BOC EXAM 2026 STUDY GUIDE
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Which of the following positions is the most appropriate for the
athlete when the athletic trainer is palpating the spleen?
Choose only one.
a. Hook-lying position
b. Left side lying
c. right side lying
d. supine with legs and arms extended. Answer: a. hook-lying position
◉ A construction foreman is injured on the job site. What PRIMARY
insurance coverage would cover this individual?
Choose only one.
a. health insurance organization
b. medicaid
c. Medicare
d. Liability insurance
e. worker's compensation. Answer: d. worker's compensation
,◉ Which of the following devices is MOST appropriate to use on a
tennis player diagnosed with lateral epicondylitis?
Choose only one.
a. Checkrein balance
b. Counterforce forearm brace
c. elastic bandage
d. elbow hinge brace
e. neoprene forearm sleeve. Answer: b. counterforce forearm brace
◉ Counterforce forearm brace. Answer: -help keep pressure off the
inflamed muscles by spreading tension to different parts of your arm
-can help with tennis elbow
-for rehab and functional purposes
◉ Three days after sustaining a blow to the head in a middle-school
soccer match, the athlete reports to the athletic trainer that she has been
experiencing mild headaches with increased activity. What is the MOST
appropriate action for the athletic trainer to take?
Chose only one.
,a. allow the athlete to complete a restricted practice and re-evaluate
following practice
b. check the athletes vital signs and, if within normal limits, clear her for
participation
c. closely monitor the athlete at practice and notify her parents at its
conclusion
d. hold the athlete from practice and notify her parents
e. perform functional testing to check the athletes status. Answer: d. hold
the athlete from practice and notify her parents
◉ A high school athlete wishes to join the track and field team as a pole
vaulter. Due to the potential risk for catastrophic injury, the athlete is
required to purchase additional medical coverage and the athletes
guardian will need to sign an assumption of risk waiver per school
district policy, which form of risk reduction is used by the school
district?
Choose only one.
a. avoidance
b. records management
c. reduction
d. retention
e. transference. Answer: e. transference
, ◉ Which of the following describes the MOST common site of Achilles
Tendon ruptures?
Choose only one.
a. at the musculotendinous junction
b. at the proximal attachment of the tendon
c. one to two inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) proximal to the calcaneal attachment
d. parallel to the fibers of the tendon. Answer: c. one to two inches (2.5
to 5.0 cm) proximal to the calcaneal attachment
◉ When performing electrical muscular stimulation on a post surgical
ACL reconstruction athlete, which of the following would produce
tetany of the quadriceps?
a. high frequency 40-50 pps
b. low frequency 5-15 pps
c. medium frequency 15-30 pps
d. very high frequency 150-200 pps. Answer: a. high frequency 40-50
pps
◉ In which direction should strips be applied to a patient with laxity in
the calcaneofibular ligament?
Choose only one.
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Which of the following positions is the most appropriate for the
athlete when the athletic trainer is palpating the spleen?
Choose only one.
a. Hook-lying position
b. Left side lying
c. right side lying
d. supine with legs and arms extended. Answer: a. hook-lying position
◉ A construction foreman is injured on the job site. What PRIMARY
insurance coverage would cover this individual?
Choose only one.
a. health insurance organization
b. medicaid
c. Medicare
d. Liability insurance
e. worker's compensation. Answer: d. worker's compensation
,◉ Which of the following devices is MOST appropriate to use on a
tennis player diagnosed with lateral epicondylitis?
Choose only one.
a. Checkrein balance
b. Counterforce forearm brace
c. elastic bandage
d. elbow hinge brace
e. neoprene forearm sleeve. Answer: b. counterforce forearm brace
◉ Counterforce forearm brace. Answer: -help keep pressure off the
inflamed muscles by spreading tension to different parts of your arm
-can help with tennis elbow
-for rehab and functional purposes
◉ Three days after sustaining a blow to the head in a middle-school
soccer match, the athlete reports to the athletic trainer that she has been
experiencing mild headaches with increased activity. What is the MOST
appropriate action for the athletic trainer to take?
Chose only one.
,a. allow the athlete to complete a restricted practice and re-evaluate
following practice
b. check the athletes vital signs and, if within normal limits, clear her for
participation
c. closely monitor the athlete at practice and notify her parents at its
conclusion
d. hold the athlete from practice and notify her parents
e. perform functional testing to check the athletes status. Answer: d. hold
the athlete from practice and notify her parents
◉ A high school athlete wishes to join the track and field team as a pole
vaulter. Due to the potential risk for catastrophic injury, the athlete is
required to purchase additional medical coverage and the athletes
guardian will need to sign an assumption of risk waiver per school
district policy, which form of risk reduction is used by the school
district?
Choose only one.
a. avoidance
b. records management
c. reduction
d. retention
e. transference. Answer: e. transference
, ◉ Which of the following describes the MOST common site of Achilles
Tendon ruptures?
Choose only one.
a. at the musculotendinous junction
b. at the proximal attachment of the tendon
c. one to two inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) proximal to the calcaneal attachment
d. parallel to the fibers of the tendon. Answer: c. one to two inches (2.5
to 5.0 cm) proximal to the calcaneal attachment
◉ When performing electrical muscular stimulation on a post surgical
ACL reconstruction athlete, which of the following would produce
tetany of the quadriceps?
a. high frequency 40-50 pps
b. low frequency 5-15 pps
c. medium frequency 15-30 pps
d. very high frequency 150-200 pps. Answer: a. high frequency 40-50
pps
◉ In which direction should strips be applied to a patient with laxity in
the calcaneofibular ligament?
Choose only one.
