PT Aide Exam Test Questions and Answers Graded A+
What muscle is located in the posterior calf, and flexes
Gastrocnemius
/points the foot and ankle?
What muscle fans over the anterior chest, and moves the
Pectoralis Major
shoulder joint?
What muscle is located in the anterior hip, and flexes the
Iliopsoas
hip to bring the leg forward?
What type of bone is encapsulated in a tendon, and found
Sesamoid bone
near joints to assist with motion?
What structure(s) make up the Central Nervous Sys-
Both Brain and Spinal Cord
tem(CNS)?
What portion of the brain controls skeletal muscle move-
Cerebellum
ment and coordination?
What bone cell creates and builds bone? Osteoblasts
Straightening of a body part is known as Extension
The body plane that divides the body into anterior and
Frontal plane
posterior parts is known as
Turning of a body part around its axis is known as Rotation
What does HIPAA stand for? Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
The body plane that divides the body into left and right
Sagittal plane
sides is known as the
Damaging a person's character or reputation is known as Defamation
Being at fault is known as being Liable
The legal name for a wrong doing is a tort
A mistake, or not doing something that you are supposed
Malpractice
to do, as a professional is known as
Libel
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, PT Aide Exam Test Questions and Answers Graded A+
Damaging a person's character or reputation in writing is
known as
Damaging a person's character or reputation through
Slander
spoken word is known as
Making a mistake, or not doing something that you are
Negligence
supposed to do, is known as
Who are patients expected to discuss their test results
Their physician
with?
A legal request for documentation that requires release of
Subpoena
information, without authorization
Private communication that should not be shared Privileged communication
Granting permission for treatment/service after under-
Informed Consent
standing of all risks and benefits involved
A quality of utmost importance in the healthcare environ-
Confidentiality
ment
Understanding that healthcare workers can't be held li-
Good Samaritan Law
able for care provided at an accident
What does Dx stand for? diagnosis
What does pulmon/o- mean lung
What does intra- mean? within
What is the formal medical term for a heart attack? Myocardial Infarction(MI)
What does -itis mean? Inflammation
Which of the following terms is implied by the word part
Both around and surrounding
peri- ?
What kind of water is used in an autoclave? Distilled water
What does -gravida mean? Pregnancy
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What muscle is located in the posterior calf, and flexes
Gastrocnemius
/points the foot and ankle?
What muscle fans over the anterior chest, and moves the
Pectoralis Major
shoulder joint?
What muscle is located in the anterior hip, and flexes the
Iliopsoas
hip to bring the leg forward?
What type of bone is encapsulated in a tendon, and found
Sesamoid bone
near joints to assist with motion?
What structure(s) make up the Central Nervous Sys-
Both Brain and Spinal Cord
tem(CNS)?
What portion of the brain controls skeletal muscle move-
Cerebellum
ment and coordination?
What bone cell creates and builds bone? Osteoblasts
Straightening of a body part is known as Extension
The body plane that divides the body into anterior and
Frontal plane
posterior parts is known as
Turning of a body part around its axis is known as Rotation
What does HIPAA stand for? Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
The body plane that divides the body into left and right
Sagittal plane
sides is known as the
Damaging a person's character or reputation is known as Defamation
Being at fault is known as being Liable
The legal name for a wrong doing is a tort
A mistake, or not doing something that you are supposed
Malpractice
to do, as a professional is known as
Libel
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, PT Aide Exam Test Questions and Answers Graded A+
Damaging a person's character or reputation in writing is
known as
Damaging a person's character or reputation through
Slander
spoken word is known as
Making a mistake, or not doing something that you are
Negligence
supposed to do, is known as
Who are patients expected to discuss their test results
Their physician
with?
A legal request for documentation that requires release of
Subpoena
information, without authorization
Private communication that should not be shared Privileged communication
Granting permission for treatment/service after under-
Informed Consent
standing of all risks and benefits involved
A quality of utmost importance in the healthcare environ-
Confidentiality
ment
Understanding that healthcare workers can't be held li-
Good Samaritan Law
able for care provided at an accident
What does Dx stand for? diagnosis
What does pulmon/o- mean lung
What does intra- mean? within
What is the formal medical term for a heart attack? Myocardial Infarction(MI)
What does -itis mean? Inflammation
Which of the following terms is implied by the word part
Both around and surrounding
peri- ?
What kind of water is used in an autoclave? Distilled water
What does -gravida mean? Pregnancy
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