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What muscle is being stretched? Is this active or passive insufficiency?  What is the definition of your choice?

Susan is a 32-year-old female, married with no children. Her bird, who she has had for 7 years died but she continues to put clean water in the bird cage every night. According to Freud, what defense mechanism is Susan using to cope with her anxiety over the loss of her bird?  

According to Piaget, it is during the __________________________ stage of cognitive development that people can use strategies and higher level thinking skills for solving problems.  

  Which of the following best describes the origin and insertion of the lattissimus dorsi muscle?

1. What muscle is being strengthened? 2. Provide the O, I, N, A of this muscle.  

  This is scapula winging caused by weakness of the serratus anterior. If you are treating a patient with scapular winging there might be weakness of the serratus anterior or damage to what nerve?

The ___________ Period is the first 2 weeks after conception, which begins with the creation of the zygote and ends with the attachment of the zygote to the uterine wall.  

  What muscle is being strengthened? What is the main muscle action? What is the plane and axis of movement?

Answer the following. What muscle is being targeted? What muscle grade should this person have to be using dumbbells? What action is being performed? What is the plane and axis of rotation?  

Choose ALL exercises that are effective in strengthening gluteus maximus.