PTA Licensure Exam: Musculoskeletal Exam 2025 Questions and Answers

PTA Licensure Exam:
Musculoskeletal Exam 2025
Questions and Answers


GH Joint Loose Pack Position - ✔✔55 degrees abduction

30 degrees horizontal adduction

GH Joint Capsular Pattern - ✔✔ER

Abduction

IR

Shoulder Flexion (prime movers) - ✔✔Anterior deltoid

Biceps brachii

Coracobrachialis

Pectoralis major

Shoulder Extension (prime movers) - ✔✔Latissimus dorsi

Posterior deltoid

Teres Major




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,Shoulder Abduction (prime movers) - ✔✔Middle deltoid

Supraspinatus

Shoulder Adduction (prime movers) - ✔✔Latissimus dorsi

Pectoralis major

Teres major

Shoulder Lateral Rotation (prime movers) - ✔✔Teres minor

Infraspinatus

Posterior deltoid

Shoulder Medial Rotation (prime movers) - ✔✔Teres minor

Anterior deltoid

Pectoralis major

Subscapularis

Latissimus dorsi

Scapular Elevation (prime movers) - ✔✔Upper trapezius

Levator scapulae

Scapular Depression (prime movers) - ✔✔Latissimus dorsi

Lower trapezius

Pectoralis major

Pectoralis minor

Scapular Protraction (prime movers) - ✔✔Serratus anterior




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,Pectoralis minor

Scapular Retraction (prime movers) - ✔✔Trapezius

Rhomboids

Scapular Upward Rotation (prime movers) - ✔✔Trapezius

Serratus anterior

Scapular Downward Rotation (prime movers) - ✔✔Pectoralis minor

Rhomboids

Levator scapulae

Radiohumeral Joint Capsular Pattern - ✔✔Flexion

Extension

Supination

Pronation

Ulnohumeral Joint Capsular Pattern - ✔✔Flexion

Extension

Proximal Radioulnar Joint Capsular Pattern - ✔✔Supination

Pronation

Elbow Flexion (prime movers) - ✔✔Biceps brachii

Brachialis

Brachioradialis

Elbow Extension (prime movers) - ✔✔Triceps brachii




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, Anconeus

Forearm Supination (prime movers) - ✔✔Biceps brachii

Supinator

Forearm Pronation (prime movers) - ✔✔Pronator teres

Pronator quadratus

Carpal Bones - ✔✔Scaphoid

Lunate

Triquetrum

Pisiform

Trapezium

Trapezoid

Capitate

Hamate

Radiocarpal Joint Capsular Pattern - ✔✔Flexion and extension equally limited

Wrist Flexion (prime movers) - ✔✔Flexor carpi radialis

Flexor carpi ulnaris

Palmaris longus

Wrist Extension (prime movers) - ✔✔Extensor carpi radialis longus

Extensor carpi radialis brevis

Extensor carpi ulnaris




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