Massage and Bodywork Licensing Examination Kinesiology 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Scapular upward rotation is produced primarily by which muscles working together?
- Rhomboids and levator scapulae
- Upper trapezius and serratus anterior (Correct answer)
- Middle trapezius and pectoralis minor
- Lower trapezius and rhomboid major
Correct answer: Upper trapezius and serratus anterior
Upward rotation of the scapula is a force-couple produced by the upper trapezius and serratus anterior working together.
Question 2: Which term describes movement of a limb away from the midline of the body?
- Adduction
- Abduction (Correct answer)
- Circumduction
- Lateral rotation
Correct answer: Abduction
Abduction is movement of a body segment away from the midline, such as raising the arm out to the side.
Question 3: Which muscle is the primary flexor of the hip joint?
- Gluteus maximus
- Rectus femoris
- Iliacus (Correct answer)
- Sartorius
Correct answer: Iliacus
The iliacus is considered the primary hip flexor due to its large cross-sectional area and direct line of pull on the femur.
Question 4: When the foot is weight-bearing and the knee moves medially over the foot, this motion is termed:
- Supination
- Pronation (Correct answer)
- Dorsiflexion
- Inversion
Correct answer: Pronation
Closed-chain pronation occurs when the subtalar joint everts and the knee moves medially during weight-bearing activities.
Question 5: The sartorius muscle performs all of the following actions at the hip EXCEPT:
- Flexion
- Abduction
- External rotation
- Extension (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Extension
The sartorius flexes, abducts, and externally rotates the hip — it does not extend the hip.
Question 6: Which joint in the foot allows the majority of inversion and eversion?
- Talocrural joint
- Subtalar (talocalcaneal) joint (Correct answer)
- Tarsometatarsal joints
- Metatarsophalangeal joints
Correct answer: Subtalar (talocalcaneal) joint
The subtalar joint between the talus and calcaneus is the primary joint responsible for inversion and eversion of the foot.
Question 7: An isometric contraction is one in which:
- The muscle shortens and joint movement occurs
- The muscle lengthens while under tension
- Muscle tension is produced with no change in muscle length (Correct answer)
- The muscle relaxes completely
Correct answer: Muscle tension is produced with no change in muscle length
During an isometric contraction, the muscle generates tension but does not change in length, producing no visible joint movement.
Massage and Bodywork Licensing Examination Kinesiology 4
Scapular upward rotation is produced primarily by which muscles working together?