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During the gait cycle, the swing phase of gait is most dependent upon which of the following?

Contact guard assist means the PTA is providing what level of assistance?

During heel strike to foot flat, the ankle is moving from a dorsiflexed position to a plantarflexed position.

The hydromechanics of drag are present as a resistive force in all of the following exercise descriptions EXCEPT:

Lung cancer is the most common type of cancer, followed by breast and colorectal cancers. 

During gait observation, you note a dragging of the right foot during swing phase; this can be caused by:

The following is an example of body function of structures that could be affected by the health condition of a transtibial amputation due to peripheral vascular disease.

The typically developing infant is cruising between furniture by what month?

You observe during stair climbing that your patient has weakness in the anti-gravity muscles that assist with ascending the stairs. What are the muscle groups in the LEs that make up the antigravity muscles?

When the ventricles relax, returning blood refills the heart chambers. This is called systole.