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PTA-110 PHYSICAL THERAPY FUNDAMENTALS EXAM 1 |COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE WITH 100% ACCURATE QUESTIONS &ANSWERS. EXCELLENCE GUARANTEED.

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PTA-110 PHYSICAL THERAPY FUNDAMENTALS
EXAM 1 |COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE WITH 100%
ACCURATE QUESTIONS &ANSWERS. EXCELLENCE
GUARANTEED.
3 Levels of Supervision Answer: 1. general supervision

2. direct supervision

3. direct personal supervision (PT in the room with patient)

tailbone Answer: sacrum

shoulder blade Answer: scapula

tibia Answer: medial lower leg

Tarsals Answer: Ankle

Thumb Answer: 1st digit

5th digit Answer: pinky

kneecap Answer: patella

fibula Answer: lower lateral leg

pelvis Answer: ilium, ischium, pubis

big toe Answer: first phalange

proximal Answer: on the extremities toward the trunk/body

distal Answer: on the extremities away from the trunk

erect Answer: standing



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,prone Answer: laying face down

bilateral Answer: both sides

unilateral Answer: one side

contralateral Answer: opposite side

Ipsilateral Answer: same side

Lay EX: top side of right hand on knuckle of ring finger closest joint is the wrist.
Answer: Anatomical EX: Dorsal aspect right metacarpal 4th digit, just distal to the
carples.

Saggitial Plane Answer: Divides right and left

Transverse Plane Answer: Separates Superior and Inferior body parts

Frontal Answer: Separates Anterior and Posterior

what percentage of communication is non-verbal Answer: 93%

Types of exercise-Passive Exercise Answer: Exercise accomplished by person or
equipment without active contraction of the muscles. ex: lifting wrist to flexion

Types of exercise-Active exercise Answer: Involving some degree of muscle
contraction in the exercising body part.

2 Types of Active Exercise Answer: Active Assistive Exercise & Active Resistive

Types of exercise-Active Assistive Exercise Answer: active exercise that uses some
outside source of assistance to activate muscle to handle the weight of the body part

effective communication strategies Answer: check for communication devices




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, verify important concepts

pay attention to body language

use lay terms

speak clearly

use empowering terminology

avoid over familiar terminology

avoid judgmental language

Listening strategies Answer: eye contact

focus

don't do other things

allow time for processing

summarize and verify

maintain respectful distance

interpreter-always TALK to the patient

internal repetition

let the patient control subject-explore how they feel

ask open ended questions




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