BOC Exam 5
In which direction should stirrup strips be applied to a patient with laxity in the
calcaneofibular ligament?
A. Anterior to posterior
B. Lateral to medial
C. Medial to lateral
D. Posterior to anterior
E. Spiral lateral to medial - ✔️✔️C. Medial to Lateral
A high school athlete wishes to join the track and field team as a pole vaulter. Due to
the poten-tial risk for catastrophic injury, the athlete is re-quired to purchase additional
medical coverage and the athlete's guardian will need to sign an assumption of risk
waiver per school district poli-cy. Which form of risk reduction is used by the school
district?
A. Avoidance
B. Records Management
C. Reduction
D. Retention
E. Transference - ✔️✔️E. Transference
Which of the following positions is the most appropriate for the athlete when the athletic
trainer is palpating the spleen?
A. Hook lying position
B. Left side lying
C. Right side lying
D. Supine with legs and arms extended - ✔️✔️A. Hook lying position
A construction foreman is injured on the job site. What PRIMARY insurance coverage
would cover this individual?
A. Health Maintenance Organization
B. Medicaid
C. Medicare
D. Liability insurance
E. Worker's Compensation - ✔️✔️E. Worker's Compensation
Which of the following devices is MOST appropriate to use on a tennis player diagnosed
with lateral epicondylitis?
A. Checkrein brace
B. Counterforce forearm brace
C. Elastic Bandage
D. Elbow hinge brace
,E. neoprene forearm sleeve - ✔️✔️B. Counterforce forearm brace
Three days after sustaining a blow to the head in a middle school soccer match, the
athlete reports to the athletic trainer that she has been experiencing mild headaches
with increased activity. What is the MOST appropriate action for the athletic trainer to
take?
A. Allow the athlete to complete a restricted prac-tice and re-evaluate following practice
B. Check the athlete's vital signs and clear her for participation if within normal limits
C. Closely monitor the athlete at practice and no-tify her parents at its conclusion
D. Hold the athlete from practice and notify her parents
E. Perform functional testing to check the ath-lete's status - ✔️✔️D. Hold the athlete
from practice and notify her parents
Which of the following is an epiphyseal condition that causes tissue necrosis and
potential deformation to the head of the femur?
A. Sever's disease
B. Scheurmann's disease
C. Os trigonum disease
D. Osgood-Schlatter disease
E. Legg-Calve-Perthes Syndrome - ✔️✔️A. Sever's Disease
Which of the following describes the MOST common site of Achilles tendon ruptures?
A. At the musculotendinosus junction
B. At the proximal attachment of the tendon
C. 1-2 inches proximal to the calcaneal attachment
D. Parallel to the fibers of the tendon - ✔️✔️C. 1-2 inches proximal to the calcaneal
attachment
When performing electrical muscular stimulation on a post surgical ACL reconstruction
athlete, which of the following would produce tetany of the quadriceps?
A. High frequency 40-50 pps
B. Low frequency 5-15 pps
C. Medium frequency 15-30 pps
D. Very high frequency 150-200 pps - ✔️✔️A. High frequency 40-50 pps
Which of the following events occurs in the proliferation stage of wound healing?
A. Development of fibrous tissue
B. Leukocyte migration
C. Platelet accumulation
D. Resolution of matrix - ✔️✔️A. Development of fibrous tissue
Which of the following rotator cuff therapeutic strengthening exercises would be
appropriate two weeks post operation for an arthroscopic slap lesion repair?
A. Isometric
B. Isotonic
, C. Isokinetic
D. Open kinetic chain
E. Plyometric - ✔️✔️A. Isometric
While treating an athlete with back spasms the athletic trainer decides to perform
massage. Which pain theory supports this decision?
A. Central biasing theory
B. Gate control theory
C. Noxious pain modulation
D. Peripheral pain modulation - ✔️✔️B. Gate Control Theory
What type of knee brace would a physician prescribe following return to sport after
successful ACL reconstruction surgery?
A. Functional knee brace
B. Patellofemoral knee brace
C. Prophylactic knee brace
D. Rehabilitative knee brace - ✔️✔️A. Functional knee brace
What percentage of a patients body weight is made up of water?
A. 70-90%
B. 50-70%
C. 30-50%
D. 10-30%
E. 0-10% - ✔️✔️B. 50-70%
The women's collegiate basketball coach approached the ATC with concerns about one
of his athletes. The athletic trainer decides to schedule a meeting with the athlete to
discuss the coach's concerns. The discussion reveals the athlete has extreme fatigue,
weight loss, bradycardia, and light headedness when she stands up from seated or
supine position. She states she cannot concentrate in class and does not feel well in
general. She is having trouble sleeping at night and staying awake during her classes.
She works out on her own after practices to earn a starting position on the team.
Based on this information, what conditions would the athletic trainer suspect? Choose
all that apply
A. Athlete's position on team
B. Depression
C. Eating Disorder
D. Loss of scholarship
E. Mononucleosis
F. Thyroid dysfunction - ✔️✔️B. Depression
C. Eating Disorder
F. Thyroid Dysfunction
In which direction should stirrup strips be applied to a patient with laxity in the
calcaneofibular ligament?
