Kinesiology Question Bank
Question bank for kinesiology Multiple-choice
questions: MCQ
1- Kinesiology borrows heavily from three bodies of knowledge. Which of the following is one of them?
a. Biochemistry b- Biophysics
c. Biology d- Physiology
2- Kinematics is a branch of mechanics that describes the motion of a body.
Which one of the following is a variable of kinematics?
a. Forces b- Torque
c- Velocity d- Mass
3- In general, there are two types of motions: translation and rotation. Which of the
following describes translation?
a- Rigid part moves in circular direction
b- occurs in linear motions
c- Occurs around an axis
d- Could be clockwise or counterclockwise
4- There are three traditional planes of the body corresponding to the three dimensions of space. Which
of the following describes sagittal plane?
a- Transects the body into right and left sides
b- Transects the body into superior and inferior parts
c- Transects the body into anterior and posterior
d- Transects the body in oblique manner
5- All the motions in the body occurs parallel to a plane and around an axis.
Which of the following planes shoulder flexion occurs parallel to?
a- Frontal plane b- Transverse plane
c- Oblique plane d- Sagittal plane
6- Lower limb motions occurs around an axis. Which of the following axis hip internal rotation occurs
around?
a- Frontal axis b- Sagittal axis
c- Median axis d-Transverse axis
7- Upper limb motions occurs parallel to planes. Which of the following planes supination motion
occurs parallel to?
a- Sagittal plane b-Transverse plane
c- Frontal plane d- Median plane
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8- During walking the body moves in a linear manner. Which of the following is a type of linear translation of
walking?
a- Rectilinear b- Curvilinear
c- Oblique linear d- Reverse linear
9- Which of the following is giving power to the
center of mass?
a- Muscles b- Inertia force
c- Gravitational force d- Body weight
10- Physical therapy has different goals of interventions. Which of the following is physical
therapy goal of intervention?
a- Mobility b- Stretching
c- Maintain function d- Control stability
11- Planar joints have bones with articulating surfaces that are flat or slightly curved. Which of the following
is an example of planar joint?
a- Humeroradial joint b- Tibiofemoral joint
c- Vertebrae d- Shoulder joint
12- Elbow joint is a synovial joint. Which of the following is a type of elbow joint?
a- Planar joint b- Hinge joint
c- Ball and socket d- Condyloid joint
13- We have six types of synovial joints in our body. Which of the following describes condyloid joint?
a- The rounded end of one bone fitting into a ring formed by the other bone
b- They have bones with articulating surfaces that are flat or slightly curved.
c- Each joint resembles a saddle, with concave and convex portions.
d- Consist of an oval-shaped end of one bone fitting into concavity of other bone
14- Kinematics is the study of motion. Which of the following is an example of osteokinematics?
a- Gliding b- Rolling
c- Abduction d- Spinning
15- Generally, joint surfaces can be either concave (female) or convex (male) in shape or combination.
Which of the following describes shoulder abduction?
a- Spinning b- Slide
c- Glide and rolling e- Glide and spinning
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16- There two different types of joint motions according to the moving surface.
Which of the following describes movement of tibia on femur?
a- Convex - concave motion b- Convex motion c-
Concave - convex motion d- Concave motion
17- Extension of the knee demonstrates a combination of roll-and-slide with spin. Which of the following
describes the accessory motion during knee extension (tibia on femur)?
a- Rolling and sliding anteriorly
b- Rolling anterior and sliding posterior
c- Rolling posterior and sliding anterior
d- Rolling and sliding posteriorly
18- Which of the following is an example of conjunctional rotation?
a- Knee flexion during hip flexion
b- Supination during elbow extension
c- Pronation during elbow extension
d- Shoulder internal and external rotation
19- Which of the following describes closed kinematic chain?
a- Moving of proximal part on fixed distal part
b- Moving of distal part on fixed proximal part
c- Moving of both distal and proximal parts in the same time
d- Fixing the distal and proximal parts during motions
20- Which of the following is an example of open kinematic chain?
a- Sitting on a chair and stand up
b- Sitting on a chair and extend the knee
c- Squat exercises with fixing the tibia
d- Sitting on a chair and flexing the trunk
21- Kinetics is a branch of the study of mechanics that describes the effect of forces on the body. Which of
the following is a definition of force?
a- Force is pull
b- Force is push
c- Force acts on an object
d- Force is relation between mass and torque
22- Force is contact force and long-range force. Which of the following is an example of contact force?
a- Releasing a basketball from the hand
b- Hitting a ball by bat
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Question bank for kinesiology Multiple-choice
questions: MCQ
1- Kinesiology borrows heavily from three bodies of knowledge. Which of the following is one of them?
a. Biochemistry b- Biophysics
c. Biology d- Physiology
2- Kinematics is a branch of mechanics that describes the motion of a body.
