NPTE Exam Questions With Correct Answers A+

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NPTE Exam Questions With Correct
Answers A+

Vex/Cave Rule for capitate, lunate, scaphoid and triquetrum? - Answer✔Vex=Opp

Loose packed position for GH Joint? - Answer✔50-70 Deg Abd, 35 Deg Horz Abd

Loose packed position for Humeroulnar joint ? - Answer✔70 deg flex, 10 deg Sup

Loose packed Position for Proximal Radioulnar Joint? - Answer✔Full Ext 35 deg Sup

Loose packed Position for Distal Radioulnar Joint? - Answer✔10 deg sup

Vex/Cave Rule for Navicular, Cuneiform? - Answer✔Vex=opp

Vex/Cave Rule for Cuboid and Calcaneus? - Answer✔Cave=Same

Vex/Cave Rule for Talus? - Answer✔Vex=Opp

Loose packed Position for Hip ? - Answer✔30 Deg Flex, 30 Deg Abd, Slight ER

Loose packed Position for Talocrural ? - Answer✔10 Deg PF

Closed Packed Position for Acromioclavicular? - Answer✔90 Deg Abd

Closed Packed Position for GH - Answer✔Max Abd and ER

Closed Packed Position for Humeroradial - Answer✔90 Flex, 5 Deg Sup

Closed Packed Position for Humeroulnar - Answer✔Max Ext and Sup

Closed Packed Position for Proximal Radioulnar - Answer✔MAx ext, 5 deg Sup

Closed Packed Position for Distal Radioulnar - Answer✔5 Deg Sup

Closed Packed Position for Hip - Answer✔"Bone: 90 Flex, Slight Abd and Er
Lig: Max Ext, Abd, IR"

Closed Packed Position for Knee - Answer✔Max ER and Ext

Pathological End Feel: Boggy? - Answer✔Swelling/Edema

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Pathological End Feel: Firm decreased Elasticity? - Answer✔Soft tissue Fibrosus

Pathological End Feel: Rubbery? - Answer✔Muscle Spasm

Pathological End Feel: Empty? - Answer✔Muscle Guarding

Muscle Substitution: Shoulder Abd weak? - Answer✔Scap Stabilizers

Muscle Substitution: Hip Abductors Weak? - Answer✔Lat Trunk M. TFL

Muscle Substitution: Finger Flexors Weak? - Answer✔Tenodesis, Passive Finger Flex with
Wrist Ext

Muscle Substitution: Pecs Weak - Answer✔LOng Head Biceps, Coracobrachialis, Ant Delt

Muscle Substitution: Hip Extensors Weak? - Answer✔Low Back Extensor, Adductor Magnus,
QL

Muscle Substitution: Hip Flexors Weak? - Answer✔Lower Obliques, Low Abs, Lat Dorsi, Hip
Add

Capsular Patterns: OA Joint? - Answer✔Flex>Ext

Capsular Patterns: AA Joint? - Answer✔Rotation

Capsular Patterns: GH Joint? - Answer✔ER>Abd>IR

Capsular Patterns: HU Joint? - Answer✔Flex>Ext

Capsular Patterns: HR Joint? - Answer✔Flex>Ext

Capsular Patterns: Thoracic Spine? - Answer✔Rotation/Sidebending>Ext>Flex

Capsular Patterns: Lumbar Spine? - Answer✔Rotation/Sidebending/Ext/Flex

Capsular Patterns: Hip? - Answer✔Flex/IR>Abd

Capsular Patterns: Knee? - Answer✔Flex>Ext

Capsular Patterns: talocrural? - Answer✔DF>PF

Capsular Patterns: Subtalar? - Answer✔INV>EVR

Capsular Patterns:Midtarsal? - Answer✔Sup>Pro

Grades of Accessory Joint Motion: 0 - Answer✔Ankelosed

Grades of Accessory Joint Motion: 1 - Answer✔Hypomobile

Grades of Accessory Joint Motion: 2 - Answer✔Slightly Hypomobile

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Grades of Accessory Joint Motion: 3 - Answer✔Normal

Grades of Accessory Joint Motion: 4 - Answer✔Slightly Hypermobile

Grades of Accessory Joint Motion: 5 - Answer✔Hypermobile

Grades of Accessory Joint Motion: 6 - Answer✔Unstable

Myotomes: C1-C2 - Answer✔Neck flexion

Myotomes: C3 - Answer✔Neck lateral flexion

Myotomes: C4 - Answer✔Upper Trap/Shld Shrug

Myotomes: C5 - Answer✔Shld Abd/ Delt

Myotomes: C6 - Answer✔ECR and Biceps/ Wrist Ext and Elbow Flexion

Myotomes: C7 - Answer✔Elbow Ext and Wrist Flex/ Triceps

Myotomes: C8 - Answer✔Thumb Ext/ EPL and EPB

Myotomes: T1 - Answer✔Finger Abd/ Interossei

Ligament Function: Coracohumeral Lig - Answer✔reinforce bicep tendon, prevent caudal
dislocation, reinforces superior capsule

Ligament Function: Glenohumeral Lig - Answer✔Reinforce GH Capsule

GH and Scapulothoracic Rhythm ratio at 180 deg of ABD - Answer✔2:01:00
GH "Deg of Movement from GH for ABD

Deg of Movement from Scapulothoracic for ABD" - Answer✔120 deg, 60 deg

Requirements for Full Arm elevation - Answer✔"1. Scap Stabilization
2. Inf glide of Humerus
3. ER of humerus
4. Rotation of clavicle at SC joint
5. Scap Abd and ER of Acromion
6. Straightening of thoracic kyphosis"

Ligament Function: Ulnar Collateral - Answer✔reinforces Joint Medially

Ligament Function: Radial Collateral - Answer✔Reinforces Joint Laterally

Ligament Function: Annular - Answer✔protects radial head

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Blood Supply: Elbow Joint - Answer✔1. Brachial Artery
2. anterior ulnar Recurrent A
3. Post ulnar Recurrent A.
4. Radial Recurrent A.
5. Middle Collateral branch of deep brachial A.
Innervation: Palmar Lateral 1/2 of 4th and 3rd, 2nd, and 1st digit and Dorsal 2nd, 3rd and lateral
1/2 4th - Answer✔Median N.

Angle of Inclination of the Hip - Answer✔115-125

Coxa Valga Angle - Answer✔>125

Coxa Vara Angle - Answer✔<115

Normal anterior Antetorsion of the hip - Answer✔10/15/2014

Excessive Anteversion - Answer✔>25-30

Excessive Retroversion - Answer✔<10

Myotomes: L1-L2 - Answer✔Hip Flex/ Illiopsoas

Myotomes: L3 - Answer✔Knee Ext/Quad

Myotomes: L4 - Answer✔Ankle DF/Ant Tib

Myotomes: L5 - Answer✔Great Toe Ext/ EHL

Myotomes: S1 - Answer✔Ankle EVR/ CFL and CFB

Muscle Action: Iliopsoas - Answer✔Hip Flexion

Muscle Action: Sartorius - Answer✔Hip Flexion, ER, Hip Abd

Muscle Action: Quads - Answer✔Knee Ext

Muscle Action: Pectineus - Answer✔Hip ADD

Muscle Action: Adductor Longus - Answer✔Hip ADD

Muscle Action: Adductor Brevis - Answer✔Hip ADD

Muscle Action: Gracilis - Answer✔Hip ADD

Muscle Action: Glut Med - Answer✔Hip Flex, Hip IR, Hip ABD