Orthotics and Prosthetics Combined Written Boards exam bank Q&A Summer 2025

Orthotics and Prosthetics Combined Written Boards exam bank Q&A

Summer 2025

A. Knee extension - (answers)a complete lesion of the femoral nerve as it leaves the lumbar
plexus affects what motion?
A. knee extension
B. hip adduction
c. hip extension
d. knee flexion
e. ankle plantarflexion


the femoral nerve - (answers)what is the largest nerve of the lumbar plexus?


Iliopsoas - (answers)what is the primary flexor of the hip?


common peroneal nerve - (answers)paralytic equinus during swing phase is often caused by
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injury to what nerve?


Equinus deformity - (answers)toe is in a down position, dorsiflexion limitation of the ankle


heel strike on one limb and a subsequent heel strike on the ipsilateral side - (answers)what is a
cycle of gait defined as?


C. Line of progression - (answers)toe in or toe out is the relationship of the long axis of the foot
to the:
A. subtalar joint
B. ankle joint axis
C. line of progression
D. Knee axis

,subtalar joint - (answers)what joint do the motions of inversion and eversion occur primarily at?


talus, tibia, fibula - (answers)what bones make up the talocrural joint?


dorsiflexion and plantar flexion
essentially a hinge type joint - (answers)what motion occurs in the talocrural joint?


resist over-eversion of the foot - (answers)what is the primary action of the medial ligament of
the ankle?


resist over-inversion of the foot - (answers)what is the primary action of the lateral ligament of
the ankle?


tibialis anterior, extensor hallucis longus, extensor digitorum longus - (answers)what muscles
produce dorsiflexion of the ankle?

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gastrocnemius, soleus, plantaris and posterior tibialis - (answers)what muscles produce
plantarflexion of the ankle?


talus and calcaneus - (answers)what bones form the subtalar joint? (aka talocalcaneal joint)


talonavicular, calcaneocuboid - (answers)what joints make up the midtarsal joint?


the anterior talar head and the concavity on the navicular - (answers)what makes up the
talonavicular joint?


the anterior facet of the calcaneus and the posterior cuboid - (answers)what makes up the
calcaneocuboid joint?

,midtarsal joints (talonavicular and calcaneocuboid) - (answers)what are the Chopart joints?


tarsometatarsal joints - (answers)what are the Lisfranc joints?


1st metatarsal and medial cuneiform - (answers)what makes up the medial column of the
tarsometatarsal joints?


2nd and 3rd metatarsal and intermediate and lateral cuneiforms - (answers)what makes up the
middle column of the tarsometatarsal joints?


4th and 5th metatarsals and the cuboid - (answers)what makes up the lateral tarsometatarsal
joints?


inversion and eversion, dorsiflexion an plantar flexion - (answers)what motions are produced at
the subtalar joint?


inversion and eversion. flexion and extension - (answers)what motions are produced at the
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flexion and extension, abduction and adduction - (answers)what motions are produced at the
metatarsalphalangeal joints?


flexion and extension - (answers)what motions are produced at the IP joints?


D. shortened step length on contralateral side - (answers)a complete lesion of the tibial nerve on
one leg will result in what gait deviations?
A. foot slap on ipsilateral side
B. gluteus medius limp on contralateral side
C. Shortened step length on ipsilateral side
D. shortened step length on contralateral side

, (posterior lower leg muscles)
gastrocnemius, soleus, plantaris, popliteus, tibialis posterior, flexor digitorum longus, flexor
hallucis longus - (answers)what muscles are innervated by the tibial nerve?


cervical lateral flexion - (answers)what is the C3 myotome


shoulder elevation - (answers)what is the C4 myotome


shoulder abduction - (answers)what is the C5 myotome


elbow flexion, wrist extension - (answers)what is the C6 myotome


elbow extension, wrist flexion - (answers)what is the C7 myotome


thumb extension, finger flexion - (answers)what is the C8 myotome

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finger abduction and adduction - (answers)what is the T1 myotome


hip flexion - (answers)what is the L2 myotome


knee extension - (answers)what is the L3 myotome


ankle DF - (answers)what is the L4 myotome


great toe extension - (answers)what is the L5 myotome


PF, eversion, hip extension - (answers)what is the S1 myotome


knee flexion, PF - (answers)what is the S2 myotome