ORTHOTIC FITTER FINAL EXAM PAPER ABC
2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Distal. Answer: Farther from the trunk of the body
◉ Ipsilateral. Answer: on the same side of the body
◉ Contralateral. Answer: on the opposite side of the body
◉ superficial. Answer: near the surface
◉ deep. Answer: further away from the surface
◉ Flexion. Answer: Decreases the angle of a joint, usually anterior
motion, occurs in sagittal plane
◉ extension. Answer: increases the angle of a joint, usually posterior
motion, occurs in sagittal plane
◉ Abduction. Answer: Movement away from the midline of the body,
occurs in frontal plane
,◉ Adduction. Answer: Movement toward the midline of the body,
occurs in frontal plane
◉ Rotation. Answer: Pivot motion occurs on single axis, any plane
◉ medial (internal) rotation. Answer: Pivoting inwards towards the
midline
◉ lateral (external) rotation. Answer: Pivoting outwards away from
the midline
◉ Circumduction. Answer: Circular motion around a fixed point-
rotation of shoulder
◉ Pronation. Answer: turning the palm downward
◉ Supination. Answer: movement that turns the palm up
◉ Inversion. Answer: Turning the sole of the foot inward
◉ Eversion. Answer: turning the sole of the foot outward
◉ Protraction. Answer: Moving a part forward-anterior
, ◉ Retraction. Answer: moving a part backward-posterior
◉ Osteokinematics. Answer: Gross motor movements
◉ Arthrokinematics. Answer: accessory motion, occurs between
joint surfaces, not produced by muscle contractions, glides, slides
and rolls
◉ Bone shaped. Answer: Short, Long, Flat, Irregular
◉ Short Bones. Answer: carpals and tarsals
◉ Long bones. Answer: femur, humerus
◉ flat bones. Answer: Cranial, ribs, ilium (pelvis)
◉ Long Bone Parts. Answer: Epiphysis, articular cartilage, diaphysis,
periosteum, medullary cavity
◉ Epiphysis. Answer: Bone ends, made of spongy that houses bone
marrow
2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Distal. Answer: Farther from the trunk of the body
◉ Ipsilateral. Answer: on the same side of the body
◉ Contralateral. Answer: on the opposite side of the body
◉ superficial. Answer: near the surface
◉ deep. Answer: further away from the surface
◉ Flexion. Answer: Decreases the angle of a joint, usually anterior
motion, occurs in sagittal plane
◉ extension. Answer: increases the angle of a joint, usually posterior
motion, occurs in sagittal plane
◉ Abduction. Answer: Movement away from the midline of the body,
occurs in frontal plane
,◉ Adduction. Answer: Movement toward the midline of the body,
occurs in frontal plane
◉ Rotation. Answer: Pivot motion occurs on single axis, any plane
◉ medial (internal) rotation. Answer: Pivoting inwards towards the
midline
◉ lateral (external) rotation. Answer: Pivoting outwards away from
the midline
◉ Circumduction. Answer: Circular motion around a fixed point-
rotation of shoulder
◉ Pronation. Answer: turning the palm downward
◉ Supination. Answer: movement that turns the palm up
◉ Inversion. Answer: Turning the sole of the foot inward
◉ Eversion. Answer: turning the sole of the foot outward
◉ Protraction. Answer: Moving a part forward-anterior
, ◉ Retraction. Answer: moving a part backward-posterior
◉ Osteokinematics. Answer: Gross motor movements
◉ Arthrokinematics. Answer: accessory motion, occurs between
joint surfaces, not produced by muscle contractions, glides, slides
and rolls
◉ Bone shaped. Answer: Short, Long, Flat, Irregular
◉ Short Bones. Answer: carpals and tarsals
◉ Long bones. Answer: femur, humerus
◉ flat bones. Answer: Cranial, ribs, ilium (pelvis)
◉ Long Bone Parts. Answer: Epiphysis, articular cartilage, diaphysis,
periosteum, medullary cavity
◉ Epiphysis. Answer: Bone ends, made of spongy that houses bone
marrow
