BOC online Course Final Exam Graded A+

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? - ANSWER-it acts as a filter for the lymphatic system T/F: Babies have more bones than adults? - ANSWER-True Short bones are typically found in these areas: Wrists, Ankles, Cranium, or Wrists & Ankles? - ANSWER-Wrist & Ankle This bone is the longest & strongest in the human body: Humerus, Femur, Tibia, or Sternum? - ANSWER-Femur The science dealing w/ measurement of the size, weight, & proportions of the human body is called: Biomechanics, Kinesiology, Anthropometry, or Muscle Testing? - ANSWER-Anthropometry These may be used to indicate anatomical landmarks on the surface of the skin: Pencils, Ink Pencils, China Markers, or Crayons? - ANSWER-ink pencils Landmarks of the foot include all but: Metatarsal heads, Styloid Process, Tibial Crest, or Navicular? - ANSWER-Tibial Crest This is a LE landmark: Sternal Notch, ASIS, Styloid Process, or Xiphoid Process? - ANSWER-Styloid Process Measuring from floor to knee center would be this type of measurement: A/P, Length, M/L, or Circumferential? - ANSWER-Length Measurements that are done at the Natural Waist would include all but: Angular, A/P, Circumferential, or M/L? - ANSWER-Angular The symphysis pubis is located in the: UE, Post Trunk, Ant Trunk, or LE? - ANSWER-Anterior Trunk The lateral malleolus is the distal end of the: Sternum, Tibia, Femur, or Fibula? - ANSWER-Fibula The Popliteal Fossa is located in the: Post LE, Ant LE, Ant Trunk, or Post Trunk? - ANSWER-Posterior LE The Acromion is located in the: Foot, Shoulder Area, LE, or Spine? - ANSWER-Shoulder area The Mandible is located in the: UE, LE, Trunk Region, or Head? - ANSWER-Head A specialized set of calipers used to measure the thickness of sections of the human body is: Tape Measure, AP/ML Gauage, Goniometer, or Brannock? - ANSWER-AP/ML Gauge The Umbilicus is located in the: Abdomen, Head, LE, or UE? - ANSWER-Abdomen This is used to take circumference & length measurements of body segments: Tape Measure, AP/ML Gauge, Goniometer, or Brannock? - ANSWER-Tape Measurer This an instrument that either measures the angle of the ROM of body segments, or angles of deformities of body segments: Tape Measure, AP/ML Gauge, Goniometer, or Bannock? - ANSWER-Goniometer The general term for the prominent structures or features of the human body that can be located and described by visual inspection or palpation at the body's surface: AP/ML Measurements, Medial Tubricles, Anatomical Landmarks, or Styloid Processes? - ANSWER-Anatomical Landmarks An example of a non-porous article that would be worn during contact w/ bodily fluids would be: Gloves, Dust Mask, Lab Coat, or Gauze Shoe covers? - ANSWER-Gloves _ refers to the practice of avoiding contact w/ patient's bodily fluids, by means of wearing non-porous articles: VRE, OSHA, MRSA or Universal Precautions? - ANSWER-Universal Precautions. T/F: Under universal precautions all patients are considered to be possible carriers of blood-born pathogens: - ANSWER-True T/F: Gloves should be worn when handling the patient in a skin to skin contact situation. - ANSWER-True This cardinal plane divides the body into left & right: Frontal, Sagital, Coronal, or Transverse? - ANSWER-Sagital When the patient is lying on his back, he is this position: Prone, Dependent, Supine, or Upright? - ANSWER-Supine Bending parts of a joint together so that the ankle is decreased is : Flexion, Extension, Rotation, or Circumduction? - ANSWER-Flexion Amount of dorsiflexion required for normal gait is: 5, 10, 20 or 30 degrees? - ANSWER-10 degrees Which of these terms is used for a "Knock-kneed" position: Genu valgum, Genu recurvatum, Genu varum, or Osgood Schlatter's? - ANSWER-Genu valgum Which of these terms is used for the distance b/w parallel lines intersecting the midpoint of each heel in Gait Cycle: Step Length, Stride Length, Base of Support, or Center