D)broken
Answer: C
Q2) Movement of a body part within the sagittal plane occurs around what axis?
A)mediolateral
B)anteroposterior
C)superoinferior
D)oblique
Answer: A
Q3) Movement of a body part within the transverse plane occurs around what axis?
A)mediolateral
B)anteroposterior
C)superoinferior
D)oblique
Answer: C
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Q1) What is the term for the small chamber that houses an osteocyte?
A)trabecula
B)Volkmann's canal
C)osteon
D)lacuna
Answer: D
Q2) A small fluid-filled sac that reduces friction between adjacent structures of the body that move along each other is a(n):
A)muscle
B)bursa
C)aponeurosis
D)ligament
Answer: B
Q3) The shaft of a long bone is called the:
A)diaphysis
B)epiphysis
C)periosteum
D)medullary cavity
Answer: A
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Q1) Which three bones make up the pelvic bone?
A)ilium,ischium,and pubis
B)femur,ischium,and ilium
C)coccyx,ilium,and pubis
D)sacrum,ischium,and coccyx
Q2) In the above anterior view of the pelvis,number 3 indicates what bony landmark?
A)anterior superior iliac spine
B)anterior inferior iliac spine
C)posterior superior iliac spine
D)posterior inferior iliac spine
Q3) How many floating ribs does the body have?
A)4
B)7
C)10
D)12
Q4) Which of the following word origins means little hammer?
A)pisiform
B)manubrium
C)acetabulum
D)malleolus
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Q1) Generally,what actions are involved in opposition of the thumb?
A)flexion,extension,and adduction
B)flexion,medial rotation,and adduction
C)extension,abduction,and medial rotation
D)flexion,abduction,and medial rotation
Q2) Inversion occurs within what plane?
A)sagittal
B)frontal
C)transverse
D)oblique
Q3) Which of the following word roots means straight?
A)flex
B)rect
C)oppos
D)linea
Q4) Where is the axis of movement in relation to axial motion?
A)parallel
B)perpendicular
C)at an oblique angle
D)circular
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Q1) What type of joint is located between a tooth and the mandible?
A)syndesmosis
B)gomphosis
C)suture
D)synchondrosis
Q2) Which of the following word roots means many?
A)bi
B)di
C)poly
D)uni
Q3) Which of the following types of joints is the glenohumeral joint?
A)nonaxial
B)uniaxial
C)biaxial
D)triaxial
Q4) Which of the following are uniaxial joints?
A)hinge and pivot
B)saddle and condyloid
C)ball-and-socket
D)plane
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Q1) Characteristics of kyphotic curves include that they are _____ and formed _____ birth.
A)primary;after B)secondary;after C)primary;before D)secondary;before
Q2) The atlanto-odontoid joint is part of what joint?
A)C0-C1
B)C1-C2
C)T1-T2
D)L5-S1
Q3) When the normal lumbar spinal curve is increased,what is it called?
A)hypokyphosis
B)hypolordosis
C)hyperkyphosis
D)hyperlordosis
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Q1) Which of the following word roots means bent back?
A)retinaculum
B)nutation
C)hallux
D)recurvatum
Q2) What does the sacral base angle most directly affect?
A)sacroiliac joints
B)posture of the spine
C)pronation of the foot
D)valgus angle of the knee
Q3) In what plane is genu varus measured?
A)sagittal
B)frontal
C)transverse
D)oblique
Q4) The mortise joint is another name for what joint?
A)talocrural
B)subtalar
C)transverse tarsal
D)distal tibiofibular

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Q1) In scapulohumeral rhythm,what scapular motion couples with arm abduction?
A)upward rotation
B)downward rotation
C)protraction
D)elevation
Q2) The head of the radius during pronation rotates:
A)to the right
B)to the left
C)medially
D)laterally
Q3) The 1st carpometacarpal joint is considered what type of joint structurally?
A)hinge
B)saddle
C)pivot
D)gliding
Q4) How many proximal intermetacarpal joints are in one upper extremity?
A)two
B)three
C)four
D)five
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Q1) When skeletal muscle contracts it attempts to shorten toward its:
A)proximal attachment
B)distal attachment
C)center
D)periphery
Q2) Which of the following word roots means around?
A)endo
B)peri
C)epi
D)myo
Q3) Which of the following connective tissue layers surrounds a fascicle?
A)perimysium
B)endomysium
C)epimysium
D)intermuscular septum
Q4) Which of the following word origins means muscle?
A)myo
B)mys
C)sarco
D)all of these
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Q1) If a muscle has one line of pull in a cardinal plane,how many actions will it have,not counting possible reverse actions?
A)one
B)two
C)three
D)none
Q2) If a muscle has an oblique line of pull across a biaxial joint,what is the maximum number of axial actions it can have,not counting possible reverse actions?
A)one
B)two
C)three
D)four
Q3) Which of the following word origins means many?
A)bi
B)di
C)multi
D)uni
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Q1) When a muscle contracts it:
A)always shortens its overall length
B)lengthens towards the attachment sites
C)stays the same length at all times
D)attempts to shorten toward its center
Q2) The weight of the forearm when the brachialis muscle contracts is what type of force?
