BOC ORTHOTIC FITTER EXAM QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS UPDATED 2026
◉ Epithelial Tissue. Answer: tissue covers internal and external
surfaces of body
◉ Connective Tissue. Answer: tissue that holds organs in place and
binds different parts of the body together
◉ Nerve Tissue. Answer: carry messages back and forth between the
brain and every other part of the body.
◉ Blood. Answer: classified as a sperate primary tissue because it
consists of white and red cells
◉ Systems of the Body. Answer: skeletal, muscular, nervous,
circulatory, respiratory, visceral (abdominal), lymphatic
◉ Skeletal system. Answer: has 206 bones
◉ Abdomen. Answer: The large cavity of the body, situated between
the thorax and the pelvis, which contains the viscera or organs.
,◉ Abduction (AB-Duction). Answer: The lateral movement of the
limbs away from the midline of the body.
◉ Abductor. Answer: A muscle which, upon contraction, draws a
part away from the median plane of the body or axial line.
◉ AC joint. Answer: Bony articulation between the acromium and
the clavicle.
◉ Acetabulum. Answer: The cup-shaped cavity, or the external
surface, of the hip bone which receives the head of the femur.
◉ Acromial Process. Answer: The lateral extension of the spine of
the scapula, forming the highest point of the shoulder.
◉ Adduction (AD-Duction). Answer: Movement of a limb toward the
midline of the body.
◉ Anterior. Answer: Situated in front of (ventral), or in the forward
part of.
◉ Aponeurosis. Answer: An expanding tendon serving to connect a
muscle with the parts it moves.
,◉ Artery. Answer: Blood vessels which carry oxygen rich blood away
from the heart.
◉ Articulation. Answer: A joint, the junction between two or more
bones.
◉ Atlas. Answer: The first cervical vertebra.
◉ Axilla (Axillary). Answer: The small hollow beneath the arm
where it joins the body at the shoulder; the armpit.
◉ Axis. Answer: The second cervical vertebra.
◉ Ball and Socket Joints. Answer: Joints formed by a spherical head
of a bone fitting into a cup-shaped cavity in another bone.
◉ Biceps. Answer: The muscles of the upper arm, which function to
flex the forearm.
◉ Bilateral. Answer: Relating to two sides; pertaining to, or affecting,
both sides of the body.
◉ Bone. Answer: Osseous tissue, the hardest connective tissue that
forms the framework of the body.
, ◉ Brachium. Answer: The upper arm.
◉ Bridging (Steel Stays). Answer: The method of leaving a space
between the lumbar curve and the steel stay. Opposite of contouring.
◉ Bunion. Answer: Prominence of the medial eminence of the first
metatarsal head. Often associated with a lateral deviation of the
great toe (hallux valgus) and a widening of the angle between the
first and second metatarsals. Often associated with improper fitting
footwear.
◉ Calcaneous. Answer: The heel bone, the largest of the tarsals.
◉ Carpal. Answer: Refers to the wrist.
◉ Carpals. Answer: The eight bones of the wrist.
◉ Cartilage. Answer: Semi-opaque non-vascular connective tissue
between bones.
◉ Cervical. Answer: The first seven vertebrae of the spinal column.
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS UPDATED 2026
◉ Epithelial Tissue. Answer: tissue covers internal and external
surfaces of body
◉ Connective Tissue. Answer: tissue that holds organs in place and
binds different parts of the body together
◉ Nerve Tissue. Answer: carry messages back and forth between the
brain and every other part of the body.
◉ Blood. Answer: classified as a sperate primary tissue because it
consists of white and red cells
◉ Systems of the Body. Answer: skeletal, muscular, nervous,
circulatory, respiratory, visceral (abdominal), lymphatic
◉ Skeletal system. Answer: has 206 bones
◉ Abdomen. Answer: The large cavity of the body, situated between
the thorax and the pelvis, which contains the viscera or organs.
,◉ Abduction (AB-Duction). Answer: The lateral movement of the
limbs away from the midline of the body.
◉ Abductor. Answer: A muscle which, upon contraction, draws a
part away from the median plane of the body or axial line.
◉ AC joint. Answer: Bony articulation between the acromium and
the clavicle.
◉ Acetabulum. Answer: The cup-shaped cavity, or the external
surface, of the hip bone which receives the head of the femur.
◉ Acromial Process. Answer: The lateral extension of the spine of
the scapula, forming the highest point of the shoulder.
◉ Adduction (AD-Duction). Answer: Movement of a limb toward the
midline of the body.
◉ Anterior. Answer: Situated in front of (ventral), or in the forward
part of.
◉ Aponeurosis. Answer: An expanding tendon serving to connect a
muscle with the parts it moves.
,◉ Artery. Answer: Blood vessels which carry oxygen rich blood away
from the heart.
◉ Articulation. Answer: A joint, the junction between two or more
bones.
◉ Atlas. Answer: The first cervical vertebra.
◉ Axilla (Axillary). Answer: The small hollow beneath the arm
where it joins the body at the shoulder; the armpit.
◉ Axis. Answer: The second cervical vertebra.
◉ Ball and Socket Joints. Answer: Joints formed by a spherical head
of a bone fitting into a cup-shaped cavity in another bone.
◉ Biceps. Answer: The muscles of the upper arm, which function to
flex the forearm.
◉ Bilateral. Answer: Relating to two sides; pertaining to, or affecting,
both sides of the body.
◉ Bone. Answer: Osseous tissue, the hardest connective tissue that
forms the framework of the body.
, ◉ Brachium. Answer: The upper arm.
◉ Bridging (Steel Stays). Answer: The method of leaving a space
between the lumbar curve and the steel stay. Opposite of contouring.
◉ Bunion. Answer: Prominence of the medial eminence of the first
metatarsal head. Often associated with a lateral deviation of the
great toe (hallux valgus) and a widening of the angle between the
first and second metatarsals. Often associated with improper fitting
footwear.
◉ Calcaneous. Answer: The heel bone, the largest of the tarsals.
◉ Carpal. Answer: Refers to the wrist.
◉ Carpals. Answer: The eight bones of the wrist.
◉ Cartilage. Answer: Semi-opaque non-vascular connective tissue
between bones.
◉ Cervical. Answer: The first seven vertebrae of the spinal column.
