NPTE-PTA Pocket Exam Questions with Complete
Answers.
Teaching a patient with balance instability to ambulate with a rolling walker is an example
of which type of strategy?
1. compensatory strategies
2. disability stategy
3. Motor learning strategy
4. remedial strategy - Correct Answer 1. compensatory strategy
A patient sustained an "unhappy triad" knee injury playing football. What anatomical
structures are involved in an injury affecting the "unhappy triad"?
1. MCL, PCLand the lateral meniscus
2. MCL, PCL and the medial meniscus
3. LCL, PCL and the medial meniscus
4. MCL, ACL and the medial meniscus - Correct Answer 4. MCL, ACL, and the medial
meniscus
In regards to arthrokinematics (joint accessory motion), what is the movement between
the MCP of the hand and the proximal phalanx
1. Roll
2. Extension
3. Spin
4. Glide - Correct Answer 4. Glide
Which of the following is not a contraindication or precaution for joint mobilization?
1. Bone disease
2. muscle spasm and guarding
3. joint effusion
4. joint hypermobility - Correct Answer 2. muscle spasm and guarding
, Which is not a typical characteristic of venous ulcer?
1. yellow fibrous covering with granulation
2. located over medial meniscus
3. Well-dermarcated lesion
4. little to no pain - Correct Answer 3. Well-dermarcated lesion
Which of the following is not a fine motor task typically present in a 12-month-old infant?
1. takes objects out of containers
2. displays emerging pincer grasp
3. puts objects into containers
4. stacks six blocks - Correct Answer 4. stacks six blocks
Which specialized orthotic device is indicated to provide mild control for excessive
hyperextension of the knee?
1. Neoprene
2. Craig-scott KAFO
3. Patellar stabilizing knee cage
4. Swedish knee cage - Correct Answer 4. Swedish knee cage
In what position should a patient be placed to promote draining of the anterior segments of
the upper lobes?
1. Pt is flat on back with pillow under knees
2. Pt sits, leaning over a folded pillow at 30 degrees
3. Pt is on abdomen in a head-down position with a pillow under the hips
4. Pt is prone on abdomen with two pillows under hips - Correct Answer 1. Pt is flat on
back with pillow under knees
Which arterial disease is marked by an episodic spasm of small arteries and arterioles
with an abnormal vasoconstrictor reflex, exacerbated by exposure to cold or stress?
1. diabetic angiopathy
2. thromboangitis obliterans
Answers.
Teaching a patient with balance instability to ambulate with a rolling walker is an example
of which type of strategy?
1. compensatory strategies
2. disability stategy
3. Motor learning strategy
4. remedial strategy - Correct Answer 1. compensatory strategy
A patient sustained an "unhappy triad" knee injury playing football. What anatomical
structures are involved in an injury affecting the "unhappy triad"?
1. MCL, PCLand the lateral meniscus
2. MCL, PCL and the medial meniscus
3. LCL, PCL and the medial meniscus
4. MCL, ACL and the medial meniscus - Correct Answer 4. MCL, ACL, and the medial
meniscus
In regards to arthrokinematics (joint accessory motion), what is the movement between
the MCP of the hand and the proximal phalanx
1. Roll
2. Extension
3. Spin
4. Glide - Correct Answer 4. Glide
Which of the following is not a contraindication or precaution for joint mobilization?
1. Bone disease
2. muscle spasm and guarding
3. joint effusion
4. joint hypermobility - Correct Answer 2. muscle spasm and guarding
, Which is not a typical characteristic of venous ulcer?
1. yellow fibrous covering with granulation
2. located over medial meniscus
3. Well-dermarcated lesion
4. little to no pain - Correct Answer 3. Well-dermarcated lesion
Which of the following is not a fine motor task typically present in a 12-month-old infant?
1. takes objects out of containers
2. displays emerging pincer grasp
3. puts objects into containers
4. stacks six blocks - Correct Answer 4. stacks six blocks
Which specialized orthotic device is indicated to provide mild control for excessive
hyperextension of the knee?
1. Neoprene
2. Craig-scott KAFO
3. Patellar stabilizing knee cage
4. Swedish knee cage - Correct Answer 4. Swedish knee cage
In what position should a patient be placed to promote draining of the anterior segments of
the upper lobes?
1. Pt is flat on back with pillow under knees
2. Pt sits, leaning over a folded pillow at 30 degrees
3. Pt is on abdomen in a head-down position with a pillow under the hips
4. Pt is prone on abdomen with two pillows under hips - Correct Answer 1. Pt is flat on
back with pillow under knees
Which arterial disease is marked by an episodic spasm of small arteries and arterioles
with an abnormal vasoconstrictor reflex, exacerbated by exposure to cold or stress?
1. diabetic angiopathy
2. thromboangitis obliterans