of Gravity? - ANSWER-Base of Support Each of these would be true of the use of assistive device during ambulation except: Increase in foot pressure, Assist in balance, Assists in control of abnormal biomechanics, or Decreases joint forces? - ANSWER-Increase in foot pressures Three point force systems entails: Affecting alignment by controlling two adjacent skeletal segments, The corrective force is located on the convex side of the curve at the joint addressed, Two counteractive forces are positioned on the opposite side above and below the corrective force, or All of the above? - ANSWER-All of the above These orthoses may also serve as kinesthetic reminders to limit motion or avoid undesirable posture: Spinal, UE, LE, or All of the above? - ANSWER-Spinal T/F: The long-term effects of skeletal malalignment can include the acquisition of pathomechanical deformities - ANSWER-True T/F: One of the objectives w/ bracing is to provide intervention w/ the least amount of control necessary? - ANSWER-True To provide an orthotic w/out a Rx, all of these must be true except: It's for a close friend, No professional skills are expended in custom fitting the orthosis, The patient is billed directly, or It's billed in accordance w/ 3rd party payer regulations? - ANSWER-It's for a close friend In compression hose, the max compression is achieved here: In the forefoot, At the heel, In the ankle, or In the calf? - ANSWER-in the Ankle All of these are indications for compression garments except: Peripheral Neuropathy, Varicose Veins, Lymphedema, or Burn Scar? - ANSWER-Peripheral Neuropathy Which of these degrees of compression hose could be purchased OTC: 10-20, 20-30, 30-40, or 40-50 mmHG? - ANSWER-10-20 mmHg These compression garments are worn when the patient is non-ambulatory or post-surgical to help prevent pooling of blood in the legs that could lead to a venous thrombosis: Silver, Lymphedema, Anti-embolism, or Support stockings? - ANSWER-Anti-embolism Prefabricated orthoses may be acquired: By custom fabricating them, From used custom returns, From inventory, or Free from Medicare distributors? - ANSWER-From inventory If the brace don't appear to fit correctly: Use it anyway, Return it to the vendor or inventory, Remove it & try again, Dispose of it? - ANSWER-Remove it & try again Patient Education includes all of these except: Warranty & Return, Care & Maintenance, Donning & Doffing, or Trimming & Customization? - ANSWER-Trimming & Customization Once the orthosis is delivered to the facility and in the fitter's hand, it should be: Permanently labeled w/ the patients name, Billed to the patient, Fit to the patient, or Quality checked? - ANSWER-QC Before you fit the orthosis you need to ____ the patient: bill, communicate w/, walk w/, or warn? - ANSWER-communicate with The patient should be positioned so as: to make it efficient & effective to fit the orthosis, to maximize their personal comfort, to not let them see what you are doing, or to have their feet higher than their heart? - ANSWER-to make it efficient & effective to fit the orthosis In dealing w/ patient modesty, the best advice is: don't fit the brace if it will make you uncomfortable, don't fit the brace if it will make them uncomfortable, or be minimally invasive. - ANSWER-be minimally invasive Initial fitting of the orthosis should be done: before measuring, as quickly as possible, or according to the the manufacturers guidelines? - ANSWER-according to the manufacturers guidelines The first priority when fitting a brace is: proper fit & alignment, appearance, color, or comfort? - ANSWER-proper fit & alignment The brace should be: loose, snug, painful, or constricting? - ANSWER-snug This person/agency determines the medical appropriateness of the Rx: patient, certified fitter, physician, Medicare? - ANSWER-physician T/F: The certified fitter may refer repairs or adjustments to an orthosis to an