Gait (Slovenia)

Choose the WRONG answer about the gait

• It is coordinated

• It is cyclical

• It is rhythmic

• It involves only the lower limbs

How many phases are included in each cycle gait

• 3

• 2

• 4

• 6

Choose the WRONG answer about the STANCE phase

• It begins when one foot contacts the ground

• It continuous only as long as the foot is in contact with the ground

• It is 60% of the gait cycle

• All these are correct

The first part of the STANCE phase is...

• Flat foot

• Mid stance

• Heel strike

• Toes off

This phase of the STANCE PHASE is

• Heel strike

• Mid stance

• Loading response

• Pre swing

Choose the WRONG answer about the SWING PHASE

• It is 40% of the cycle gait

• It begins as soon as the toes leave the ground

• It stops just before the heel strikes

• The heel is the last part of the foot to touch the ground

This phase of the SWING PHASE is...

• Initial swing

• Terminal swing

• Mid swing

• Pre swing

Choose the CORRECT answer about the INITIAL CONTACT

• The ankle is in dorsiflexion

• There is a concentric contraction in the triceps surae

• The knee is in flexion

• The hip is in medial rotation

This is the...

• Step length

• Toes length

• Step width

• Stride length

The cadence is...

• Number of steps/time

• Angle formed by the axis of foot and the line of the direction of gait

• The movements of the upper limbs

• All these are wrong