Gait Analysis Trivia Quiz

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Ready for an informative Gait analysis trivia quiz? A gait is understood as a pattern of limb movements that are made during locomotion. Human gaits are known as the various ways in which a human can move. This can be natural or a result of specialized training. These are some questions to test your knowledge of Gait. Let's find out how much you know, and we hope you enjoy it. Good luck!


Questions and Answers
  • 1. 
    Normal gait cycle occurs during:
    • A. 

      Running

    • B. 

      Dancing

    • C. 

      Walking

    • D. 

      Hopping

  • 2. 
    The distance between successive contact points of opposite feet:
    • A. 

      Gait or step length

    • B. 

      Stride length

    • C. 

      Lateral pelvic shift

    • D. 

      Base width

  • 3. 
    Distance between the two feet when viewed anterior or posterior:
    • A. 

      Gait or step length

    • B. 

      Lateral pelvic shift

    • C. 

      Stride length

    • D. 

      Base width

  • 4. 
    Distance between successive points of contact of the same foot:
    • A. 

      Base width

    • B. 

      Stride length

    • C. 

      Gait or step length

    • D. 

      Mid-stance

  • 5. 
    Side to side movement of the pelvis during walking:
    • A. 

      Anterior pelvic shift

    • B. 

      Posterior pelvic shift

    • C. 

      Lateral pelvic shift

    • D. 

      Medial pelvic shift

  • 6. 
    This gait parameter reaches its highest point at mid-stance and its lowest point at initial contact:
    • A. 

      Step length

    • B. 

      Vertical pelvic shift

    • C. 

      Lateral pelvic shift

    • D. 

      Pelvic rotation

  • 7. 
    Normal speed of walking:
    • A. 

      90-120 steps/minute

    • B. 

      150-180 steps/minute

    • C. 

      40-50 steps/minute

    • D. 

      250-300 steps/minute

  • 8. 
    The entire right foot is flat on the floor and the left foot is still touching the floor, so this continues to be a period of double support.  The right foot is in:
    • A. 

      Flat foot

    • B. 

      Mid-stance

    • C. 

      Heel off

    • D. 

      Toe off

  • 9. 
    The right leg alone carries the body weight while the left leg goes through its swing phase and becomes the leading leg.  The right foot is in:
    • A. 

      Heel off

    • B. 

      Mid-stance

    • C. 

      Flat foot

    • D. 

      Toe off

  • 10. 
    Heel of foot rises off the floor in:
    • A. 

      Flat foot

    • B. 

      Toe off

    • C. 

      Heel off

    • D. 

      Mid-stance

  • 11. 
    The stance leg (right leg) unloads body weight to the opposite leg and the toe of the right foot rises off the floor.  The right foot is in:
    • A. 

      Heel strike

    • B. 

      Heel off

    • C. 

      Toe off

    • D. 

      Flat foot

  • 12. 
    The left foot is coming off the floor while the right foot is accepting the body weight. The right foot is in:
    • A. 

      Heel strike

    • B. 

      Mid-stance

    • C. 

      Heel off

    • D. 

      Toe off

  • 13. 
    When the shoulder is elevated, the following muscles could be hypotonic EXCEPT:
    • A. 

      Upper trapezius

    • B. 

      Levator scapula

    • C. 

      Rhomboids

    • D. 

      Lower trapezius

  • 14. 
    Hypertonic muscle that causes the abdomen to protrude:
    • A. 

      Ilipsoas

    • B. 

      Rectus abdominis

    • C. 

      Obliques

    • D. 

      Transverse abdominis

  • 15. 
    Winging of the scapula can be caused by the following hypertonic muscles:
    • A. 

      Upper trapezius, infraspinatus, teres minor

    • B. 

      Middle and lower trapezius

    • C. 

      Upper trapezius, pectoralis minor, levator scapula

    • D. 

      Serratus anterior, rhomboids, levator scapula

  • 16. 
    Pelvis is considered to have "anterior tilt" when lumbar spine is
    • A. 

      Hypolordotic

    • B. 

      Hyperlordotic

    • C. 

      Kyphotic

    • D. 

      Hypokyphotic

  • 17. 
    Weakened erector spinae muscles in lumbar spine can cause:
    • A. 

      Anterior pelvic tilt

    • B. 

      Kyphotic curve

    • C. 

      Posterior pelvic tilt

    • D. 

      Hyperlordotic curve

  • 18. 
    Knock knee appearance can be caused by a weakened:
    • A. 

      Vastus medialis

    • B. 

      TFL

    • C. 

      Vastus lateralis

    • D. 

      Biceps femoris

  • 19. 
    In a military posture, the lumbar spine is:
    • A. 

      Hyperlordotic

    • B. 

      Hypolordotic

    • C. 

      Normal lordosis

    • D. 

      Posterior pelvic tilt

  • 20. 
    If a client has a positive functional leg test where the leg is short on the left, the hypertonic muscle group responsible could be:
    • A. 

      Left adductors

    • B. 

      Left abductors

    • C. 

      Right adductors

    • D. 

      Left gastrocenimeus

  • 21. 
    A low ilium can be caused by the following hypertonic muscles except:
    • A. 

      TFL

    • B. 

      Gluteal group

    • C. 

      Hamstrings

    • D. 

      Obliques

  • 22. 
    Bowlegged appearance can be caused by the following weakened muscles except:
    • A. 

      TFL

    • B. 

      Vastus lateralis

    • C. 

      Gracilis

    • D. 

      Gluteus maximus

  • 23. 
    Foot pronation can be caused by the following hypertonic muscle:
    • A. 

      Gluteus medius

    • B. 

      Gluteus minimus

    • C. 

      Tibialis posterior

    • D. 

      Gastrocnemius

  • 24. 
    A unilaterally rotated ilium is called:
    • A. 

      Anterior tilt

    • B. 

      Posterior tilt

    • C. 

      Extended ilium

    • D. 

      Neutral

  • 25. 
    A high ilium is caused by hypertonicity of:
    • A. 

      QL and lumbar erector spinae group

    • B. 

      Gluteal group and hamstrings

    • C. 

      TFL and sartorius

    • D. 

      Rectus femoris and hamstrings

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