NFPT EXAM Questions with Verified Answers (Correct Update)
Question 1: Ligament
Answer: Fibrous tissue that hold joints together. less elastic than tendons.
Question 2: Tendons
Answer: Connects muscle to bone. Formed from fibrous tissue. Much stronger than muscle.
Question 3: Cartilage
Answer: Covers the end of each bone
Question 4: Synovial Fluid
Answer: thin film of slippery fluid that separate cartilage.
Question 5: Flexion and Extension
Answer: Flexion: bending of joint that decreases the angle. Extension: straightening of a joint that
increases the angle.
Question 6: Circumduction
Answer: circular movement of the joint. Ex. arm circles
Question 7: Later flexion
Answer: side bends
Question 8: Eversion and Inversion
Answer: Eversion: rotating foot so the sole of the foot points away from the other. Inversion: sole of
the foot points toward the other.
Question 9: Lateral Rotation and Medial Rotation
Answer: Lateral: rotating limb away from the center of the body. Medial Rotation: rotating limb
toward the center of the body.
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, Question 10: Retraction and Protraction
Answer: Retraction: posterior (toward the back of the body) movement of the arm at the shoulder.
scapula pinches. Protraction: anterior movement (toward the front of the body) of the arm at the
shoulder. scapula separates.
Question 11: 3 Main Classifications of Joints
Answer: 1) Ligamentous: immovable. Between bones of the skull. 2) Cartilaginous: slightly
moveable. discs between spinal vertebrae. 3) Synovial: highly movable. Ball and socket, Pivot.
Question 12: Shoulder Complex
Answer: Sternoclavicular (SC): saddle type Acromioclavicular (AC): gliding Glenohumeral (GH):
ball and socket, multi axial movement
Question 13: Rotator Cuff
Answer: Supraspinatus Infraspinatus Teres Minor Subscapularis
Question 14: Chest Muscles
Answer: Pectoralis Major: Adduction and flexion of the humerus. Pectoralis Minor: Depress and
protracts the scapula.
Question 15: Shoulder Muscles
Answer: Deltoids: abduction of the humerus; medial rotation of the humerus.
Question 16: Forearm Muscles (Posterior, Superficial/Intermediate)
Answer: Brachioradialis Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis Extensor
Digitorum Extensor Digiti Minimi Extensor Carpi Ulnaris
Question 17: Upper Arm Triceps Muscles
Answer: Lateral Head Long Head Medial Head MF: Elbow extension
Question 18: Lower Back Muscles
Answer: Erector Spinae (upper spine part)- made up of several muscles that allow for flexion and
extension. Main muscle group of the lower back. MF: Lumbar extension Iliac Crest (lower back
muscle) Thoracolumbar Fascia (side muscle)
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Question 1: Ligament
Answer: Fibrous tissue that hold joints together. less elastic than tendons.
Question 2: Tendons
Answer: Connects muscle to bone. Formed from fibrous tissue. Much stronger than muscle.
Question 3: Cartilage
Answer: Covers the end of each bone
Question 4: Synovial Fluid
Answer: thin film of slippery fluid that separate cartilage.
Question 5: Flexion and Extension
Answer: Flexion: bending of joint that decreases the angle. Extension: straightening of a joint that
increases the angle.
Question 6: Circumduction
Answer: circular movement of the joint. Ex. arm circles
Question 7: Later flexion
Answer: side bends
Question 8: Eversion and Inversion
Answer: Eversion: rotating foot so the sole of the foot points away from the other. Inversion: sole of
the foot points toward the other.
Question 9: Lateral Rotation and Medial Rotation
Answer: Lateral: rotating limb away from the center of the body. Medial Rotation: rotating limb
toward the center of the body.
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, Question 10: Retraction and Protraction
Answer: Retraction: posterior (toward the back of the body) movement of the arm at the shoulder.
scapula pinches. Protraction: anterior movement (toward the front of the body) of the arm at the
shoulder. scapula separates.
Question 11: 3 Main Classifications of Joints
Answer: 1) Ligamentous: immovable. Between bones of the skull. 2) Cartilaginous: slightly
moveable. discs between spinal vertebrae. 3) Synovial: highly movable. Ball and socket, Pivot.
Question 12: Shoulder Complex
Answer: Sternoclavicular (SC): saddle type Acromioclavicular (AC): gliding Glenohumeral (GH):
ball and socket, multi axial movement
Question 13: Rotator Cuff
Answer: Supraspinatus Infraspinatus Teres Minor Subscapularis
Question 14: Chest Muscles
Answer: Pectoralis Major: Adduction and flexion of the humerus. Pectoralis Minor: Depress and
protracts the scapula.
Question 15: Shoulder Muscles
Answer: Deltoids: abduction of the humerus; medial rotation of the humerus.
Question 16: Forearm Muscles (Posterior, Superficial/Intermediate)
Answer: Brachioradialis Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis Extensor
Digitorum Extensor Digiti Minimi Extensor Carpi Ulnaris
Question 17: Upper Arm Triceps Muscles
Answer: Lateral Head Long Head Medial Head MF: Elbow extension
Question 18: Lower Back Muscles
Answer: Erector Spinae (upper spine part)- made up of several muscles that allow for flexion and
extension. Main muscle group of the lower back. MF: Lumbar extension Iliac Crest (lower back
muscle) Thoracolumbar Fascia (side muscle)
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