Athletic Training BOC Exam Study Guide 2026–2027 | Updated Practice Questions & Review Notes

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ATHLETIC TRAINING BOC EXAM (NEW UPDATED VERSION) LATEST ACTUAL EXAM
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Cranial Vault Houses: - CORRECT ANSWER BRAIN: frontal, ethmoid,
sphenoid, parietal, temporal, occipital


QUESTION :BRAIN is made up of: - CORRECT ANSWER -cerebrum
-cerebellum
-pons
-medulla


QUESTION :cerebrum - CORRECT ANSWER 2 hemispheres;
coordinates all voluntary muscle activity & interprets sensory impulses,
controls higher mental function (memory, reasoning, intelligence, learning,
judgement, emotion)


QUESTION :cerebellum - CORRECT ANSWER controls synergistic
movements of the skeletal muscle and plays a critical role in coordination of
voluntary muscular movements


QUESTION :pons - CORRECT ANSWER controls sleep, posture,
respiration, swallowing, bladder


QUESTION :medulla - CORRECT ANSWER lowest part of brain stem,
regulates HR, breathing, BP, coughing, sneezing, vomiting




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QUESTION :Layers of Meninges - CORRECT ANSWER Dura mater ->
Subdural space -> arachnoid mater -> subarachnoid space -> pia mater


QUESTION :cerebrospinal fluid is contained: - CORRECT ANSWER
between arachnoid and pia mater membrane; surrounds and suspends the
brain


QUESTION :When assessing an unconscious athlete, ATC must always
consider - CORRECT ANSWER cervical neck injury


QUESTION :retrograde amnesia - CORRECT ANSWER loss of memory
before accident


QUESTION :anterograde amnesia - CORRECT ANSWER loss of
memory after accident


QUESTION :Neurological Exam - CORRECT ANSWER cerebral-
cognitive function
cerebellum- coordination of motor function
sensory
reflex
motor
CRANIAL NERVES


QUESTION :slow accommodating pupil may indicate - CORRECT
ANSWER cerebral injury




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QUESTION :nystagmus indicates possible - CORRECT ANSWER
lesion in the posterior fossa of the brain (involving brain stem or
cerebellum)


QUESTION :Romberg test - CORRECT ANSWER different stances
include tandem and single leg; swaying is considered positive romberg,
indicating proprioceptive prob


QUESTION :BESS Balance Error Scoring System - CORRECT ANSWER
double, single, tandem stances 2x floor and then airex =6 trials. score can't
be more than 10 (errors)


QUESTION :cognitive cerebrum - CORRECT ANSWER serial sevens
(count backwards from 100 by 7s), backwards spelling, naming months in
reverse order, tests of recent memory (the game score, who won last week,
three-word recall)


QUESTION :SAC (standardized assessment of concussion) - CORRECT
ANSWER measures orientation, immediate memory, recall,
concentration, delayed recall...


QUESTION :skull fracture - CORRECT ANSWER severe headache and
nausea; deficit, indentation; blood in middle ear, ear canal, or nose; CSF
fluid, racoon's sign or battle's sign


GO TO HOSPITAL


QUESTION :countrecoup - CORRECT ANSWER a contusion resulting
from the brain contacting the skull on the side opposite from where impact
occurs.


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QUESTION :Trainer's Bible - CORRECT ANSWER Dr. S.E. Bilik 1917


QUESTION :Cramer family began a chemical company in - CORRECT
ANSWER early 1920s


QUESTION :First Aider - CORRECT ANSWER 1932


QUESTION :NATA was formed - CORRECT ANSWER 1950 Kansas
City, MI: to establish professional standards for AT's


QUESTION :2 sports medicine realms - CORRECT ANSWER 1.
performance enhancement (sport psych, nutrition) 2. injury care and
management (AT's, dentistry, chiro)


QUESTION :FIMS - CORRECT ANSWER International Federation of
Sports Medicine
created in 1928 at the winter olympics by doctors


QUESTION :AAFP - CORRECT ANSWER American Academy of Family
Physicians
1947


QUESTION :ACSM - CORRECT ANSWER American College of Sports
Medicine
1954




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