NBCOT Occupational Therapy Certification Problem set
Exam Questions with all answers Correctly provided Latest
2024/2025
Stand-pivot transfer - correct answer individual stands and turns to the transfer
surface
Radial nerve palsy - correct answer can be due to humeral shaft fracture, but is also
known as saturday night palsy, a reference to sleeping in a position that places stress
on the radial nerve, in which the individual falls asleep with the back of the arm
compressed by the back of the chair. It results in weakness or paralysis of wrist
extensors, mcps, and thumb, and leads to wrist drop.
Carpal tunnel syndrome - correct answer median nerve compression that results in
numbness and tingling of the thumb, index finger, middle finger, and radial half of the
ring finger
Guyon's canal - correct answer ulnar nerve compression of the wrist and results in
numbness and tingling in the ulnar nerve distribution of the hand
Cubital tunnel syndrome - correct answer ulnar nerve compression at the elbow and
includes symptoms of numbness and tingling along the ulnar aspect of the forearm and
hand, as well as pain with extreme elbow flexion and weakness of power grip
Elevators of the scapula - correct answer uppertrapezius, levator scapula
(useto.....................lift shoulders)
Depressors of the scapula - correct answer pectoralis minor, seratus anterior, lower
trapezius
(people may....seem a.....little troubled)
Adductors (retractors) of the scapula - correct answer middle trapezius, rhomboids
,(made to....retract)
Abductors (pronators) of the scapula - correct answer pectoralis minor, serratus
anterior
(pull my....shoulder anteriorly)
Medial (downward) rotators of the scapula - correct answer levator scapula,
rhomboids, pectoralis minor
(lovers sometimes....ruin....perfect marriages)
Lateral (upward) rotators of the scapula - correct answer upper trapezius, lower
trapexius, serratus anterior
( up to.....light that....shines above)
Flexors of the humerus - correct answer anterior deltoid, pextoralis major,
coracobrachialis, biceeps brachii
(another day....picking my.....coco.....beans bro)
Extensors of the humerus - correct answer latissimus dorsi, teres major, posterior
deltoid, infraspinatus, teres minor, triceps brachii, pectoralis major
(extensive list: ltpittp)
Adductors of the humerus - correct answer pectoralis major, coracobrachialis,
latissimus dorsi, teres major, subscapularis
(put my.....cat...lightly down....the middle....softly)
Abductors of the humerus - correct answer suprasoinatus, middle deltoid
(see....me dance)
Medial rotators of the humerus - correct answer anterior deltoid, pectoralis major,
subscapularis, teres major, latissimuss dorsi
,( all day....people might....secretly try making....love daily)
Lateral rotators of humerus - correct answer infraspinatus, teres minor, posterior
deltiod
( in....theater make....puppets dance)
Horizontal adductors of the humerus - correct answer antereior deltoid, pectoralis
major
( another day....pouring milk)
Horizontal abductors of the humerus - correct answer posterior deltoid
(public display)
Flexors of the elbow - correct answer biceps brachii, brachialis, brachioradialis,
pronator teres
(big bad...bullies....blah....play tough)
Extensors of the elbow - correct answer triceps brachii, anconeus
(tenis...anyone?)
Supinators of the forearm - correct answer biceps brachii, supinator
(bi soup~ bicep soup)
Pronators of the forearm - correct answer pronator teres, pronatorquadratus
Flexors of the wrist - correct answer flexor carpi radialis, flexor carpi ulnaris, palmaris
longus
Extensors of the wrist - correct answer extensor carpi radialis longus, extensor carpi
radialis brevis, extensor carpi ulnaris
, (everyone could read longer
Everyone could read better
Everyone could understand)
Adductors (ulnar deviators) of the wrist - correct answer flexor carpi ulnaris, flexor
carpi ulnaris
Abductors (radial deviators) of the wrist - correct answer flexor carpi radialis, extensor
carpi radialis longus
0 - correct answer no muscle contraction can be seen or felt
1. T. Trace. - correct answer contraction can be felt but there is no movement
2-. P-. Poor minus. - correct answer part moves through incomplete rom with gravity
decreased.
2. P. Poor. - correct answer part moves through complete rom with gravity
decreased.
2+. P+. Poor plus. - correct answer less than 50% rom against gravity. Complete rom
decreased gravity against slight resistance.
3-. F-. Fair minus. - correct answer moves through more than 50% rom against
gravity.
3. F. Fair. - correct answer **starting point** complete rom against gravity.
3+. F+. Fair plus. - correct answer complete rom against gravity and slight resistance.
