BOC EXAM SCRIPT 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔1. Endurance
3. Flexibility
5. Sport-specific skills
6. Strength - ✔✔11. An athletic trainer is treating an athlete who is recovering from a
severe hamstring injury. During the most recent re-evaluation the athletic trainer notes
the following:
a. The athlete has no acute inflammation
b. The athlete is pain free
c. There is no swelling in the injury site
d. The athlete's AROM is equal bilaterally
i. What other componetns MUST be evaluated by the athletic trainer to determine the
athlete's readiness to return to full sports participation? Choose all that apply.
1. Endurance
2. Femoral pulse
3. Flexibility
4. Insurance status
5. Sport-specific skills
6. Strength
✔✔d. Impetigo - ✔✔12. Which of the following infections usually develops vesicles?
Choose only one.
a. Tinea capitis
b. Ringworm
c. Plantar warts
d. Impetigo
e. Athlete's foot
✔✔a. Achilles tendonitis
c. Lateral ankle sprain
d. Plantar fasciitis - ✔✔13. Decreased Achilles tendon flexibility is a predisposing factor
for which of the following injuries? Choose all that apply.
a. Achilles tendonitis
b. Hallux valgus
c. Lateral ankle sprain
d. Plantar fasciitis
e. Syndesmosis sprain
f. Tarsal tunnel syndrome
✔✔c. Licensure - ✔✔14. Which of the following is the MOST restrictive form of
credential regulation? Choose only one.
, a. Certification
b. Exemption
c. Licensure
d. Registration
✔✔A) Absent radial pulse in military brace position
F) diminished radial pulse during an adson test
G) Numbness/tingling in the upper extremity after pitching
H) pallor in the upper extremity after activity - ✔✔15. Which of the following signs,
symptoms, and/or test results would indicate a diagnosis of thoracic outlet syndrome?
Choose ally that apply.
a. Absent radial pulse in military brace position
b. Absent radial pulse with active compression test
c. Complaint of hot/burning fingers after pitching
d. Complaint of loose feeling in shoulder while pitching
e. Diminished radial pulse during a Speed's test
f. Diminished radial pulse during an Adson's test
g. Numbness/tingling in the upper extremity after pitching
h. Pallor in the upper extremity after activity
✔✔a. Check distal neurovascular function - ✔✔16. When splinting a suspected
extremity fracture, which of the following is MOST important for proper splint
application? Choose only one.
a. Check distal neurovascular function
b. Check proximal neurovascular function
c. Immobilize only the joint proximal to the fracture
d. Place the ties directly above the fracture site
e. Reduce the fracture
✔✔b. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - ✔✔17. Which of the following
regulates how and when an athlete's private health information can be shared among
healthcare professionals? Choose only one.
a. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
b. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
c. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
d. Buckley Amendment
✔✔e. Medial calcaneal tubercle - ✔✔18. What bony structure should the athletic trainer
palpate to assess for plantar fasciitis? Choose only one
a. Talus
b. Navicular tubercle
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔1. Endurance
3. Flexibility
5. Sport-specific skills
6. Strength - ✔✔11. An athletic trainer is treating an athlete who is recovering from a
severe hamstring injury. During the most recent re-evaluation the athletic trainer notes
the following:
a. The athlete has no acute inflammation
b. The athlete is pain free
c. There is no swelling in the injury site
d. The athlete's AROM is equal bilaterally
i. What other componetns MUST be evaluated by the athletic trainer to determine the
athlete's readiness to return to full sports participation? Choose all that apply.
1. Endurance
2. Femoral pulse
3. Flexibility
4. Insurance status
5. Sport-specific skills
6. Strength
✔✔d. Impetigo - ✔✔12. Which of the following infections usually develops vesicles?
Choose only one.
a. Tinea capitis
b. Ringworm
c. Plantar warts
d. Impetigo
e. Athlete's foot
✔✔a. Achilles tendonitis
c. Lateral ankle sprain
d. Plantar fasciitis - ✔✔13. Decreased Achilles tendon flexibility is a predisposing factor
for which of the following injuries? Choose all that apply.
a. Achilles tendonitis
b. Hallux valgus
c. Lateral ankle sprain
d. Plantar fasciitis
e. Syndesmosis sprain
f. Tarsal tunnel syndrome
✔✔c. Licensure - ✔✔14. Which of the following is the MOST restrictive form of
credential regulation? Choose only one.
, a. Certification
b. Exemption
c. Licensure
d. Registration
✔✔A) Absent radial pulse in military brace position
F) diminished radial pulse during an adson test
G) Numbness/tingling in the upper extremity after pitching
H) pallor in the upper extremity after activity - ✔✔15. Which of the following signs,
symptoms, and/or test results would indicate a diagnosis of thoracic outlet syndrome?
Choose ally that apply.
a. Absent radial pulse in military brace position
b. Absent radial pulse with active compression test
c. Complaint of hot/burning fingers after pitching
d. Complaint of loose feeling in shoulder while pitching
e. Diminished radial pulse during a Speed's test
f. Diminished radial pulse during an Adson's test
g. Numbness/tingling in the upper extremity after pitching
h. Pallor in the upper extremity after activity
✔✔a. Check distal neurovascular function - ✔✔16. When splinting a suspected
extremity fracture, which of the following is MOST important for proper splint
application? Choose only one.
a. Check distal neurovascular function
b. Check proximal neurovascular function
c. Immobilize only the joint proximal to the fracture
d. Place the ties directly above the fracture site
e. Reduce the fracture
✔✔b. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - ✔✔17. Which of the following
regulates how and when an athlete's private health information can be shared among
healthcare professionals? Choose only one.
a. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
b. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
c. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
d. Buckley Amendment
✔✔e. Medial calcaneal tubercle - ✔✔18. What bony structure should the athletic trainer
palpate to assess for plantar fasciitis? Choose only one
a. Talus
b. Navicular tubercle
