ABC Orthotic Fitter Course
The mandible is located in the: - answer head
A specialized set of calipers used to measure the thickness of sections of the human
body is known as: - answer AP/ML Gauge
The Umbilicus is located in the: - answer Abdomen
This is used to take circumference and length measurements of body segments: -
answerTape Measure
This is an instrument that either measures the angle of the range of motion of body
segments, or angles of deformities of body segments: - answer Goniometer
The general term for the prominent structures or features of the human body that can be
located and described by visual inspection or palpation at the body's surface: -
answerAnatomical Landmarks
An example of a non-porous article that would be worn during contact with bodily fluids
would be: - answerGloves
______________________ refers to the practice of avoiding contact with patients'
bodily fluids, by means of the wearing of nonporous articles: - answerUniversal
Precautions
True or False. Under universal precautions all patients are considered to be possible
carriers of blood-borne pathogens. - answerTrue
True or False. Gloves should be worn when handling the patient in a skin to skin contact
situation. - answerTrue
Upon examination of your patient's foot, you note pallor on the dorsum of the foot.
Which of these words best describe the word "pallor"? - answerPaleness
Upon examination of your patient's feet, you note a unilateral surface temperature of 99
degrees Fahrenheit. Of what could this be indicative? - answerPossible infection
Which of these tools would be used during a foot examination to assess the circulation
of the patient's foot? - answerThermometer
, Which of these findings may indicate the patient has circulatory issues in the feet? -
answerFoot is hairless
To provide an orthotic without a prescription, all of these must be true except: - answerIt
is for a close friend
These use vessel size, controlled by the sympathetic nervous system, to move blood by
pressure: - answerArteries
These use one-way valves controlled by muscle contractions to move the blood: -
answerVeins
The Somatic and Autonomic nervous systems are part of: - answerThe Peripheral
Nervous System
The largest organ in the lymphatic system is: - answerThe spleen
The liquid part of blood is called: - answerPlasma
These are thin-walled blood vessels in which gas, nutrient and waste exchange occur: -
answerCapillaries
Oxygenation and carbon-dioxide removal of the blood occurs here: - answerLungs
Plasma composes ______ of the blood: - answer55%
All of the following are functional goals for lower extremity orthoses except: -
answerIncreased ground reaction forces
Which of these orthoses has a more proximal trim line? - answerHKAFO
This brace looks like a hinged knee brace, but it actually slightly pushes the knee out
laterally: - answerOA Brace
This is a condition causing extremely weak and fragile bones, which makes them
susceptible to fractures. People with this condition often also have loose joints with
hypermobility: - answerOsteogenesis imperfecta
This is a degenerative disease of the hip joint characterized by osteonecrosis of the
femoral head. Typically found in young children: - answerLegg-Calve-Perthes
This condition is caused by an interruption of the blood supply to any part of the brain.
As a result, the affected area of the brain is unable to function, leading to an inability to
move one or more limbs on one side of the body: - answerCerebral vascular accident
The mandible is located in the: - answer head
A specialized set of calipers used to measure the thickness of sections of the human
body is known as: - answer AP/ML Gauge
The Umbilicus is located in the: - answer Abdomen
This is used to take circumference and length measurements of body segments: -
answerTape Measure
This is an instrument that either measures the angle of the range of motion of body
segments, or angles of deformities of body segments: - answer Goniometer
The general term for the prominent structures or features of the human body that can be
located and described by visual inspection or palpation at the body's surface: -
answerAnatomical Landmarks
An example of a non-porous article that would be worn during contact with bodily fluids
would be: - answerGloves
______________________ refers to the practice of avoiding contact with patients'
bodily fluids, by means of the wearing of nonporous articles: - answerUniversal
Precautions
True or False. Under universal precautions all patients are considered to be possible
carriers of blood-borne pathogens. - answerTrue
True or False. Gloves should be worn when handling the patient in a skin to skin contact
situation. - answerTrue
Upon examination of your patient's foot, you note pallor on the dorsum of the foot.
Which of these words best describe the word "pallor"? - answerPaleness
Upon examination of your patient's feet, you note a unilateral surface temperature of 99
degrees Fahrenheit. Of what could this be indicative? - answerPossible infection
Which of these tools would be used during a foot examination to assess the circulation
of the patient's foot? - answerThermometer
, Which of these findings may indicate the patient has circulatory issues in the feet? -
answerFoot is hairless
To provide an orthotic without a prescription, all of these must be true except: - answerIt
is for a close friend
These use vessel size, controlled by the sympathetic nervous system, to move blood by
pressure: - answerArteries
These use one-way valves controlled by muscle contractions to move the blood: -
answerVeins
The Somatic and Autonomic nervous systems are part of: - answerThe Peripheral
Nervous System
The largest organ in the lymphatic system is: - answerThe spleen
The liquid part of blood is called: - answerPlasma
These are thin-walled blood vessels in which gas, nutrient and waste exchange occur: -
answerCapillaries
Oxygenation and carbon-dioxide removal of the blood occurs here: - answerLungs
Plasma composes ______ of the blood: - answer55%
All of the following are functional goals for lower extremity orthoses except: -
answerIncreased ground reaction forces
Which of these orthoses has a more proximal trim line? - answerHKAFO
This brace looks like a hinged knee brace, but it actually slightly pushes the knee out
laterally: - answerOA Brace
This is a condition causing extremely weak and fragile bones, which makes them
susceptible to fractures. People with this condition often also have loose joints with
hypermobility: - answerOsteogenesis imperfecta
This is a degenerative disease of the hip joint characterized by osteonecrosis of the
femoral head. Typically found in young children: - answerLegg-Calve-Perthes
This condition is caused by an interruption of the blood supply to any part of the brain.
As a result, the affected area of the brain is unable to function, leading to an inability to
move one or more limbs on one side of the body: - answerCerebral vascular accident
