Question 1

Which of the following positions should a patient be in when undergoing Nobel's test?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lying down in supine position 
B)  Lying down with one leg raised 
C)  Standing, with both feet on the ground 
D)  Standing, with one foot on the ground 
E)  Lying down in prone position 
A)  Lying down in supine position 
B)  Lying down with one leg raised 
C)  Standing, with both feet on the ground 
D)  Standing, with one foot on the ground 
E)  Lying down in prone position

Question 2

What muscles originate from the medial and lateral linea aspera of the femur?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sartorius and gracilis 
B)  Biceps femoris and rectus femoris 
C)  Vastus medialis and vastus lateralis 
D)  Semitendinosus and semimembranosus 
E)  Popliteus and plantaris 
A)  Sartorius and gracilis 
B)  Biceps femoris and rectus femoris 
C)  Vastus medialis and vastus lateralis 
D)  Semitendinosus and semimembranosus 
E)  Popliteus and plantaris

Question 3

Which of the following information would an athletic trainer gather while preparing the history section of the assessment of a potential hip, groin, or pelvis injury?

Accepted Answer

A)  Recent sexual activity of the patient 
B)  Abnormal movements during ambulation 
C)  Tilt of the pelvis 
D)  Leg-length discrepancy 
E)  Types of pain experienced 
A)  Recent sexual activity of the patient 
B)  Abnormal movements during ambulation 
C)  Tilt of the pelvis 
D)  Leg-length discrepancy 
E)  Types of pain experienced

Question 4

In the history section of a hip, groin, and pelvis assessment, what would be considered an inappropriate question to ask the patient?

Accepted Answer

A)  Are you sexually active? 
B)  Do you think you may be pregnant? 
C)  What is your age? 
D)  Does the pain radiate? 
E)  Are you taking contraceptives? 
A)  Are you sexually active? 
B)  Do you think you may be pregnant? 
C)  What is your age? 
D)  Does the pain radiate? 
E)  Are you taking contraceptives?

Question 5

For the highlighted muscle in the image, what range of motion would be limited if the muscle were strained?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hip extension 
B)  Hip external rotation 
C)  Knee flexion lying prone 
D)  Knee flexion seated 
E)  Lumbar extension 
A)  Hip extension 
B)  Hip external rotation 
C)  Knee flexion lying prone 
D)  Knee flexion seated 
E)  Lumbar extension

Question 6

Please check all of the special tests that are utilized to check for a tight iliotibial band.

Accepted Answer

A)  Renne's 
B)  Thomas 
C)  Ober 
D)  Kendall 
E)  Trendelenberg
F) Noble
G) Craig's
H) Ely 
A)  Renne's 
B)  Thomas 
C)  Ober 
D)  Kendall 
E)  Trendelenberg
F) Noble
G) Craig's
H) Ely

Question 7

What injury to the thigh region is present in the x-ray image?

Accepted Answer

A)  Quad strain 
B)  Hamstring strain 
C)  Thigh contusion 
D)  Myositis ossificans 
E)  Myositis dissecans 
A)  Quad strain 
B)  Hamstring strain 
C)  Thigh contusion 
D)  Myositis ossificans 
E)  Myositis dissecans

Question 8

Please check all of the muscles that laterally rotate the thigh.

Accepted Answer

A)  Iliacus 
B)  Psoas major 
C)  Superior gemellus 
D)  Gluteus medius 
E)  Gluteus maximus
F) Piriformis
G) Obturator internus
H) Tensor fasciae latae 
A)  Iliacus 
B)  Psoas major 
C)  Superior gemellus 
D)  Gluteus medius 
E)  Gluteus maximus
F) Piriformis
G) Obturator internus
H) Tensor fasciae latae

Question 9

Which of the following muscles in the thigh is not biarticular?

Accepted Answer

A)  Long head of the biceps femoris 
B)  Short head of the biceps femoris 
C)  Semimembranosus 
D)  Rectus femoris 
E)  Sartorius 
A)  Long head of the biceps femoris 
B)  Short head of the biceps femoris 
C)  Semimembranosus 
D)  Rectus femoris 
E)  Sartorius

Question 10

What is this special test checking for?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tight hamstring muscles 
B)  Tight iliotibial band 
C)  Tight rectus femoris 
D)  Tight gastrocnemius 
E)  Tights hip flexor 
A)  Tight hamstring muscles 
B)  Tight iliotibial band 
C)  Tight rectus femoris 
D)  Tight gastrocnemius 
E)  Tights hip flexor

Question 11

In the history section of a thigh assessment, what would be considered an inappropriate question to ask the patient?

Accepted Answer

A)  Was the onset sudden or slow? 
B)  Is the pain related to risk? 
C)  Have you ever had a low-back injury? 
D)  How was the thigh injured? 
E)  Has this injury occurred before? 
A)  Was the onset sudden or slow? 
B)  Is the pain related to risk? 
C)  Have you ever had a low-back injury? 
D)  How was the thigh injured? 
E)  Has this injury occurred before?