Which one of the following is a variable of kinematics?
a. Forces b- Torque
c- Velocity d- Mass
3- In general, there are two types of motions: translation and rotation. Which of the
following describes translation?
a- Rigid part moves in circular direction
b- occurs in linear motions
c- Occurs around an axis
d- Could be clockwise or counterclockwise
4- There are three traditional planes of the body corresponding to the three dimensions of space. Which
of the following describes sagittal plane?
a- Transects the body into right and left sides
b- Transects the body into superior and inferior parts
c- Transects the body into anterior and posterior
d- Transects the body in oblique manner
5- All the motions in the body occurs parallel to a plane and around an axis.
Which of the following planes shoulder flexion occurs parallel to?
a- Frontal plane b- Transverse plane
c- Oblique plane d- Sagittal plane
6- Lower limb motions occurs around an axis. Which of the following axis hip internal rotation occurs
around?
a- Frontal axis b- Sagittal axis
c- Median axis d-Transverse axis
7- Upper limb motions occurs parallel to planes. Which of the following planes supination motion
occurs parallel to?
a- Sagittal plane b-Transverse plane
c- Frontal plane d- Median plane
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8- During walking the body moves in a linear manner. Which of the following is a type of linear translation of
walking?
a- Rectilinear b- Curvilinear
c- Oblique linear d- Reverse linear
9- Which of the following is giving power to the
center of mass?
a- Muscles b- Inertia force
c- Gravitational force d- Body weight
10- Physical therapy has different goals of interventions. Which of the following is physical
therapy goal of intervention?
a- Mobility b- Stretching
c- Maintain function d- Control stability
11- Planar joints have bones with articulating surfaces that are flat or slightly curved. Which of the following
is an example of planar joint?
a- Humeroradial joint b- Tibiofemoral joint
c- Vertebrae d- Shoulder joint
12- Elbow joint is a synovial joint. Which of the following is a type of elbow joint?
a- Planar joint b- Hinge joint
c- Ball and socket d- Condyloid joint
13- We have six types of synovial joints in our body. Which of the following describes condyloid joint?
a- The rounded end of one bone fitting into a ring formed by the other bone
b- They have bones with articulating surfaces that are flat or slightly curved.
c- Each joint resembles a saddle, with concave and convex portions.
d- Consist of an oval-shaped end of one bone fitting into concavity of other bone
14- Kinematics is the study of motion. Which of the following is an example of osteokinematics?
a- Gliding b- Rolling
c- Abduction d- Spinning
15- Generally, joint surfaces can be either concave (female) or convex (male) in shape or combination.
Which of the following describes shoulder abduction?
a- Spinning b- Slide
c- Glide and rolling e- Glide and spinning
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16- There two different types of joint motions according to the moving surface.
Which of the following describes movement of tibia on femur?
a- Convex - concave motion b- Convex motion c-
Concave - convex motion d- Concave motion
17- Extension of the knee demonstrates a combination of roll-and-slide with spin. Which of the following
describes the accessory motion during knee extension (tibia on femur)?
a- Rolling and sliding anteriorly
b- Rolling anterior and sliding posterior
c- Rolling posterior and sliding anterior
d- Rolling and sliding posteriorly
18- Which of the following is an example of conjunctional rotation?
a- Knee flexion during hip flexion
b- Supination during elbow extension
c- Pronation during elbow extension
d- Shoulder internal and external rotation
19- Which of the following describes closed kinematic chain?
a- Moving of proximal part on fixed distal part
b- Moving of distal part on fixed proximal part
c- Moving of both distal and proximal parts in the same time
d- Fixing the distal and proximal parts during motions
20- Which of the following is an example of open kinematic chain?
a- Sitting on a chair and stand up
b- Sitting on a chair and extend the knee
c- Squat exercises with fixing the tibia
d- Sitting on a chair and flexing the trunk
21- Kinetics is a branch of the study of mechanics that describes the effect of forces on the body. Which of
the following is a definition of force?
a- Force is pull
b- Force is push
c- Force acts on an object
d- Force is relation between mass and torque
22- Force is contact force and long-range force. Which of the following is an example of contact force?
a- Releasing a basketball from the hand
b- Hitting a ball by bat
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