PAT 201 PRACTICE UPDATED ACTUAL
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GUARANTEED TO
PASS
◉ Myotome. Answer: Group of muscles supplied by a single spinal
nerve
◉ Ecchymosis. Answer: Bruising caused by bleeding under the skin
◉ Kyphosis. Answer: Excessive thoracic spine curvature (rounded
upper back)
◉ Lordosis. Answer: Excessive lumbar spine curvature (swayback)
◉ Scoliosis. Answer: Lateral curvature of the spine
◉ Heterotopic ossification. Answer: Abnormal bone growth in soft
tissue
◉ Osteochondritis defect. Answer: Damage to articular cartilage and
underlying bone
,◉ Tenosynovitis. Answer: Inflammation of a tendon and its sheath
◉ Arthritis. Answer: Inflammation of a joint
◉ Exostosis. Answer: Benign bony growth
◉ Symptom. Answer: Subjective information reported by the patient
◉ Sign. Answer: Objective information observed by the clinician
◉ Hyperesthesia. Answer: Increased sensitivity to sensation
◉ Anesthesia. Answer: Absence of sensation
◉ Paresthesia. Answer: Abnormal sensation such as tingling
◉ Dislocation. Answer: Complete loss of joint contact
◉ Subluxation. Answer: Partial loss of joint contact
◉ Cubital valgum. Answer: Increased carrying angle at the elbow
, ◉ Cubital varum. Answer: Decreased carrying angle at the elbow
◉ Cubital recurvatum. Answer: Hyperextension of the elbow
◉ Genu valgum. Answer: Knock-knees
◉ Genu varum. Answer: Bow-legs
◉ Genu recurvatum. Answer: Knee hyperextension
◉ Insidious. Answer: Gradual onset with no clear mechanism
◉ Atrophy. Answer: Decrease in muscle size
◉ Hypertrophy. Answer: Increase in muscle fiber size
◉ Hyperplasia. Answer: Increase in number of cells
◉ Hypoplasia. Answer: Incomplete tissue development
◉ Stress. Answer: Force applied to tissue
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GUARANTEED TO
PASS
◉ Myotome. Answer: Group of muscles supplied by a single spinal
nerve
◉ Ecchymosis. Answer: Bruising caused by bleeding under the skin
◉ Kyphosis. Answer: Excessive thoracic spine curvature (rounded
upper back)
◉ Lordosis. Answer: Excessive lumbar spine curvature (swayback)
◉ Scoliosis. Answer: Lateral curvature of the spine
◉ Heterotopic ossification. Answer: Abnormal bone growth in soft
tissue
◉ Osteochondritis defect. Answer: Damage to articular cartilage and
underlying bone
,◉ Tenosynovitis. Answer: Inflammation of a tendon and its sheath
◉ Arthritis. Answer: Inflammation of a joint
◉ Exostosis. Answer: Benign bony growth
◉ Symptom. Answer: Subjective information reported by the patient
◉ Sign. Answer: Objective information observed by the clinician
◉ Hyperesthesia. Answer: Increased sensitivity to sensation
◉ Anesthesia. Answer: Absence of sensation
◉ Paresthesia. Answer: Abnormal sensation such as tingling
◉ Dislocation. Answer: Complete loss of joint contact
◉ Subluxation. Answer: Partial loss of joint contact
◉ Cubital valgum. Answer: Increased carrying angle at the elbow
, ◉ Cubital varum. Answer: Decreased carrying angle at the elbow
◉ Cubital recurvatum. Answer: Hyperextension of the elbow
◉ Genu valgum. Answer: Knock-knees
◉ Genu varum. Answer: Bow-legs
◉ Genu recurvatum. Answer: Knee hyperextension
◉ Insidious. Answer: Gradual onset with no clear mechanism
◉ Atrophy. Answer: Decrease in muscle size
◉ Hypertrophy. Answer: Increase in muscle fiber size
◉ Hyperplasia. Answer: Increase in number of cells
◉ Hypoplasia. Answer: Incomplete tissue development
◉ Stress. Answer: Force applied to tissue
