SIP + CA SIP Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Abducton - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Lateral movement of a part of the body, usually the
shoulder or hip. Away from the body
Acetabulum - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Movement of the hip
Adduction - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Movement of the hip toward the body
Aorta - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Largest artery in the body
Aphakia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Loss of a natural lens of the eye
Aphasia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Inability to express, write, or understand once familiar
terms or objects
Artery, pulmonary - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The artery which carries the blood from the
heart to the lungs
Arthritis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Inflammation of a joint
Arthrodesis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Surgical fixation of a joint
Arthroplasty - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Surgical repair of a joint
Atrophy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Wasting away due to lack of use
Bucket handle tear - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Tear of the medial meniscus of the knee
,Calcaneus - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Heel bone or "os calcis"
Calf atrophy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Two inches of calf atrophy is considered
equivalent to a disability resulting from a moderate instability of the ankle joint using the
1997 PD Rating Schedule
Cardiovascular - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Pertaining to the heart
Carpal tunnel syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Numbness, weakness, and pain in the
hand due to compression of the median nerve at the wrist
Chronic - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Persisting for a long time
Clavicle - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Collarbone
Coccyx - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Tailbone
Coloboma - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- An irregular pupil
Conjunctivitis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Inflammation of the lining of the eye
Coronary - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Pertaining to the heart
Diplopia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Double vision
Disc - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Disk, an intervertebral disk
Disectomy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Removal of a disk
,Distal - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Generally refers to a joint of the finger farthest from the
point of attachment
Dorsal - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Thoracic, pertaining tot he back
Dorsoflexion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Backward flexion or bending, foot or hand --
upward
Dupuytrens contracture - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- An involuntary flexion contracture of
the fingers of the hand, usually the ring and little fingers. A severe case involves more fingers
and more contracture
Dsyspnea - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Labored or difficult breathing
Ectropion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The turning outward (eversion) of the eyelide
Edema - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Swelling caused by body tissues retaining an excessive
amount of fluid
Entropion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Th turning inward (inversion) of the eyelid
Enucleation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Loss of an eye
Evisceration - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The surgical removal of the eye
Excise - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- To remove surgically
Extension - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The stretching or straightening of a limb which is
contracted, opposite of flexion
Femur - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The thigh bone
, Fibromyalgia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Chronic widespread pain in muscles, soft tissue
and secondary joints, accompanied by fatigue
Fibula - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The smaller of the two lower leg bones. It bears
relatively little of the body weight
Flexion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Act of bending or being bent, opposite of extension
Fusion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Surgical fixation of two levels of the spine to limit
motion
Ganglion cyst - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A lump filled with fluid, on the joint, usually the
hand or wrist
Hearing loss - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Loss of 92 decibels at 500, 1000, 2000 and 3000
Hertz shall be considered total loss 1997 PD Rating Schedule
Heart attack - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Term used to describe myocardial infraction
Hemptysis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The expectoration of blood or blood stained sputum
Collas fracture - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Fracture of the distal end of the radius with
outward displacement of the radius
Comminuted fracture - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Fracture in which the bone is broken and
splintered in two or more pieces
Compound fracture - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Fracture in which the bone is broken and
bone extends through the skin
Doheny fracture - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Multiple finger fracture
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Abducton - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Lateral movement of a part of the body, usually the
shoulder or hip. Away from the body
Acetabulum - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Movement of the hip
Adduction - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Movement of the hip toward the body
Aorta - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Largest artery in the body
Aphakia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Loss of a natural lens of the eye
Aphasia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Inability to express, write, or understand once familiar
terms or objects
Artery, pulmonary - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The artery which carries the blood from the
heart to the lungs
Arthritis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Inflammation of a joint
Arthrodesis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Surgical fixation of a joint
Arthroplasty - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Surgical repair of a joint
Atrophy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Wasting away due to lack of use
Bucket handle tear - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Tear of the medial meniscus of the knee
,Calcaneus - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Heel bone or "os calcis"
Calf atrophy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Two inches of calf atrophy is considered
equivalent to a disability resulting from a moderate instability of the ankle joint using the
1997 PD Rating Schedule
Cardiovascular - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Pertaining to the heart
Carpal tunnel syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Numbness, weakness, and pain in the
hand due to compression of the median nerve at the wrist
Chronic - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Persisting for a long time
Clavicle - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Collarbone
Coccyx - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Tailbone
Coloboma - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- An irregular pupil
Conjunctivitis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Inflammation of the lining of the eye
Coronary - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Pertaining to the heart
Diplopia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Double vision
Disc - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Disk, an intervertebral disk
Disectomy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Removal of a disk
,Distal - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Generally refers to a joint of the finger farthest from the
point of attachment
Dorsal - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Thoracic, pertaining tot he back
Dorsoflexion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Backward flexion or bending, foot or hand --
upward
Dupuytrens contracture - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- An involuntary flexion contracture of
the fingers of the hand, usually the ring and little fingers. A severe case involves more fingers
and more contracture
Dsyspnea - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Labored or difficult breathing
Ectropion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The turning outward (eversion) of the eyelide
Edema - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Swelling caused by body tissues retaining an excessive
amount of fluid
Entropion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Th turning inward (inversion) of the eyelid
Enucleation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Loss of an eye
Evisceration - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The surgical removal of the eye
Excise - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- To remove surgically
Extension - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The stretching or straightening of a limb which is
contracted, opposite of flexion
Femur - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The thigh bone
, Fibromyalgia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Chronic widespread pain in muscles, soft tissue
and secondary joints, accompanied by fatigue
Fibula - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The smaller of the two lower leg bones. It bears
relatively little of the body weight
Flexion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Act of bending or being bent, opposite of extension
Fusion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Surgical fixation of two levels of the spine to limit
motion
Ganglion cyst - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A lump filled with fluid, on the joint, usually the
hand or wrist
Hearing loss - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Loss of 92 decibels at 500, 1000, 2000 and 3000
Hertz shall be considered total loss 1997 PD Rating Schedule
Heart attack - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Term used to describe myocardial infraction
Hemptysis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The expectoration of blood or blood stained sputum
Collas fracture - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Fracture of the distal end of the radius with
outward displacement of the radius
Comminuted fracture - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Fracture in which the bone is broken and
splintered in two or more pieces
Compound fracture - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Fracture in which the bone is broken and
bone extends through the skin
Doheny fracture - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Multiple finger fracture
