EOPA SPORTS MEDICINE RELIABLE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+2025/2026
✔✔Before taping an athlete's foot, what should you look for before you decide if you will
proceed? - ✔✔Open wounds
✔✔Which part of taping eliminates irritation? - ✔✔Pre-wrap
✔✔Which part of the blood carries the bony, ligamentous and tendinous fragments
away from the
injury site after an injury occurs? - ✔✔Plasma
✔✔The growth plate at each end of a long bone is known as the: - ✔✔Epiphyseal
✔✔Where is the tibia located in relation to the fibula? - ✔✔Medial
✔✔What is the best example of an open chain exercise for the lower body? - ✔✔Leg
extension
✔✔Ecchymosis is what type of soft tissue injury? - ✔✔Closed
✔✔Which of the following best describes the anatomical location of the head with
respect to the
left arm? - ✔✔Superior and medial
✔✔Which type of nerve cell sends electrical impulses to your arm muscles telling them
to contract
to remove your hand from a hot stove? - ✔✔Motor
✔✔Shaking the head "No" occurs in which plane? - ✔✔Transverse
✔✔The ability of the hamstring muscles to stretch is known as which characteristic of
muscles? - ✔✔Extensibility
✔✔Which muscular attachment is the end that is attached to a fixed structure or bone? -
✔✔Origin
✔✔What occurs to muscles after a severe injury? - ✔✔Atrophy
✔✔What is the proper term for shin splints? - ✔✔Medial tibial stress syndrome
✔✔What is the proper term for turf toe? - ✔✔Great toe sprain
, ✔✔What is the proper term for Jumper's Knee? - ✔✔Patellar tendonitis
✔✔An injury to the brachial plexus is referred to as: - ✔✔Stinger
✔✔Which of the following is an injury caused by the thickening of the flexor tendon of
the fingertip
? - ✔✔Trigger finger
✔✔Pain that originates in other areas of the body is called: - ✔✔Referred pain
✔✔The symptom called Kehr's sign can be caused by an injury to the following: -
✔✔The spleen
✔✔Which injury is considered a medical emergency? - ✔✔Compartment syndrome
✔✔A lack of blood flow to an area is known as: - ✔✔Ischemia
✔✔Which of the following is an injury caused by the tearing of the flexor tendon to the
fingertip? - ✔✔Jersey finger
✔✔A direct blow to which of the following nerves causes paresthesia, commonly
referred to as
"hitting the funny bone?" - ✔✔Ulnar
✔✔Which of the following is an injury caused by the tearing of the extensor tendon to
the fingertip? - ✔✔Mallet finger
✔✔Which range of motion increases the angle between the dorsal surface of the foot
and the leg? - ✔✔Plantarflexion
✔✔Which range of motion decreases the angle between the dorsal surface of the foot
and the leg? - ✔✔Dorsiflexion
✔✔Which range of motion turns the sole of the foot inward? - ✔✔Inversion
✔✔Which range of motion turns the sole of the foot outward? - ✔✔Eversion
✔✔Which quadricep muscle forms the ball above the patella when flexed? - ✔✔Vastus
medialis
✔✔Which hamstring muscle is on the lateral side of the posterior thigh? - ✔✔Biceps
femoris
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+2025/2026
✔✔Before taping an athlete's foot, what should you look for before you decide if you will
proceed? - ✔✔Open wounds
✔✔Which part of taping eliminates irritation? - ✔✔Pre-wrap
✔✔Which part of the blood carries the bony, ligamentous and tendinous fragments
away from the
injury site after an injury occurs? - ✔✔Plasma
✔✔The growth plate at each end of a long bone is known as the: - ✔✔Epiphyseal
✔✔Where is the tibia located in relation to the fibula? - ✔✔Medial
✔✔What is the best example of an open chain exercise for the lower body? - ✔✔Leg
extension
✔✔Ecchymosis is what type of soft tissue injury? - ✔✔Closed
✔✔Which of the following best describes the anatomical location of the head with
respect to the
left arm? - ✔✔Superior and medial
✔✔Which type of nerve cell sends electrical impulses to your arm muscles telling them
to contract
to remove your hand from a hot stove? - ✔✔Motor
✔✔Shaking the head "No" occurs in which plane? - ✔✔Transverse
✔✔The ability of the hamstring muscles to stretch is known as which characteristic of
muscles? - ✔✔Extensibility
✔✔Which muscular attachment is the end that is attached to a fixed structure or bone? -
✔✔Origin
✔✔What occurs to muscles after a severe injury? - ✔✔Atrophy
✔✔What is the proper term for shin splints? - ✔✔Medial tibial stress syndrome
✔✔What is the proper term for turf toe? - ✔✔Great toe sprain
, ✔✔What is the proper term for Jumper's Knee? - ✔✔Patellar tendonitis
✔✔An injury to the brachial plexus is referred to as: - ✔✔Stinger
✔✔Which of the following is an injury caused by the thickening of the flexor tendon of
the fingertip
? - ✔✔Trigger finger
✔✔Pain that originates in other areas of the body is called: - ✔✔Referred pain
✔✔The symptom called Kehr's sign can be caused by an injury to the following: -
✔✔The spleen
✔✔Which injury is considered a medical emergency? - ✔✔Compartment syndrome
✔✔A lack of blood flow to an area is known as: - ✔✔Ischemia
✔✔Which of the following is an injury caused by the tearing of the flexor tendon to the
fingertip? - ✔✔Jersey finger
✔✔A direct blow to which of the following nerves causes paresthesia, commonly
referred to as
"hitting the funny bone?" - ✔✔Ulnar
✔✔Which of the following is an injury caused by the tearing of the extensor tendon to
the fingertip? - ✔✔Mallet finger
✔✔Which range of motion increases the angle between the dorsal surface of the foot
and the leg? - ✔✔Plantarflexion
✔✔Which range of motion decreases the angle between the dorsal surface of the foot
and the leg? - ✔✔Dorsiflexion
✔✔Which range of motion turns the sole of the foot inward? - ✔✔Inversion
✔✔Which range of motion turns the sole of the foot outward? - ✔✔Eversion
✔✔Which quadricep muscle forms the ball above the patella when flexed? - ✔✔Vastus
medialis
✔✔Which hamstring muscle is on the lateral side of the posterior thigh? - ✔✔Biceps
femoris
