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This comprehensive study guide for the 2025/2026 PTA Licensure Exam features over 300 exam-style questions and answers focused on the musculoskeletal system. Topics include detailed muscle actions and prime movers, ROM norms, manual muscle testing (MMT) grades, gait cycle analysis, nerve plexus innervation, dermatome/myotome distributions, orthopedic special tests (e.g., Lachman, Phalen’s, Apprehension), and fracture types. It also includes coverage of prosthetics gait deviations, common pathologies (e.g., plantar fasciitis, RA, OA), and joint kinematics (concave-convex rules). All answers are marked for quick review, making it an ideal last-minute prep or deep study companion. This document is suitable for students enrolled in Physical Therapist Assistant programs, candidates preparing for the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE), and healthcare students needing a strong foundation in musculoskeletal rehabilitation. Also useful for DPT students as a refresher or support material for musculoskeletal lab courses. Keywords: ROM MMT Gait cycle Orthopedic special tests Brachial plexus Lumbosacral plexus Manual muscle testing Myotomes Dermatomes Prosthetics Postural deviations Joint kinematics Pathologies Fractures Nerve innervation PTA board exam Muscle actions Therapeutic exercise NPTE practice

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PTA Licensure Exam: Musculoskeletal
2025/2026 Exam Questions with 100%
Correct Answers | Latest Update

GH Joint Loose Pack Position - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔55 degrees abduction

30 degrees horizontal adduction

GH Joint Capsular Pattern - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔ER

Abduction

IR

Shoulder Flexion (prime movers) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Anterior deltoid

Biceps brachii

Coracobrachialis

Pectoralis major

,Shoulder Extension (prime movers) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Latissimus dorsi

Posterior deltoid

Teres Major

Shoulder Abduction (prime movers) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Middle deltoid

Supraspinatus

Shoulder Adduction (prime movers) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Latissimus dorsi

Pectoralis major

Teres major

Shoulder Lateral Rotation (prime movers) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Teres minor

Infraspinatus

Posterior deltoid

Shoulder Medial Rotation (prime movers) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Teres minor

Anterior deltoid

Pectoralis major

Subscapularis

,Latissimus dorsi

Scapular Elevation (prime movers) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Upper trapezius

Levator scapulae

Scapular Depression (prime movers) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Latissimus dorsi

Lower trapezius

Pectoralis major

Pectoralis minor

Scapular Protraction (prime movers) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Serratus anterior

Pectoralis minor

Scapular Retraction (prime movers) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Trapezius

Rhomboids

Scapular Upward Rotation (prime movers) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Trapezius

Serratus anterior

Scapular Downward Rotation (prime movers) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Pectoralis minor

Rhomboids

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, Levator scapulae

Radiohumeral Joint Capsular Pattern - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Flexion

Extension

Supination

Pronation

Ulnohumeral Joint Capsular Pattern - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Flexion

Extension

Proximal Radioulnar Joint Capsular Pattern - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Supination

Pronation

Elbow Flexion (prime movers) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Biceps brachii

Brachialis

Brachioradialis

Elbow Extension (prime movers) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Triceps brachii

Anconeus

Forearm Supination (prime movers) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Biceps brachii

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