orthotist/pedorthist w/out notifying the prescribing healthcare provider as long as repairs or adjustments conform to the original Rx? - ANSWER-True It is unethical for the certified fitter to accept any Rx when the certified fitter knows, or has good cause to believe, that the orthosis and/or shoes can't be furnished: In the exact color that the patient wants, Next day, W/in a reasonable period of time, or W/out additional cost? - ANSWER-w/in a reasonable period of time All certified fitters shall report to the Certifying Org any conduct that appears to be: Unethical, Incompetent, Illegal, or All of the above? - ANSWER-all of the above Stance Phase consists of what percent of the Gait Cycle: 25, 38, 50, or 62% - ANSWER-62% The distance walked in a certain amount of time is: Velocity, Cadence, Stride Length, or Step Length? - ANSWER-Velocity Another name for Terminal Stance is: Heel Strike, Foot Flat, Heel Off, or Toe Off? - ANSWER-Heel off The gait consist of a limp adopted so as to avoid pain on weight bearing structures (hip, knee or ankle injuries), characterized by a very short stance phase on the injured side: An antalgic gait, An ataxic gait, An apraxic gait, or A trendelenburg gait? - ANSWER-an antalgic gait These use vessel size, controlled by the sympathetic nervous system, to move blood by pressure: Arteries, Capillaries, Veins, or Lymphatic Ducts? - ANSWER-Arteries These use one-way valves controlled by muscle contractions to move the blood: Arteries, Capillaries, Veins, of Lymphatic Ducts? - ANSWER-Veins The Somatic & Autonomic NS are part of the: CNS, Peripheral NS, Circulatory system, or Both A & B? - ANSWER-PNS The largest oran in the lymphatic system is: Spleen, Lymph Nodes, Thymus, or Tonsils? - ANSWER-spleen The liquid part of blood is called: WBC, RBC, Plasma, or Water? - ANSWER-plasma These are thin-walled blood vessels in which gas, nutrient & waste exchange occur: Arteries, Capillaries, Veins or Arterioles? - ANSWER-capillaries Oxygenation & CO2 removal of the blood occur here: Heart, Capillaries, Arterioles, or Lungs? - ANSWER-Lungs Plasma composes ____ of the blood: 25, 35, 55, or 75% - ANSWER-55% Which of these types of orthoses would fall w/in the scope of practice of a CFO: Tibial Fx Bracing, Asen Cervical Collar, Scoliosis Jacket, or Halo? - ANSWER-Aspen Cervical Collar All of these are required to become a CFO except: Video Practical Exam, Written Exam via CBT, A reference letter from a referral source or CO or CP or 1,000 hours of fitting experience? - ANSWER-Video Practical Exam Which or these has the broadest scope of practice: CFts, CFm, CFO, or COF? - ANSWER-COF ABC stands for: - ANSWER-American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics, INC. BOC stands for: - ANSWER-Board of Certification/Accreditation International ? All of the following are functional goals for LE orthoses except: Maintenance or correction of body segment, Assistance or resistance to joint motion, Increased ground reaction forces, or Relief of distal weight bearing forces? - ANSWER-Increased ground reaction forces Which of these orthoses has a more proximal trim line: AFO, FO, KAFO, or HKAFO? - ANSWER-HKAFO This orthosis works well for patients w/ absent quads or moderate to severe edema: Double Upright KAFO, Single Upright KAFO, Plastic AFO, or Plastic KAFO? - ANSWER-Double Upright KAFO This brace looks like a hinged knee brace, but it actually slightly pushes the knee out laterally: ACL brace, MCL brace, OA brace or PCL brace? - ANSWER-OA brace This is a condition causing extremely week & fragile bones, which makes them susceptible to fractures. People w/ this condition often also have loose joints w/ hypermobility: Cerebral Palsy, Hemophilia, Osteogenesis imperfecta, or Syndactyly? - ANSWER-Osteogenesis imperfecta This is a degenerative disease of the hip joint characterized by osteonecrosis of the femoral head. Typically found in young children: