NFPT EXAM | COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | DETAILED RATIONALES
• Ligament . CORRECT ANSWER: Fibrous tissue that hold joints together. less
elastic than tendons.
• Tendons . CORRECT ANSWER: Connects muscle to bone. Formed from
fibrous tissue. Much stronger than muscle.
• Cartilage . CORRECT ANSWER: Covers the end of each bone
• Synovial Fluid . CORRECT ANSWER: thin film of slippery fluid that separate
cartilage.
• Flexion and Extension . CORRECT ANSWER: Flexion: bending of joint that
decreases the angle.
Extension: straightening of a joint that increases the angle.
• Circumduction . CORRECT ANSWER: circular movement of the joint. Ex. arm
circles
• Later flexion . CORRECT ANSWER: side bends
• Eversion and Inversion . CORRECT ANSWER: Eversion: rotating foot so the
sole of the foot points away from the other.
Inversion: sole of the foot points toward the other.
, • Lateral Rotation and Medial Rotation . CORRECT ANSWER: Lateral: rotating
limb away from the center of the body.
Medial Rotation: rotating limb toward the center of the body.
• Retraction and Protraction . CORRECT ANSWER: Retraction: posterior (toward
the back of the body) movement of the arm at the shoulder. scapula pinches.
Protraction: anterior movement (toward the front of the body) of the arm at the
shoulder. scapula separates.
• 3 Main Classifications of Joints . CORRECT ANSWER: 1) Ligamentous:
immovable. Between bones of the skull.
2) Cartilaginous: slightly moveable. discs between spinal vertebrae.
3) Synovial: highly movable. Ball and socket, Pivot.
• Shoulder Complex . CORRECT ANSWER: Sternoclavicular (SC): saddle type
Acromioclavicular (AC): gliding
Glenohumeral (GH): ball and socket, multi axial movement
• Rotator Cuff . CORRECT ANSWER: Supraspinatus
Infraspinatus
Teres Minor
Subscapularis
• Chest Muscles . CORRECT ANSWER: Pectoralis Major: Adduction and flexion
of the humerus.
Pectoralis Minor: Depress and protracts the scapula.
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | DETAILED RATIONALES
• Ligament . CORRECT ANSWER: Fibrous tissue that hold joints together. less
elastic than tendons.
• Tendons . CORRECT ANSWER: Connects muscle to bone. Formed from
fibrous tissue. Much stronger than muscle.
• Cartilage . CORRECT ANSWER: Covers the end of each bone
• Synovial Fluid . CORRECT ANSWER: thin film of slippery fluid that separate
cartilage.
• Flexion and Extension . CORRECT ANSWER: Flexion: bending of joint that
decreases the angle.
Extension: straightening of a joint that increases the angle.
• Circumduction . CORRECT ANSWER: circular movement of the joint. Ex. arm
circles
• Later flexion . CORRECT ANSWER: side bends
• Eversion and Inversion . CORRECT ANSWER: Eversion: rotating foot so the
sole of the foot points away from the other.
Inversion: sole of the foot points toward the other.
, • Lateral Rotation and Medial Rotation . CORRECT ANSWER: Lateral: rotating
limb away from the center of the body.
Medial Rotation: rotating limb toward the center of the body.
• Retraction and Protraction . CORRECT ANSWER: Retraction: posterior (toward
the back of the body) movement of the arm at the shoulder. scapula pinches.
Protraction: anterior movement (toward the front of the body) of the arm at the
shoulder. scapula separates.
• 3 Main Classifications of Joints . CORRECT ANSWER: 1) Ligamentous:
immovable. Between bones of the skull.
2) Cartilaginous: slightly moveable. discs between spinal vertebrae.
3) Synovial: highly movable. Ball and socket, Pivot.
• Shoulder Complex . CORRECT ANSWER: Sternoclavicular (SC): saddle type
Acromioclavicular (AC): gliding
Glenohumeral (GH): ball and socket, multi axial movement
• Rotator Cuff . CORRECT ANSWER: Supraspinatus
Infraspinatus
Teres Minor
Subscapularis
• Chest Muscles . CORRECT ANSWER: Pectoralis Major: Adduction and flexion
of the humerus.
Pectoralis Minor: Depress and protracts the scapula.