A)compliance
B)resistance
C)synergist
D)fixation
Q3) Gravity is a force that:
A)pulls upward
B)pushes downward
C)pulls downward
D)pushes upward
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Q1) An example of coupled actions is when the:
A)arm moves,the scapula also moves
B)biceps brachii moves the forearm,the posterior deltoid fixes the arm at the shoulder joint
C)hip flexors contract,the hip extensors also contract D)forearm moves,the hand goes along for the ride
Q2) If a body part is moving upward at a joint,the movers are:
A)relaxed
B)eccentrically contracting
C)concentrically contracting
D)lengthening
Q3) Which of the following word roots means side?
A)dextero
B)sinistro
C)latus
D)sagitta
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Q1) What muscle architecture has its fibers arranged at an oblique angle to a central tendon?
A)strap
B)rhomboidal
C)triangular
D)pennate
Q2) The definition of a lever arm is the distance from the:
A)axis of motion to the distal end of the lever
B)axis of motion to the point of application of force on the lever
C)point of application of force on the lever to the distal end of the lever
D)distal end to the proximal end of the lever
Q3) The sliding filament mechanism generates what type of muscular tension?
A)active only
B)passive only
C)active and passive
D)neither active nor passive
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Q1) Which of the following are radioulnar joint supinators?
A)pronator teres,biceps brachii,triceps brachii
B)pronator teres,brachioradialis,pronator quadratus
C)supinator,brachioradialis,biceps brachii
D)flexor carpi radialis,extensor carpi radialis longus,abductor pollicis longus
Q2) Which of the following are wrist joint extensors?
A)flexor carpi radialis,palmaris longus,flexor carpi ulnaris
B)extensor carpi radialis longus,extensor carpi radialis brevis,extensor carpi ulnaris
C)flexor carpi radialis,flexor digitorum superficialis,extensor digitorum
D)brachioradialis,extensor carpi radialis longus,extensor carpi radialis brevis
Q3) Which of the following are flexors of the toes at the metatarsophalangeal and interphalangeal joints?
A)flexor digitorum longus,flexor hallucis longus,flexor digitorum brevis
B)quadratus plantae,tibialis posterior,adductor hallucis
C)flexor digiti minimi pedis,flexor hallucis brevis,tibialis anterior
D)extensor digitorum longus,extensor hallucis longus,extensor digitorum brevis
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Q1) Signs are characterized as being:
A)objective and only the client can report them
B)subjective and only the client can report them
C)objective,observable and measurable by someone other than the client
D)subjective,observable and measurable by someone other than the client
Q2) During musculoskeletal assessment,passive range of motion will create pain if the client has a:
A)muscular injury of a mover
B)tendinous injury of a mover
C)ligamentous injury
D)any of these
Q3) The small amount of motion that is permissible at a joint at the end of a joint's passive range of motion is the definition of joint:
A)play
B)range of motion
C)mobilization
D)stabilization
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Q1) Which of the following word origins means a two-handled bottle?
A)capio
B)in-hibeo
C)ampulla
D)macula
Q2) Structurally,what are the two major divisions of the nervous system?
A)sensory and motor
B)afferent and efferent
C)central and peripheral
D)myelinated and unmyelinated
Q3) What determines the sensitivity of the muscle spindle?
A)alpha motor system
B)gamma motor system
C)the spinal cord
D)sensory neurons
Q4) How many functional classifications of neurons exist?
A)one
B)two
C)three
D)four
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Q1) What begins at toe-off and ends at heel-strike?
A)swing phase
B)early swing phase
C)mid-swing phase
D)late swing phase
Q2) What is the reverse action of abduction of the right thigh at the hip joint?
A)depression of the right side of the pelvis at the hip joint
B)elevation of the right side of the pelvis at the hip joint
C)right rotation of the pelvis at the hip joint
D)left rotation of the pelvis at the hip joint
Q3) To view frontal plane postural distortions using plumb-line postural analysis,the best position for the therapist is:
A)posterior to the client.
B)to the client's right side.
C)at a 90-degree angle to the client.
D)at a 45-degree angle to the client.
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Q1) Which of the following word origins means stretch?
A)inhibeo
B)dynamis
C)tensio
D)facilitas
Q2) 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
Q3) Unassisted stretching by the client should not be performed when:
A)the tissues are warm
B)physical exercise has been done first
C)the tissues are cold
D)after the application of warm moist heat
Q4) Ballistic stretching is not recommended because it activates the:
A)Golgi tendon organ reflex
B)neurologic reflex of reciprocal inhibition
C)flexor withdrawal reflex
D)muscle spindle reflex

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Q1) Using the Smith machine warrants caution because it:
A)is meant only for advanced clients
B)can lead to strength imbalances and possible joint injury
C)locks the clients hands to the bar which can result in injury
D)requires excessive stabilization of the weight
Q2) The exercises that require the highest degree of concentration and coordination should be performed at what point in the workout?
A)first
B)in the middle
C)last
D)afterwards
Q3) A push-up is an example of what type of exercise?
A)open kinetic chain
B)isolation
C)closed kinetic chain
D)stabilization
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