A. Anterior to posterior
B. Lateral to medial
C. Medial to lateral
D. Posterior to anterior
E. Spiral lateral to medial - ✔️✔️C. Medial to Lateral
A high school athlete wishes to join the track and field team as a pole vaulter. Due to
the poten-tial risk for catastrophic injury, the athlete is re-quired to purchase additional
medical coverage and the athlete's guardian will need to sign an assumption of risk
waiver per school district poli-cy. Which form of risk reduction is used by the school
district?
A. Avoidance
B. Records Management
C. Reduction
D. Retention
E. Transference - ✔️✔️E. Transference
Which of the following positions is the most appropriate for the athlete when the athletic
trainer is palpating the spleen?
A. Hook lying position
B. Left side lying
C. Right side lying
D. Supine with legs and arms extended - ✔️✔️A. Hook lying position
A construction foreman is injured on the job site. What PRIMARY insurance coverage
would cover this individual?
A. Health Maintenance Organization
B. Medicaid
C. Medicare
D. Liability insurance
E. Worker's Compensation - ✔️✔️E. Worker's Compensation
Which of the following devices is MOST appropriate to use on a tennis player diagnosed
with lateral epicondylitis?
A. Checkrein brace
B. Counterforce forearm brace
C. Elastic Bandage
D. Elbow hinge brace
,E. neoprene forearm sleeve - ✔️✔️B. Counterforce forearm brace
Three days after sustaining a blow to the head in a middle school soccer match, the
athlete reports to the athletic trainer that she has been experiencing mild headaches
with increased activity. What is the MOST appropriate action for the athletic trainer to
take?
A. Allow the athlete to complete a restricted prac-tice and re-evaluate following practice
B. Check the athlete's vital signs and clear her for participation if within normal limits
C. Closely monitor the athlete at practice and no-tify her parents at its conclusion
D. Hold the athlete from practice and notify her parents
E. Perform functional testing to check the ath-lete's status - ✔️✔️D. Hold the athlete
from practice and notify her parents
Which of the following is an epiphyseal condition that causes tissue necrosis and
potential deformation to the head of the femur?
A. Sever's disease
B. Scheurmann's disease
C. Os trigonum disease
D. Osgood-Schlatter disease
E. Legg-Calve-Perthes Syndrome - ✔️✔️A. Sever's Disease
Which of the following describes the MOST common site of Achilles tendon ruptures?
A. At the musculotendinosus junction
B. At the proximal attachment of the tendon
C. 1-2 inches proximal to the calcaneal attachment
D. Parallel to the fibers of the tendon - ✔️✔️C. 1-2 inches proximal to the calcaneal
attachment
When performing electrical muscular stimulation on a post surgical ACL reconstruction
athlete, which of the following would produce tetany of the quadriceps?
A. High frequency 40-50 pps
B. Low frequency 5-15 pps
C. Medium frequency 15-30 pps
D. Very high frequency 150-200 pps - ✔️✔️A. High frequency 40-50 pps
Which of the following events occurs in the proliferation stage of wound healing?
A. Development of fibrous tissue
B. Leukocyte migration
C. Platelet accumulation
D. Resolution of matrix - ✔️✔️A. Development of fibrous tissue
Which of the following rotator cuff therapeutic strengthening exercises would be
appropriate two weeks post operation for an arthroscopic slap lesion repair?
A. Isometric
B. Isotonic
, C. Isokinetic
D. Open kinetic chain
E. Plyometric - ✔️✔️A. Isometric
While treating an athlete with back spasms the athletic trainer decides to perform
massage. Which pain theory supports this decision?
A. Central biasing theory
B. Gate control theory
C. Noxious pain modulation
D. Peripheral pain modulation - ✔️✔️B. Gate Control Theory
What type of knee brace would a physician prescribe following return to sport after
successful ACL reconstruction surgery?
A. Functional knee brace
B. Patellofemoral knee brace
C. Prophylactic knee brace
D. Rehabilitative knee brace - ✔️✔️A. Functional knee brace
What percentage of a patients body weight is made up of water?
A. 70-90%
B. 50-70%
C. 30-50%
D. 10-30%
E. 0-10% - ✔️✔️B. 50-70%
The women's collegiate basketball coach approached the ATC with concerns about one
of his athletes. The athletic trainer decides to schedule a meeting with the athlete to
discuss the coach's concerns. The discussion reveals the athlete has extreme fatigue,
weight loss, bradycardia, and light headedness when she stands up from seated or
supine position. She states she cannot concentrate in class and does not feel well in
general. She is having trouble sleeping at night and staying awake during her classes.
She works out on her own after practices to earn a starting position on the team.
Based on this information, what conditions would the athletic trainer suspect? Choose
all that apply
A. Athlete's position on team
B. Depression
C. Eating Disorder
D. Loss of scholarship
E. Mononucleosis
F. Thyroid dysfunction - ✔️✔️B. Depression
C. Eating Disorder
F. Thyroid Dysfunction
