Body and Breath - Test Yourself

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April, 2002 "test yourself" questions #101-110

101. Which one of the following terms is fictional?

a) cell bodies
b) axons
c) dendrites
d) farandolae
e) dorsal roots
f) ventral roots

102. In which one of the following circumstances is a textbook tidal volume generally seen?

a) driving an automobile
b) bellows breathing
c) complete breath
d) preparatory exhalation for uddiyana bhanda
e) kapalabhati
f) breathing in an inverted posture

103. Which three of the following items are always located in the mid-sagittal plane?

a) muscles
b) pubic symphysis
c) vertebral bodies
d) ligaments
e) tendons
f) intervertebral disks
g) intervertebral foramina
h) spinal nerves
i) sacroiliac joints
j) ribs
k) facet joints

104. Which of the following muscles act as antigravity muscles (physiological extensors) in standing postures?

a) quadriceps femoris
b) erector spinae
c) rectus abdominis
d) soleus and gastrocnemius
e) semispinalis capitis
f) iliopsoas muscles
g) hamstrings

105. Which two of the following are not classified with the deep back muscles?

a) iliocostalis
b) longissimus
c) spinalis
d) latissimus dorsi
e) quadratus lumborum
f) multifidus
g) rotatores
h) interspinales
i) intertransversarii
j) trapezius

106. Which is the false statement regarding the following muscles of the lower extremity?

a) The hamstrings as a group flex the knee and extend the thigh.
b) The quadriceps femoris muscle extends the knee.
c) The adductors act to pull the thigh laterally (out to the side).
d) The iliopsoas muscles flex the thigh at the hip joint.
e) The rectus femoris muscle extends the knee and flexes the thigh.

107. Which is the false statement regarding rotation of the legs at the knee joints?

a) The semitendinosus and semimembranosus muscles are medial rotators of the legs.
b) The biceps femoris muscles are lateral rotators of the legs.
c) The popliteus muscles are medial rotators of the legs.
d) We get maximum rotation of the legs when the knees are extended.
e) The popliteus muscles are lateral rotators of the thighs.

108. Which two of the following seven muscles act on the arm directly from the torso rather than from the scapula?

a) supraspinatus
b) infraspinatus
c) latissimus dorsi
d) subscapularis
e) teres major
f) pectoralis major
g) teres minor

109. Which of the following muscles or muscle groups is least active isometrically in the most advanced version of the shoulderstand (the candle pose, as described in chapter nine)?

a) deep back muscles
b) hip extensors, especially the gluteus maximus
c) abdominal muscles and hip flexors
d) quadriceps femoris muscles
e) forearm extensors

10. Which three of the following six are largely irrelevant (neither stretched or very active) in the accomplished pose (siddhasana)?

a) adductors
b) erector spinae
c) strap muscles on the back of the neck such as the splenius capitis
d) muscles on the front of the neck such as the sternocleidomastoid
e) hamstrings
f) ankle extensors (gastrocnemius and soleus)