NBCOT COTA EXAM Questions and
Correct Answers (100% Pass)
Dysphagia
✓ discomfort or difficulty in swallowing
Aphasia
✓ an impairment of language, affecting the production or
comprehension of speech and the ability to read or writ
Anomia
✓ Loss of ability to name objects or to to recognize or recall names; can
be receptive of expressive (type of aphasia)
Broca's aphasia
✓ Expressive aphasia- difficulty speaking
Wernicke's aphasia
✓ Receptive aphasia- difficulty understanding language
Autonomic Dysreflexia
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✓ Immediate pounding headache, anxiety, perspiration, flushing, chills,
nasal congestion, sudden onset of hypertension, and bradycardia
Heterotopic ossification
✓ Also called ectopic bone, is bone that develops in abnormal anatomic
locations. It most often occurs in the muscles around the hip and knee,
but occasionally it can be noted at the elbow and shoulder. The first
symptoms are swelling, warmth, and decreased joint ROM. The onset of
HO is usually 1 to 4 months after injury (SCI).
Apraxia
✓ inability to perform particular purposeful actions; result of brain
damage
Dyspraxia
✓ difficulty translating sensory information into physical movement,
unfamiliar movements, or movement with multiple steps
Ataxia
✓ loss of full control of bodily movements
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Paraphasia
✓ type of language output error commonly associated with aphasia,
characterized by the production of unintended phrases during effort to
speak
Hemiparesis
✓ general weakness on one side of the body
Fibromyalgia
✓ musculoskeletal disorder associated with generalized severe pain,
weakness, and loss of strength
Directive role
✓ leadership is the responsibility of the OTA
Facilitative role
✓ leadership responsibilities are shared among members of the group but
ultimately controlled by OTA
Advisory role
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