AOC IQT TEST 1 COMPREHENSIVE SCRIPT
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ Triceps reflexes. Answer: C6,C7,C8
**watch for contraction of triceps of extension of elbow
◉ Quadriceps reflex. Answer: L2-L4
**knee should extend
◉ Achilles reflex. Answer: S1
**first partially dorsiflex foot if pt is sitting, ankle should plantarflex
with hit
◉ Slowed relaxation of phase of reflexes in hypothyroidism in often
best detected during. Answer: ankle reflex
◉ Clonus. Answer: rapidly alternating involuntary contraction and
relaxation of a muscle in response to sudden stretch
**to test, wiggle foot then sharply dorsiflex
,◉ what must be presented for reflex to be graded as 4. Answer:
clonus
◉ sustained clonus points to. Answer: CNS disease
◉ normal movement of the big toe during plantar testing (L5,S1).
Answer: plantar flexion
◉ what indicates a positive Babinski response. Answer: dorsiflexion
of big toe, could indicate CST lesion
◉ When may abdominal reflexes (T8-12) be absent?. Answer: in
central or peripheral nerve disorders
◉ loss of anal reflex (external sphincter contraction) suggests?.
Answer: a lesion in the S2-3-4 reflex arc, is seen in *cauda equina
lesions* **big bad, surgical emergency
◉ Symmetric distal sensory loss suggests. Answer: diabetic
polyneuropathy
◉ For vibration and position sense, tests what first?. Answer: fingers
and toes
**if normal, safe to assume proximal areas are normal too
, ◉ Know dermatomes in green on powerpoint and perpiheral nerve
map. Answer: ok.
◉ Analgesia. Answer: inability to feel pain
◉ Hypalgesia. Answer: decreased sensitivity to pain
◉ Hyperalgesia. Answer: increased sensitivity to pain
◉ which tuning fork for vibration?. Answer: 128 Hz
◉ Vibration sense is often the first sensation lost in. Answer:
peripheral neuropathy like diabetic neuropathy or B12 deficiency
◉ How to test for vibration. Answer: place 128 fork over DIP joint
and ask WHAT the pt feels
◉ How to test proprioception. Answer: Grab big toe from sides and
move it as you ask them to tell you where it is (up or down)
◉ Stereognosis. Answer: ability to recognize objects by touch
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ Triceps reflexes. Answer: C6,C7,C8
**watch for contraction of triceps of extension of elbow
◉ Quadriceps reflex. Answer: L2-L4
**knee should extend
◉ Achilles reflex. Answer: S1
**first partially dorsiflex foot if pt is sitting, ankle should plantarflex
with hit
◉ Slowed relaxation of phase of reflexes in hypothyroidism in often
best detected during. Answer: ankle reflex
◉ Clonus. Answer: rapidly alternating involuntary contraction and
relaxation of a muscle in response to sudden stretch
**to test, wiggle foot then sharply dorsiflex
,◉ what must be presented for reflex to be graded as 4. Answer:
clonus
◉ sustained clonus points to. Answer: CNS disease
◉ normal movement of the big toe during plantar testing (L5,S1).
Answer: plantar flexion
◉ what indicates a positive Babinski response. Answer: dorsiflexion
of big toe, could indicate CST lesion
◉ When may abdominal reflexes (T8-12) be absent?. Answer: in
central or peripheral nerve disorders
◉ loss of anal reflex (external sphincter contraction) suggests?.
Answer: a lesion in the S2-3-4 reflex arc, is seen in *cauda equina
lesions* **big bad, surgical emergency
◉ Symmetric distal sensory loss suggests. Answer: diabetic
polyneuropathy
◉ For vibration and position sense, tests what first?. Answer: fingers
and toes
**if normal, safe to assume proximal areas are normal too
, ◉ Know dermatomes in green on powerpoint and perpiheral nerve
map. Answer: ok.
◉ Analgesia. Answer: inability to feel pain
◉ Hypalgesia. Answer: decreased sensitivity to pain
◉ Hyperalgesia. Answer: increased sensitivity to pain
◉ which tuning fork for vibration?. Answer: 128 Hz
◉ Vibration sense is often the first sensation lost in. Answer:
peripheral neuropathy like diabetic neuropathy or B12 deficiency
◉ How to test for vibration. Answer: place 128 fork over DIP joint
and ask WHAT the pt feels
◉ How to test proprioception. Answer: Grab big toe from sides and
move it as you ask them to tell you where it is (up or down)
◉ Stereognosis. Answer: ability to recognize objects by touch
