ABC Certified Orthotic Fitter Exam with Guaranteed Accurate Answers

Rubor - correct answer Dark coloration of the skin that does not fade Mottling - correct answer Blotchy appearance of the skin Callus (Tyloma) - correct answer Thickened layers of skin, often on the hands or feet, where friction repeatedly occurs Hard Corn (Heloma Durum) - correct answer Small patch of thickened, dead skin with a packed center. Form usually 4th/5th toe Soft Corn (Heloma Molle) - correct answer (wound) usually in between 4th/5th wed space Edema - correct answer Excess of watery fluid collecting in the cavities or tissues of the body. dependent edema - correct answer a fluid accumulation in the tissues influenced by gravity; usually greater in the lower extremities than in tissue levels above the level of the heart venous edema - correct answer increased capillary pressure and venous obstruction mixed edema - correct answer waxy skin lymphedema - correct answer swelling due to an abnormal accumulation of lymph fluid within the tissues Normal Pedal(foot) Temperature - correct answer 80-90 *F Proprioception - correct answer Perception or awareness of the position and movement of the body. Tuning Fork Test(weber test) Discrepancy Window - correct answer 8 Seconds Stance Phase comprises what percent of the gait cycle? - correct answer 62% Swing Phase comprises what percent of the gait cycle? - correct answer 38% Saggital Plane - correct answer divides the body into a right and left side. (Dorsiflexion/Plantarflexion) Frontal Plane - correct answer Divides the body into front and back portions. (Anterior/Posterior)(inversion/Eversion) Transverse Plane - correct answer horizontal division of the body into upper and lower portions (Abduction/Adduction) Pronation(of the foot) - correct answer triplane movement comprised of dorsiflexion, eversion, abduction Supination(of the foot) - correct answer Triplane movement comprised of plantarflexion, inversion, adduction Heel Strike (initial contact) - correct answer Foot is inverted and dorsiflexed, Pressure should land on lateral heel Foot Flat (Loading Response) - correct answer Foot is inverted, Pressure is on the lateral border of foot