ORTHOTIC FITTER CERTIFICATION EXAM ABC
2026 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ transverse plane (horizontal plane). Answer: horizontal division
of the body into upper and lower portions
◉ sagittal plane. Answer: divides body into left and right
◉ midsagittal plane. Answer: divides the body into equal right and
left sides
◉ frontal (coronal) plane. Answer: divides body into front and back
◉ Anterior (ventral). Answer: front of the body
◉ Posterior (dorsal). Answer: back of body
◉ superior (cephalic). Answer: above another structure; pertaining
to the head
,◉ Inferior (caudal). Answer: away from the head end or toward the
lower part of a structure or the body; below
◉ Lateral. Answer: away from the midline
◉ Medial. Answer: toward the midline
◉ Proximal. Answer: Nearer to the trunk of the body
◉ Distal. Answer: Farther from the trunk of the body
◉ Ipsilateral. Answer: on the same side of the body
◉ Contralateral. Answer: on the opposite side of the body
◉ superficial. Answer: near the surface
◉ deep. Answer: further away from the surface
◉ Flexion. Answer: Decreases the angle of a joint, usually anterior
motion, occurs in sagittal plane
, ◉ extension. Answer: increases the angle of a joint, usually posterior
motion, occurs in sagittal plane
◉ Abduction. Answer: Movement away from the midline of the body,
occurs in frontal plane
◉ Adduction. Answer: Movement toward the midline of the body,
occurs in frontal plane
◉ Rotation. Answer: Pivot motion occurs on single axis, any plane
◉ medial (internal) rotation. Answer: Pivoting inwards towards the
midline
◉ lateral (external) rotation. Answer: Pivoting outwards away from
the midline
◉ Circumduction. Answer: Circular motion around a fixed point-
rotation of shoulder
◉ Pronation. Answer: turning the palm downward
◉ Supination. Answer: movement that turns the palm up
2026 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ transverse plane (horizontal plane). Answer: horizontal division
of the body into upper and lower portions
◉ sagittal plane. Answer: divides body into left and right
◉ midsagittal plane. Answer: divides the body into equal right and
left sides
◉ frontal (coronal) plane. Answer: divides body into front and back
◉ Anterior (ventral). Answer: front of the body
◉ Posterior (dorsal). Answer: back of body
◉ superior (cephalic). Answer: above another structure; pertaining
to the head
,◉ Inferior (caudal). Answer: away from the head end or toward the
lower part of a structure or the body; below
◉ Lateral. Answer: away from the midline
◉ Medial. Answer: toward the midline
◉ Proximal. Answer: Nearer to the trunk of the body
◉ Distal. Answer: Farther from the trunk of the body
◉ Ipsilateral. Answer: on the same side of the body
◉ Contralateral. Answer: on the opposite side of the body
◉ superficial. Answer: near the surface
◉ deep. Answer: further away from the surface
◉ Flexion. Answer: Decreases the angle of a joint, usually anterior
motion, occurs in sagittal plane
, ◉ extension. Answer: increases the angle of a joint, usually posterior
motion, occurs in sagittal plane
◉ Abduction. Answer: Movement away from the midline of the body,
occurs in frontal plane
◉ Adduction. Answer: Movement toward the midline of the body,
occurs in frontal plane
◉ Rotation. Answer: Pivot motion occurs on single axis, any plane
◉ medial (internal) rotation. Answer: Pivoting inwards towards the
midline
◉ lateral (external) rotation. Answer: Pivoting outwards away from
the midline
◉ Circumduction. Answer: Circular motion around a fixed point-
rotation of shoulder
◉ Pronation. Answer: turning the palm downward
◉ Supination. Answer: movement that turns the palm up
