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Quizzes › Education › Math › Statistics

Postural Stability/Deviations

12 Questions | By Pintaloosa322 | Updated: Apr 13, 2016 | Attempts: 170

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1. Your patient wants to know how to keep good posture/alignment while she is sleeping. You recommend...

Choosing a bed that supports the lumbar curve yet conforms to the body's curves

Avoiding the prone position, as this will place excess pressure on the neck

Placing a pillow between her legs to keep the hips in proper alignment

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2. Which of the following statements regarding vertebral curves is FALSE?

A newborn does not possess secondary curves

The thoracic and sacral curves are concave anteriorly

Lateral curvature of the spine is known as lordosis

The cervical and lumbar curves are convex anteriorly

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3. In which position is disk pressure greatest?

Standing upright

Sitting upright

Sitting slouched forward

Lying supine

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4. The least amount of intervertebral disk pressure occurs while...

Prone

Supine

Sidelying

Sitting

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5. The tibialis anterior is an example of a muscle that prevents the body from shifting too far ________.

Anteriorly

Posteriorly

Laterally

Medially

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6. Which of the following postural deviations does not occur in the frontal plane?

Genu varum

Coxa valga

Genu recurvatum

Genu valgum

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7. Which pair of postural deviations is NOT commonly seen together?

Coxa vara and genu valgum

Coxa valga and genu varum

Scoliosis and genu recurvatum

Lordosis and anterior pelvic tilt

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8. Your patient is a yoga instructor with a facet joint problem. Which of the following positions would reduce or not cause excess pressure on her facet joints?

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2

3

4

A and B

C and D

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9. Which of the following athletes has the widest base of support (BOS) at the point in time the picture was taken?

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2

3

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5

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10. Which of the following statements regarding scoliosis is FALSE?

The term scoliosis refers to a lateral curvature of the spine

There are two types of scoliosis: structural and non-structural

Scoliosis is considered normal in children younger than ten

Right-sided scoliosis often occurs in a right-handed person, and vice-versa

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11. In coxa valga, the femoral neck angle of inclination is _ and the femur must _ to position itself in the acetabulum.

Increased; ABduct

Decreased; ABduct

Increased; ADduct

Decreased; ADduct

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12. Your patient has a herniated lumbar disk. Which of the following positions will increase pressure on the intervertebral disks and should thus be avoided?

A flexed position

A decreased lumbar curve (as often occurs when slouching)

An extended position

A and B

B and C

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Your patient wants to know how to keep good posture/alignment while...

Which of the following statements regarding vertebral curves is FALSE?

In which position is disk pressure greatest?

The least amount of intervertebral disk pressure occurs while...

The tibialis anterior is an example of a muscle that prevents the body...

Which of the following postural deviations does not occur in the...

Which pair of postural deviations is NOT commonly seen together?

Your patient is a yoga instructor with a facet joint problem. Which of...

Which of the following athletes has the widest base of support (BOS)...

Which of the following statements regarding scoliosis is FALSE?

In coxa valga, the femoral neck angle of inclination is _______ and...

Your patient has a herniated lumbar disk. Which of the following...

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