Question 12

What suspected condition would be present that would discourage the patient performance of an isometric resistance to the thigh muscle groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  Muscle strain 
B)  Ligamentous sprain 
C)  Bursitis 
D)  Fracture 
E)  Tendinitis 
A)  Muscle strain 
B)  Ligamentous sprain 
C)  Bursitis 
D)  Fracture 
E)  Tendinitis

Question 13

In managing a quadriceps grade 2 strain, what exercises should be avoided until later phases of the rehabilitation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Weight-bearing 
B)  Isometrics 
C)  Active range of motion 
D)  Passive stretching 
E)  Cryokinetics 
A)  Weight-bearing 
B)  Isometrics 
C)  Active range of motion 
D)  Passive stretching 
E)  Cryokinetics

Question 14

Internal hip rotation in excess of what degree is characteristic of femoral anteversion?

Accepted Answer

A)  15 degrees 
B)  20 degrees 
C)  25 degrees 
D)  30 degrees 
E)  35 degrees 
A)  15 degrees 
B)  20 degrees 
C)  25 degrees 
D)  30 degrees 
E)  35 degrees

Question 15

Which of the following hip problems occurs in male children ages 4 to 10?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slipped capital femoral epiphysis 
B)  Avascular necrosis 
C)  Legg-Calve-Perthes disease 
D)  Osteitis pubis 
E)  Snapping hip 
A)  Slipped capital femoral epiphysis 
B)  Avascular necrosis 
C)  Legg-Calve-Perthes disease 
D)  Osteitis pubis 
E)  Snapping hip

Question 16

If a patient were suffering from a femoral stress fracture, how would the gait pattern be altered?

Accepted Answer

A)  The patient would not be weight-bearing on the affected leg. 
B)  The patient would use an abduction lurch-type movement. 
C)  The patient would use an adduction lurch-type movement. 
D)  The patient would avoid hip extension. 
E)  The patient would heel placement. 
A)  The patient would not be weight-bearing on the affected leg. 
B)  The patient would use an abduction lurch-type movement. 
C)  The patient would use an adduction lurch-type movement. 
D)  The patient would avoid hip extension. 
E)  The patient would heel placement.

Question 17

What is known as the strongest ligament of the body?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Y ligament of Deuce 
B)  The X ligament of Bigelow 
C)  The ischiofemoral ligament 
D)  The Y ligament of Bigelow 
E)  The V ligament of the acetabulum 
A)  The Y ligament of Deuce 
B)  The X ligament of Bigelow 
C)  The ischiofemoral ligament 
D)  The Y ligament of Bigelow 
E)  The V ligament of the acetabulum

Question 18

Which of the following is an anterior hip muscle?

Accepted Answer

A)  Iliacus 
B)  Piriformis 
C)  Gluteus minimus 
D)  Gemellus superior 
E)  Quadratus femoris 
A)  Iliacus 
B)  Piriformis 
C)  Gluteus minimus 
D)  Gemellus superior 
E)  Quadratus femoris

Question 19

In order to accurately measure anatomical leg-length discrepancy, the measurements should occur between which of the following anatomical structures?

Accepted Answer

A)  Posterior superior iliac spine to the lateral malleoli 
B)  Posterior superior iliac spine to the medial malleoli 
C)  Anterior superior iliac spine to the medial malleoli 
D)  Anterior to the lateral malleoli 
E)  The umbilicus to the lateral malleoli 
A)  Posterior superior iliac spine to the lateral malleoli 
B)  Posterior superior iliac spine to the medial malleoli 
C)  Anterior superior iliac spine to the medial malleoli 
D)  Anterior to the lateral malleoli 
E)  The umbilicus to the lateral malleoli

Question 20

What condition occurs in boys who are characteristically tall and thin, or obese and between the ages of 10 and 17?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slipped capital femoral epiphysis 
B)  Avascular necrosis 
C)  Legg-Calve-Perthes disease 
D)  Osteitis pubis 
E)  Snapping hip 
A)  Slipped capital femoral epiphysis 
B)  Avascular necrosis 
C)  Legg-Calve-Perthes disease 
D)  Osteitis pubis 
E)  Snapping hip

Exam 21: The Thigh, Hip, Groin, and Pelvis

Which of the following positions should a patient be in when undergoing Nobel's test?

What muscles originate from the medial and lateral linea aspera of the femur?

Which of the following information would an athletic trainer gather while preparing the history section of the assessment of a potential hip, groin, or pelvis injury?

In the history section of a hip, groin, and pelvis assessment, what would be considered an inappropriate question to ask the patient?

For the highlighted muscle in the image, what range of motion would be limited if the muscle were strained?

Please check all of the special tests that are utilized to check for a tight iliotibial band.

What injury to the thigh region is present in the x-ray image?

Please check all of the muscles that laterally rotate the thigh.

Which of the following muscles in the thigh is not biarticular?

What is this special test checking for?

In the history section of a thigh assessment, what would be considered an inappropriate question to ask the patient?

What suspected condition would be present that would discourage the patient performance of an isometric resistance to the thigh muscle groups?

In managing a quadriceps grade 2 strain, what exercises should be avoided until later phases of the rehabilitation?

Internal hip rotation in excess of what degree is characteristic of femoral anteversion?

Which of the following hip problems occurs in male children ages 4 to 10?

If a patient were suffering from a femoral stress fracture, how would the gait pattern be altered?

What is known as the strongest ligament of the body?

Which of the following is an anterior hip muscle?

In order to accurately measure anatomical leg-length discrepancy, the measurements should occur between which of the following anatomical structures?

What condition occurs in boys who are characteristically tall and thin, or obese and between the ages of 10 and 17?

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