Exam Questions with all answers Correctly provided Latest
2024/2025
Stand-pivot transfer - correct answer individual stands and turns to the transfer
surface
Radial nerve palsy - correct answer can be due to humeral shaft fracture, but is also
known as saturday night palsy, a reference to sleeping in a position that places stress
on the radial nerve, in which the individual falls asleep with the back of the arm
compressed by the back of the chair. It results in weakness or paralysis of wrist
extensors, mcps, and thumb, and leads to wrist drop.
Carpal tunnel syndrome - correct answer median nerve compression that results in
numbness and tingling of the thumb, index finger, middle finger, and radial half of the
ring finger
Guyon's canal - correct answer ulnar nerve compression of the wrist and results in
numbness and tingling in the ulnar nerve distribution of the hand
Cubital tunnel syndrome - correct answer ulnar nerve compression at the elbow and
includes symptoms of numbness and tingling along the ulnar aspect of the forearm and
hand, as well as pain with extreme elbow flexion and weakness of power grip
Elevators of the scapula - correct answer uppertrapezius, levator scapula
(useto.....................lift shoulders)
Depressors of the scapula - correct answer pectoralis minor, seratus anterior, lower
trapezius
(people may....seem a.....little troubled)
Adductors (retractors) of the scapula - correct answer middle trapezius, rhomboids
,(made to....retract)
Abductors (pronators) of the scapula - correct answer pectoralis minor, serratus
anterior
(pull my....shoulder anteriorly)
Medial (downward) rotators of the scapula - correct answer levator scapula,
rhomboids, pectoralis minor
(lovers sometimes....ruin....perfect marriages)
Lateral (upward) rotators of the scapula - correct answer upper trapezius, lower
trapexius, serratus anterior
( up to.....light that....shines above)
Flexors of the humerus - correct answer anterior deltoid, pextoralis major,
coracobrachialis, biceeps brachii
(another day....picking my.....coco.....beans bro)
Extensors of the humerus - correct answer latissimus dorsi, teres major, posterior
deltoid, infraspinatus, teres minor, triceps brachii, pectoralis major
(extensive list: ltpittp)
Adductors of the humerus - correct answer pectoralis major, coracobrachialis,
latissimus dorsi, teres major, subscapularis
(put my.....cat...lightly down....the middle....softly)
Abductors of the humerus - correct answer suprasoinatus, middle deltoid
(see....me dance)
Medial rotators of the humerus - correct answer anterior deltoid, pectoralis major,
subscapularis, teres major, latissimuss dorsi
,( all day....people might....secretly try making....love daily)
Lateral rotators of humerus - correct answer infraspinatus, teres minor, posterior
deltiod
( in....theater make....puppets dance)
Horizontal adductors of the humerus - correct answer antereior deltoid, pectoralis
major
( another day....pouring milk)
Horizontal abductors of the humerus - correct answer posterior deltoid
(public display)
Flexors of the elbow - correct answer biceps brachii, brachialis, brachioradialis,
pronator teres
(big bad...bullies....blah....play tough)
Extensors of the elbow - correct answer triceps brachii, anconeus
(tenis...anyone?)
Supinators of the forearm - correct answer biceps brachii, supinator
(bi soup~ bicep soup)
Pronators of the forearm - correct answer pronator teres, pronatorquadratus
Flexors of the wrist - correct answer flexor carpi radialis, flexor carpi ulnaris, palmaris
longus
Extensors of the wrist - correct answer extensor carpi radialis longus, extensor carpi
radialis brevis, extensor carpi ulnaris
, (everyone could read longer
Everyone could read better
Everyone could understand)
Adductors (ulnar deviators) of the wrist - correct answer flexor carpi ulnaris, flexor
carpi ulnaris
Abductors (radial deviators) of the wrist - correct answer flexor carpi radialis, extensor
carpi radialis longus
0 - correct answer no muscle contraction can be seen or felt
1. T. Trace. - correct answer contraction can be felt but there is no movement
2-. P-. Poor minus. - correct answer part moves through incomplete rom with gravity
decreased.
2. P. Poor. - correct answer part moves through complete rom with gravity
decreased.
2+. P+. Poor plus. - correct answer less than 50% rom against gravity. Complete rom
decreased gravity against slight resistance.
3-. F-. Fair minus. - correct answer moves through more than 50% rom against
gravity.
3. F. Fair. - correct answer **starting point** complete rom against gravity.
3+. F+. Fair plus. - correct answer complete rom against gravity and slight resistance.
