ABC ORTHOTIC FITTER 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔This long-term disease that causes inflammation of the joints b/w the spinal bones &
the joints b/w the spine and pelvis, eventually causes the affected spinal bones to join
together:
Vertebral Compression Fx, Discitis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, or Burst Fx? -
✔✔Ankylosing Spondylitis
✔✔This occurs when the spinal bones become broken due to trauma. Usually the
trauma necessary to break the spinal bones is quite large. In certain circumstances, as
in elderly and people w/ CA, these same bones can break w/ little or no force. The
vertebrae most commonly broken are those in the lower back:
Vertebral Compression Fx, Discitis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, or Degenerative Disc
Disease? - ✔✔Vertebral Compression Fx
✔✔This is an inward curvature of a portion of the vertebral column. Excessive inward
curvature can be caused by tight low muscles, excessive visceral fat & pregnancy:
Kyphosis, Lordosis, Osteoporosis, or Scoliosis? - ✔✔Lordosis
✔✔This condition is characterized by pain that shoots down the leg. A bulging or
ruptured (herniated) disc is the most common cause of this pain:
Sciatica, Scoliosis, Kyphosis, or Ankylosing Spondylitis? - ✔✔Sciatica
✔✔These orthoses usually offer additional immobilization for thumb area. They are
indicated for soft tissue injuries, gamekeeper injuries, collateral ligament support &
avulsion fractures of the thumb:
Thumb Spica, Wrist-Hand-Finger-Orthosis, Wrist-Hand Orthosis, or Wrist-Hand Cock-
Up Splint? - ✔✔Thumb Spica
✔✔Classic way to splint the hand after a stroke w/ thumb in full opposition, wrist in
dorsiflexion, and MP joints flexed:
Thumb Spica, Wrist-Hand-Finger-Orthosis, Wrist-Hand Orthosis, or Wrist-Hand Cock-
Up Splint? - ✔✔Wrist-Hand Cock-Up Splint
✔✔A Shoulder Orthosis provides ___ pressure on the forearm/elbow:
Downward, Upward, Lateral, or No? - ✔✔Upward
✔✔This brace is effective following Rotator Cuff Repairs, involved humeral fractures, &
post-op shoulder/arm sx where shoulder position & elbow flexion control are desired:
Airplane Splint, Shoulder Orthosis, Elbow Orthosis, or Gunslinger Splint? - ✔✔Airplane
Splint
, ✔✔This UE pathology is caused by an abnormal thickening of tough tissue (fibrous
layer) underneath the skin of the palm and fingers that can cause the fingers to curl:
RA, Dupuytren Contracture, Lupus, or Mallet Finger? - ✔✔Dupuytren Contracture
✔✔This deformity of a finger is caused when the extensor tendon is damaged
preventing the finger or thumb is not able to be straightened:
RA, Dupuytren Contrature, Lupus, or Mallet Finger? - ✔✔Mallet Finger
✔✔This is a condition where the outer part of the elbow becomes sore and tender. AKA
Epicondylitis:
Tennis Elbow, Bursitis, Elbow Subluxation, or Carpel Tunnel? - ✔✔Tennis Elbow
✔✔This condition is caused by compression of the Median nerve at the wrist, which
may result in numbness, tingling, weakness, or muscle damage in the hand and fingers:
Bursitis, Elbow Subluxation, Carpel Tunnel, or Epicondylitis? - ✔✔Carpel Tunnel
✔✔ All of the following is true of the Skeletal System except:
It protects our internal organs, It produces both RBC & WBC, It acts as a storehouse for
certain minerals, or It acts as a filter for the lymphatic system? - ✔✔it acts as a filter for
the lymphatic system
✔✔T/F: Babies have more bones than adults? - ✔✔True
✔✔Short bones are typically found in these areas:
Wrists, Ankles, Cranium, or Wrists & Ankles? - ✔✔Wrist & Ankle
✔✔This bone is the longest & strongest in the human body:
Humerus, Femur, Tibia, or Sternum? - ✔✔Femur
✔✔The science dealing w/ measurement of the size, weight, & proportions of the
human body is called:
Biomechanics, Kinesiology, Anthropometry, or Muscle Testing? - ✔✔Anthropometry
✔✔These may be used to indicate anatomical landmarks on the surface of the skin:
Pencils, Ink Pencils, China Markers, or Crayons? - ✔✔ink pencils
✔✔Landmarks of the foot include all but:
Metatarsal heads, Styloid Process, Tibial Crest, or Navicular? - ✔✔Tibial Crest
✔✔This is a LE landmark:
Sternal Notch, ASIS, Styloid Process, or Xiphoid Process? - ✔✔Styloid Process
✔✔Measuring from floor to knee center would be this type of measurement:
