PEAT 1 Questions and Answers | Fall 2026 | 100% Correct
1. A 3-month old child has motor and B.
sensory loss in the right upper
extremity in the areas innervated by A brachial plexus injury that affects the C5 and C6 nerve roots is termed
the C5 and C6 spinal nerves. The Erb-Duchenne paralysis. A lesion affecting the C8 and T1 roots is terme
cause of this birth injury MOST likely is: Klumpke's paralysis. Hemiplegia and spinal cord injury would be caused
trauma to the CNS and would not normally affect just the C5 and C6 ne
A. hemiplegia roots.
B. Erb-Duchenne paralysis
C. Spinal Cord Injury
D. Klumpke's paralysis
,PEAT 1 Questions and Answers | Fall 2026 | 100% Correct
1. A 5-year-old patient with a closed C.
head injury is exhibiting behavior
consistent with the confused agitated Sensory inputs such as intermittent music and touching the face, rockin
level of cognitive function. During patient rapidly and brightening the room elicit arousal. When a child
physical therapy intervention, the becomes agitated and confused, it is appropriate to reduce the genera
patient becomes combative. Which of amount of environment stimulation. Decreasing auditory and visual acti
the following techniques would be in the room may help the child focus.
MOST effective in calming the
patient?
A. Providing brief moving touch to the
face and turning on the patient's
favorite musical tape
B. Maintaining touch to the shoulders
and brightening the room by opening
curtains
C. Removing the patient from the
current treatment environment and
placing the patient in a quiet setting
D. Wrapping the patient in a blanket
and rocking the patient rapidly
,PEAT 1 Questions and Answers | Fall 2026 | 100% Correct
1. A 6-year-old child with spastic C.
diplegia is walking in the parallel bars.
The child walks with increased trunk The use of posterior walker has been found to encourage a more uprig
and hip flexion. What would be the posture during gait and to promote better gait characteristics than doe
MOST appropriate assistive device? use of an anterior walker. A standard walker, forearm crutches and bilat
quad canes all emphasize trunk and hip flexion, which is already increa
A. Standard walker for this child.
B. Forearm crutches
C. Posterior rolling walker
D. Bilateral quad canes
, PEAT 1 Questions and Answers | Fall 2026 | 100% Correct
1. A 14-month old child with brachial B.
nerve palsy has motor and sensory
loss in the right upper extremity in the The C5 and C6 myotomes include the biceps brachii, brachialis,
areas innervated by C5 & C6. Which of brachioradialis and deltoid muscles. The elbow flexors and supinators (
the following activities is MOST C6) are used to carry a teddy bear in the crook of the arm. Pushing a w
difficult to accomplish with the requires the use of the triceps (C7-C8). Holding a raisin requires the
affected upper extremity? presence of wrist flexors (C6-C8). Grasping a cup requires finger, thum
and wrist muscles (C6-C8, T1).
A. Pushing a wagon
B. Carrying a teddy bear in the crook
of the arm
C. Holding a raisin in the palm of the
hand
D. Grasping a cup
1. A 3-month old child has motor and B.
sensory loss in the right upper
extremity in the areas innervated by A brachial plexus injury that affects the C5 and C6 nerve roots is termed
the C5 and C6 spinal nerves. The Erb-Duchenne paralysis. A lesion affecting the C8 and T1 roots is terme
cause of this birth injury MOST likely is: Klumpke's paralysis. Hemiplegia and spinal cord injury would be caused
trauma to the CNS and would not normally affect just the C5 and C6 ne
A. hemiplegia roots.
B. Erb-Duchenne paralysis
C. Spinal Cord Injury
D. Klumpke's paralysis
,PEAT 1 Questions and Answers | Fall 2026 | 100% Correct
1. A 5-year-old patient with a closed C.
head injury is exhibiting behavior
consistent with the confused agitated Sensory inputs such as intermittent music and touching the face, rockin
level of cognitive function. During patient rapidly and brightening the room elicit arousal. When a child
physical therapy intervention, the becomes agitated and confused, it is appropriate to reduce the genera
patient becomes combative. Which of amount of environment stimulation. Decreasing auditory and visual acti
the following techniques would be in the room may help the child focus.
MOST effective in calming the
patient?
A. Providing brief moving touch to the
face and turning on the patient's
favorite musical tape
B. Maintaining touch to the shoulders
and brightening the room by opening
curtains
C. Removing the patient from the
current treatment environment and
placing the patient in a quiet setting
D. Wrapping the patient in a blanket
and rocking the patient rapidly
,PEAT 1 Questions and Answers | Fall 2026 | 100% Correct
1. A 6-year-old child with spastic C.
diplegia is walking in the parallel bars.
The child walks with increased trunk The use of posterior walker has been found to encourage a more uprig
and hip flexion. What would be the posture during gait and to promote better gait characteristics than doe
MOST appropriate assistive device? use of an anterior walker. A standard walker, forearm crutches and bilat
quad canes all emphasize trunk and hip flexion, which is already increa
A. Standard walker for this child.
B. Forearm crutches
C. Posterior rolling walker
D. Bilateral quad canes
, PEAT 1 Questions and Answers | Fall 2026 | 100% Correct
1. A 14-month old child with brachial B.
nerve palsy has motor and sensory
loss in the right upper extremity in the The C5 and C6 myotomes include the biceps brachii, brachialis,
areas innervated by C5 & C6. Which of brachioradialis and deltoid muscles. The elbow flexors and supinators (
the following activities is MOST C6) are used to carry a teddy bear in the crook of the arm. Pushing a w
difficult to accomplish with the requires the use of the triceps (C7-C8). Holding a raisin requires the
affected upper extremity? presence of wrist flexors (C6-C8). Grasping a cup requires finger, thum
and wrist muscles (C6-C8, T1).
A. Pushing a wagon
B. Carrying a teddy bear in the crook
of the arm
C. Holding a raisin in the palm of the
hand
D. Grasping a cup
