BOC Exam Questions and Answers(A+ Solution guide)

BOC Exam Questions
Tissue returns to normal size and shape.
A. Elastic Range
B. Elasticity
C. Plastic Range
D. Stiffness
E. Strain
AB. Stress - ✔️✔️A. Elastic Range

A soccer athlete comes to you complaining of right knee pain. You assess active &
passive ROM, noting knee flexion is limited both actively and passively. According to
Cyriax interpretation of ROM, what type of structure do you suspect is affected?
A. Joint structure
B. Rectus Femoris
C. Musculotendinous Tissue
D. B & C - ✔️✔️A. Joint structure


Healing of hyaline cartilage depends upon
A. Depth of the defect
B. Maturity of the cartilage
C. Location of the Defect
D. All of the above
E. A & C only - ✔️✔️D. All of the above

A football player recently suffered a knee injury resulting in a partial tear of the MCL. His
injury was treated conservatively and the tear wasn't surgerically repaired. Even after
the tissue has healed, you can expect his knee to exhibit laxity with valgus stress
because the ligament will heal with scarring and lengthen.
A. True
B. False - ✔️✔️A. True

Hooke's law states that:
A. Deformation occurs when the stress is greater than the strain.
B. Stress and strain are inversely related
C. Elasticity is greater in the elastic region.
D. The amount of change in size or shape is proportional to the force applied. - ✔️✔️D.
The amount of change in size or shape is proportional to the force applied.


Use of heavy pressure during massage and myofascial release techniques is good for
treating patients with a lot of muscle guarding.
A. True

,B. False - ✔️✔️B. False

Superficial fascia is more sensitive than deep fascia.
A. True
B. False - ✔️✔️B. False

A Grade III or IV posterior glide of the distal tibia would be used to increase
plantarflexion range of motion at the talocurural joint.
A. True
B. False - ✔️✔️A. True

During the Remodeling phase, Type 1 Collagen is broken down replaced with Type III
Collagen.
A. True
B. False - ✔️✔️B. False

A trigger point can be defined as a hyperirritable node within a taught band of tissue that
results in referred pain.
A. True
B. False - ✔️✔️A. True


Fascia contains which of the following components?
A. Sensory receptors
B. Vascular structures
C. Adipose cells
D. All of the above
E. A & B - ✔️✔️D. All of the above

Grade III joint mobilizations are performed as small oscillations not crossing the point of
tissue resistance.
A. True
B. False - ✔️✔️B. False

When performing joint mobilizations glides, the treatment plane is always:
A. Parallel to the concave bone
B. Parallel to the convex bone
C. Perpendicular to the concave bone
D. Perpendicular to the convex bone. - ✔️✔️A. Parallel to the concave bone

Your athlete comes to you complaining of pain over the anterior shoulder and the
medial palmar aspect of the hand. Examination of the glenohumeral joint and deltoid
musculature reveals no abnormalies. Thus, you suspect this pain may be referred from
a trigger point in what muscle?
A. Serratus Anterior

, B. Supraspinatus
C. Pec Major
D. Levator Scapula - ✔️✔️C. Pec Major

In the remodeling phase of healing, patients will likely present with decrease spasm but
continued edema, pain, and/or loss of function.
A. True
B. False - ✔️✔️B. False

Matching.
The amount of change in size or shape.
A. Elastic Range
B. Elasticity
C. Plastic Range
D. Stiffness
E. Strain
AB. Stress - ✔️✔️E. Strain


Force that changes the form or shape.
A. Elastic Range
B. Elasticity
C. Plastic Range
D. Stiffness
E. Strain
AB. Stress - ✔️✔️AB. Stress


Permanent change in tissue size and shape occurs.
A. Elastic Range
B. Elasticity
C. Plastic Range
D. Stiffness
E. Strain
AB. Stress - ✔️✔️C. Plastic Range

The ability of an object to resist deformation when stress is applied.
A. Elastic Range
B. Elasticity
C. Plastic Range
D. Stiffness
E. Strain
AB. Stress - ✔️✔️D. Stiffness

A posterior glide of the glenohumeral joint can be used to increase which ranges of
motion (MARK ALL THAT APPLY)