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔This long-term disease that causes inflammation of the joints b/w the spinal bones &
the joints b/w the spine and pelvis, eventually causes the affected spinal bones to join
together:
Vertebral Compression Fx, Discitis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, or Burst Fx? -
✔✔Ankylosing Spondylitis
✔✔This occurs when the spinal bones become broken due to trauma. Usually the
trauma necessary to break the spinal bones is quite large. In certain circumstances, as
in elderly and people w/ CA, these same bones can break w/ little or no force. The
vertebrae most commonly broken are those in the lower back:
Vertebral Compression Fx, Discitis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, or Degenerative Disc
Disease? - ✔✔Vertebral Compression Fx
✔✔This is an inward curvature of a portion of the vertebral column. Excessive inward
curvature can be caused by tight low muscles, excessive visceral fat & pregnancy:
Kyphosis, Lordosis, Osteoporosis, or Scoliosis? - ✔✔Lordosis
✔✔This condition is characterized by pain that shoots down the leg. A bulging or
ruptured (herniated) disc is the most common cause of this pain:
Sciatica, Scoliosis, Kyphosis, or Ankylosing Spondylitis? - ✔✔Sciatica
✔✔These orthoses usually offer additional immobilization for thumb area. They are
indicated for soft tissue injuries, gamekeeper injuries, collateral ligament support &
avulsion fractures of the thumb:
Thumb Spica, Wrist-Hand-Finger-Orthosis, Wrist-Hand Orthosis, or Wrist-Hand Cock-
Up Splint? - ✔✔Thumb Spica
✔✔Classic way to splint the hand after a stroke w/ thumb in full opposition, wrist in
dorsiflexion, and MP joints flexed:
Thumb Spica, Wrist-Hand-Finger-Orthosis, Wrist-Hand Orthosis, or Wrist-Hand Cock-
Up Splint? - ✔✔Wrist-Hand Cock-Up Splint
✔✔A Shoulder Orthosis provides ___ pressure on the forearm/elbow:
Downward, Upward, Lateral, or No? - ✔✔Upward
✔✔This brace is effective following Rotator Cuff Repairs, involved humeral fractures, &
post-op shoulder/arm sx where shoulder position & elbow flexion control are desired:
Airplane Splint, Shoulder Orthosis, Elbow Orthosis, or Gunslinger Splint? - ✔✔Airplane
Splint
, ✔✔This UE pathology is caused by an abnormal thickening of tough tissue (fibrous
layer) underneath the skin of the palm and fingers that can cause the fingers to curl:
RA, Dupuytren Contracture, Lupus, or Mallet Finger? - ✔✔Dupuytren Contracture
✔✔This deformity of a finger is caused when the extensor tendon is damaged
preventing the finger or thumb is not able to be straightened:
RA, Dupuytren Contrature, Lupus, or Mallet Finger? - ✔✔Mallet Finger
✔✔This is a condition where the outer part of the elbow becomes sore and tender. AKA
Epicondylitis:
Tennis Elbow, Bursitis, Elbow Subluxation, or Carpel Tunnel? - ✔✔Tennis Elbow
✔✔This condition is caused by compression of the Median nerve at the wrist, which
may result in numbness, tingling, weakness, or muscle damage in the hand and fingers:
Bursitis, Elbow Subluxation, Carpel Tunnel, or Epicondylitis? - ✔✔Carpel Tunnel
✔✔ All of the following is true of the Skeletal System except:
It protects our internal organs, It produces both RBC & WBC, It acts as a storehouse for
certain minerals, or It acts as a filter for the lymphatic system? - ✔✔it acts as a filter for
the lymphatic system
✔✔T/F: Babies have more bones than adults? - ✔✔True
✔✔Short bones are typically found in these areas:
Wrists, Ankles, Cranium, or Wrists & Ankles? - ✔✔Wrist & Ankle
✔✔This bone is the longest & strongest in the human body:
Humerus, Femur, Tibia, or Sternum? - ✔✔Femur
✔✔The science dealing w/ measurement of the size, weight, & proportions of the
human body is called:
Biomechanics, Kinesiology, Anthropometry, or Muscle Testing? - ✔✔Anthropometry
✔✔These may be used to indicate anatomical landmarks on the surface of the skin:
Pencils, Ink Pencils, China Markers, or Crayons? - ✔✔ink pencils
✔✔Landmarks of the foot include all but:
Metatarsal heads, Styloid Process, Tibial Crest, or Navicular? - ✔✔Tibial Crest
✔✔This is a LE landmark:
Sternal Notch, ASIS, Styloid Process, or Xiphoid Process? - ✔✔Styloid Process
✔✔Measuring from floor to knee center would be this type of measurement:
