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During internal respiration, the partial pressure of oxygen in the tissues is _____ the partial pressure of oxygen in systemic arterial blood; free oxygen moves down its concentration gradient, leaving the blood and entering the tissues.

Which exercise has been shown to increase patellofemoral joint forces, and therefore should be avoided in the early stages of rehab? 

When referring to chemical factors that affect depth and rate of breathing, _____ are the most powerful respiratory stimulant.

During gait analysis, it is observed that the patient has a loss of hip extension during terminal stance.  Further assessment reveals a capsular endfeel.  To increase hip extension mobility, describe a joint mobilization and exercise you would incorporate to address this restriction.  

Following FAI surgery, what are the most common directives from the surgeon regarding weight bearing status? (select all) 

Following surgery for femoral acetabular impingement, the following hip ROM should be limited in the early stages of rehab: 

During inspiration, the thoracic cavity volume _____ and intrapulmonary pressure _____.

Which of the following motions describe closed-chain subtalar joint pronation?

Which of the following processes of respiration is defined as the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between systemic blood vessels and tissues?

In order to digest and absorb lipids efficiently, bile salts in the duodenum must physically break large fat globules into smaller fat droplets in a process known as _____.