Question

tension in the large hip muscles adds__________stress to the hip joint,
bending
tension
compressive
torsion

Explanation:

When there is tension in the large hip muscles, it causes a force that acts to compress the hip joint. Bending stress would involve a bending moment, tension stress is more about stretching within a material (but here the context is the effect on the joint), and torsion is a twisting stress. Compressive stress fits as the hip muscles' tension leads to a compressing force on the joint.

Answer:

compressive