BOC ORTHOTIC FITTER COURSE COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026
◉ Contour (Steel Stays). Answer: The method of shaping to the
outline of the lumbar curve. The opposite of bridging.
◉ Coracoid Process. Answer: A projection from the upper part of the
neck of the scapula, overhanging the shoulder joint.
◉ Coronal. Answer: Any vertical plane which divides the body into
anterior and posterior parts.
◉ Costa. Answer: A rib.
◉ Costal Flare. Answer: The distal portion of the rib cage superior to
the abdomen.
◉ Coxa. Answer: A hip bone.
◉ Crepitus. Answer: Joint grating sensation caused by rubbing
together of dry synovial joint surfaces.
,◉ Crest. Answer: A narrow ridge on a bone.
◉ Cruciate. Answer: Anterior and posterior ligaments, the two deep
ligaments within the knee, that are crossed.
◉ Cubital. Answer: Refers to the elbow.
◉ Deltoid. Answer: A triangular muscle which flexes, abducts,
extends and rotates the upper arm.
◉ Denis Browne Splint. Answer: A splint to hold the feet in internal
or external rotation for the correction of clubfoot or tibial torsion.
◉ Dens (Ondontoid Process). Answer: The projecting part of the
second cervical vertebra about which the first cervical vertebra
rotates, allowing head movement.
◉ Diaphragm. Answer: The partition separating the thoracic and
abdominal cavities.
◉ Diaphysis. Answer: The shaft of a long bone.
, ◉ Diplegia. Answer: Paralysis affecting like parts on both sides of
body.
◉ Disc (Disk). Answer: A circular or rounded plate.
◉ Dislocation. Answer: Displacement of a bone from a joint.
◉ Distal. Answer: Farthest from the center, from the median, or from
the trunk (usually pertaining to extremities).
◉ Dorsal. Answer: Pertaining to the back or posterior. The top of the
foot as opposed to the plantar or bottom of the foot. The top of the
hand as opposed to the palm side of the hand.
◉ Dorsal Vertebrae. Answer: Thoracic vertebrae.
◉ Dorsiflexion. Answer: Upward movement of the foot and toes at
the ankle resulting in the foot moving toward the leg.
◉ Dupoytren's Contracture. Answer: Flexion deformity of the fingers
or toes due to shortening, thickening, and fibrosis of the palmer or
plantar fascia.
◉ Dynamic. Answer: Relating to energy or physical force in motion.
QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026
◉ Contour (Steel Stays). Answer: The method of shaping to the
outline of the lumbar curve. The opposite of bridging.
◉ Coracoid Process. Answer: A projection from the upper part of the
neck of the scapula, overhanging the shoulder joint.
◉ Coronal. Answer: Any vertical plane which divides the body into
anterior and posterior parts.
◉ Costa. Answer: A rib.
◉ Costal Flare. Answer: The distal portion of the rib cage superior to
the abdomen.
◉ Coxa. Answer: A hip bone.
◉ Crepitus. Answer: Joint grating sensation caused by rubbing
together of dry synovial joint surfaces.
,◉ Crest. Answer: A narrow ridge on a bone.
◉ Cruciate. Answer: Anterior and posterior ligaments, the two deep
ligaments within the knee, that are crossed.
◉ Cubital. Answer: Refers to the elbow.
◉ Deltoid. Answer: A triangular muscle which flexes, abducts,
extends and rotates the upper arm.
◉ Denis Browne Splint. Answer: A splint to hold the feet in internal
or external rotation for the correction of clubfoot or tibial torsion.
◉ Dens (Ondontoid Process). Answer: The projecting part of the
second cervical vertebra about which the first cervical vertebra
rotates, allowing head movement.
◉ Diaphragm. Answer: The partition separating the thoracic and
abdominal cavities.
◉ Diaphysis. Answer: The shaft of a long bone.
, ◉ Diplegia. Answer: Paralysis affecting like parts on both sides of
body.
◉ Disc (Disk). Answer: A circular or rounded plate.
◉ Dislocation. Answer: Displacement of a bone from a joint.
◉ Distal. Answer: Farthest from the center, from the median, or from
the trunk (usually pertaining to extremities).
◉ Dorsal. Answer: Pertaining to the back or posterior. The top of the
foot as opposed to the plantar or bottom of the foot. The top of the
hand as opposed to the palm side of the hand.
◉ Dorsal Vertebrae. Answer: Thoracic vertebrae.
◉ Dorsiflexion. Answer: Upward movement of the foot and toes at
the ankle resulting in the foot moving toward the leg.
◉ Dupoytren's Contracture. Answer: Flexion deformity of the fingers
or toes due to shortening, thickening, and fibrosis of the palmer or
plantar fascia.
◉ Dynamic. Answer: Relating to energy or physical force in motion.
