ABCOP ORTHOTICS WRITTEN EXAM QUESTIONS &
SOLUTIONS WELL RATED & GRADED A+
A single gait cycle is defined as the activity that occurs from: - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Heel strike
on one side to heel strike on the ipsilateral side
During which phase of gait are the hip extensors most active? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Loading
Response
Which muscle most closely duplicates the function of the tibialis anterior? - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>Extensor Hallucis Longus
Which of the following is often the result of an irregular birth? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Multiple
Sclerosis
A patient presents to your office with bossing of the right posterior cranium and flattening on
the left posterior cranium. How would you classify this? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Left posterior
brachycephalic
Which type of scoliosis is most likely the result of a leg length discrepancy? - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>Nonstructural scoliosis
What is the most appropriate for a median nerve injury at the wrist? - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>WHO with thumb post
In addition to the deltoid, the axillary nerve innervates the: - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Teres
Minor
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,The axis of rotation of the hip joint is located: - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Anterior & Superior to
the greater trochanter
The gelatinous center of a spinal disc is the: - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Nucleus Pulposus
Which muscle serves to abduct the phalanges away from the 3rd digit? - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>Dorsal Interossei
The position of the thoracic facets most easily allows for which movements? - CORRECT
ANSWER >>>Rotation and Lateral Flexion
Which of the following is NOT true of Sheurmann's kyphosis? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>An LSO to
posteriorly tilt the pelvis will improve this condition
What gait deviation would you primarily expect to see with a tibial nerve lesion? - CORRECT
ANSWER >>>Uncontrolled tibial advancement in stance phase
What compensatory motion would most likely be seen in an individual with quadriceps
weakness? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Forward trunk lean
Hydrocephalus often accompanies which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Spina
Bifida
The lumbricals function to: - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Flex the MCP joints and extend the PIP
joints
What is NOT true of the gluteus maximums - CORRECT ANSWER >>>It functions as an internal
rotator of the hip
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, Maximum plantarflexion occurs at what phase of gait? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Pre Swing
Which muscle is NOT innervated by the obturator nerve? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Sartorius
What is NOT true of gait? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Initial swing begins at toe off and continues
until the tibia reaches vertical
What is the principle to follow when fitting a Milwaukee TLSO? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>The
loading vector for thoracic and lumbar pads should be anteromedial in almost all cases
An orthosis for a patient post anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction should primarily control:
- CORRECT ANSWER >>>Anterior displacement of the tibia on the femur
Which muscle does not act on the wrist: - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Brachioradialis
You are testing a patient's L3-L5 Myotomes. Which motions do you test? - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>Knee Extension, Dorsiflexion, & Great toe Extension
A patient comes into your office for an orthosis to prevent glenohumeral subluxation. What
positions should the shoulder be places in? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Abduction and internal
rotation
What would a proximal lesion of the musculocutaneous nerve NOT affect? - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>Brachioradialis
What position is the hip typically in during heel strike? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>30 degrees
flexion
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SOLUTIONS WELL RATED & GRADED A+
A single gait cycle is defined as the activity that occurs from: - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Heel strike
on one side to heel strike on the ipsilateral side
During which phase of gait are the hip extensors most active? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Loading
Response
Which muscle most closely duplicates the function of the tibialis anterior? - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>Extensor Hallucis Longus
Which of the following is often the result of an irregular birth? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Multiple
Sclerosis
A patient presents to your office with bossing of the right posterior cranium and flattening on
the left posterior cranium. How would you classify this? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Left posterior
brachycephalic
Which type of scoliosis is most likely the result of a leg length discrepancy? - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>Nonstructural scoliosis
What is the most appropriate for a median nerve injury at the wrist? - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>WHO with thumb post
In addition to the deltoid, the axillary nerve innervates the: - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Teres
Minor
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,The axis of rotation of the hip joint is located: - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Anterior & Superior to
the greater trochanter
The gelatinous center of a spinal disc is the: - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Nucleus Pulposus
Which muscle serves to abduct the phalanges away from the 3rd digit? - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>Dorsal Interossei
The position of the thoracic facets most easily allows for which movements? - CORRECT
ANSWER >>>Rotation and Lateral Flexion
Which of the following is NOT true of Sheurmann's kyphosis? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>An LSO to
posteriorly tilt the pelvis will improve this condition
What gait deviation would you primarily expect to see with a tibial nerve lesion? - CORRECT
ANSWER >>>Uncontrolled tibial advancement in stance phase
What compensatory motion would most likely be seen in an individual with quadriceps
weakness? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Forward trunk lean
Hydrocephalus often accompanies which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Spina
Bifida
The lumbricals function to: - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Flex the MCP joints and extend the PIP
joints
What is NOT true of the gluteus maximums - CORRECT ANSWER >>>It functions as an internal
rotator of the hip
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, Maximum plantarflexion occurs at what phase of gait? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Pre Swing
Which muscle is NOT innervated by the obturator nerve? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Sartorius
What is NOT true of gait? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Initial swing begins at toe off and continues
until the tibia reaches vertical
What is the principle to follow when fitting a Milwaukee TLSO? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>The
loading vector for thoracic and lumbar pads should be anteromedial in almost all cases
An orthosis for a patient post anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction should primarily control:
- CORRECT ANSWER >>>Anterior displacement of the tibia on the femur
Which muscle does not act on the wrist: - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Brachioradialis
You are testing a patient's L3-L5 Myotomes. Which motions do you test? - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>Knee Extension, Dorsiflexion, & Great toe Extension
A patient comes into your office for an orthosis to prevent glenohumeral subluxation. What
positions should the shoulder be places in? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Abduction and internal
rotation
What would a proximal lesion of the musculocutaneous nerve NOT affect? - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>Brachioradialis
What position is the hip typically in during heel strike? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>30 degrees
flexion
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