ORTHOTICS AND PROSTHETICS COMBINED WRITTEN BOARDS
Orthotics and Prosthetics Combined Written Boards exam
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1. A. Knee extension a complete lesion of the femoral nerve as it leaves the lumbar
plexus affects what motion?
A. knee extension
B. hip adduction
c. hip extension
d. knee flexion
e. ankle plantarflexion
2. the femoral nerve what is the largest nerve of the lumbar plexus?
3. Iliopsoas what is the primary flexor of the hip?
4. common peroneal nerve paralytic equinus during swing phase is often caused by injury to
what nerve?
5. Equinus deformity toe is in a down position, dorsiflexion limitation of the ankle
6. heel strike on one limb and what is a cycle of gait defined as?
a subsequent heel strike on
the ipsilateral side
7. C. Line of progression toe in or toe out is the relationship of the long axis of the foot to
the:
A. subtalar joint
B. ankle joint axis
C. line of progression
D. Knee axis
8. subtalar joint what joint do the motions of inversion and eversion occur pri-
marily at?
9. talus, tibia, fibula what bones make up the talocrural joint?
10. what motion occurs in the talocrural joint?
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dorsiflexion and plantar
flexion
essentially a hinge type joint
11. resist over-eversion of the what is the primary action of the medial ligament of the ankle?
foot
12. resist over-inversion of the what is the primary action of the lateral ligament of the ankle?
foot
13. tibialis anterior, extensor what muscles produce dorsiflexion of the ankle?
hallucis longus, extensor
digitorum longus
14. gastrocnemius, soleus, what muscles produce plantarflexion of the ankle?
plantaris and posterior tib-
ialis
15. talus and calcaneus what bones form the subtalar joint? (aka talocalcaneal joint)
16. talonavicular, calca- what joints make up the midtarsal joint?
neocuboid
17. the anterior talar head and what makes up the talonavicular joint?
the concavity on the navicu-
lar
18. the anterior facet of the cal- what makes up the calcaneocuboid joint?
caneus and the posterior
cuboid
19. midtarsal joints (talonavicu- what are the Chopart joints?
lar and calcaneocuboid)
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20. tarsometatarsal joints what are the Lisfranc joints?
21. 1st metatarsal and medial what makes up the medial column of the tarsometatarsal joints?
cuneiform
22. 2nd and 3rd metatarsal what makes up the middle column of the tarsometatarsal joints?
and intermediate and lateral
cuneiforms
23. 4th and 5th metatarsals and what makes up the lateral tarsometatarsal joints?
the cuboid
24. inversion and eversion, dor- what motions are produced at the subtalar joint?
siflexion an plantar flexion
25. inversion and eversion. flex- what motions are produced at the midtarsal joint?
ion and extension
26. flexion and extension, ab- what motions are produced at the metatarsalphalangeal joints?
duction and adduction
27. flexion and extension what motions are produced at the IP joints?
28. D. shortened step length on a complete lesion of the tibial nerve on one leg will result in what
contralateral side gait deviations?
A. foot slap on ipsilateral side
B. gluteus medius limp on contralateral side
C. Shortened step length on ipsilateral side
D. shortened step length on contralateral side
29. (posterior lower leg mus- what muscles are innervated by the tibial nerve?
cles)
gastrocnemius, soleus,
plantaris, popliteus, tib-
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ialis posterior, flexor digito-
rum longus, flexor hallucis
longus
30. cervical lateral flexion what is the C3 myotome
31. shoulder elevation what is the C4 myotome
32. shoulder abduction what is the C5 myotome
33. elbow flexion, wrist exten- what is the C6 myotome
sion
34. elbow extension, wrist flex- what is the C7 myotome
ion
35. thumb extension, finger what is the C8 myotome
flexion
36. finger abduction and adduc- what is the T1 myotome
tion
37. hip flexion what is the L2 myotome
38. knee extension what is the L3 myotome
39. ankle DF what is the L4 myotome
40. great toe extension what is the L5 myotome
41. PF, eversion, hip extension what is the S1 myotome
42. knee flexion, PF what is the S2 myotome
43. Scheuermann's Disease
Orthotics and Prosthetics Combined Written Boards exam
EXAM 2024/2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS WITH
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DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS /GET IT 100% RIGHT |GRADED A+
1. A. Knee extension a complete lesion of the femoral nerve as it leaves the lumbar
plexus affects what motion?
A. knee extension
B. hip adduction
c. hip extension
d. knee flexion
e. ankle plantarflexion
2. the femoral nerve what is the largest nerve of the lumbar plexus?
3. Iliopsoas what is the primary flexor of the hip?
4. common peroneal nerve paralytic equinus during swing phase is often caused by injury to
what nerve?
5. Equinus deformity toe is in a down position, dorsiflexion limitation of the ankle
6. heel strike on one limb and what is a cycle of gait defined as?
a subsequent heel strike on
the ipsilateral side
7. C. Line of progression toe in or toe out is the relationship of the long axis of the foot to
the:
A. subtalar joint
B. ankle joint axis
C. line of progression
D. Knee axis
8. subtalar joint what joint do the motions of inversion and eversion occur pri-
marily at?
9. talus, tibia, fibula what bones make up the talocrural joint?
10. what motion occurs in the talocrural joint?
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dorsiflexion and plantar
flexion
essentially a hinge type joint
11. resist over-eversion of the what is the primary action of the medial ligament of the ankle?
foot
12. resist over-inversion of the what is the primary action of the lateral ligament of the ankle?
foot
13. tibialis anterior, extensor what muscles produce dorsiflexion of the ankle?
hallucis longus, extensor
digitorum longus
14. gastrocnemius, soleus, what muscles produce plantarflexion of the ankle?
plantaris and posterior tib-
ialis
15. talus and calcaneus what bones form the subtalar joint? (aka talocalcaneal joint)
16. talonavicular, calca- what joints make up the midtarsal joint?
neocuboid
17. the anterior talar head and what makes up the talonavicular joint?
the concavity on the navicu-
lar
18. the anterior facet of the cal- what makes up the calcaneocuboid joint?
caneus and the posterior
cuboid
19. midtarsal joints (talonavicu- what are the Chopart joints?
lar and calcaneocuboid)
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20. tarsometatarsal joints what are the Lisfranc joints?
21. 1st metatarsal and medial what makes up the medial column of the tarsometatarsal joints?
cuneiform
22. 2nd and 3rd metatarsal what makes up the middle column of the tarsometatarsal joints?
and intermediate and lateral
cuneiforms
23. 4th and 5th metatarsals and what makes up the lateral tarsometatarsal joints?
the cuboid
24. inversion and eversion, dor- what motions are produced at the subtalar joint?
siflexion an plantar flexion
25. inversion and eversion. flex- what motions are produced at the midtarsal joint?
ion and extension
26. flexion and extension, ab- what motions are produced at the metatarsalphalangeal joints?
duction and adduction
27. flexion and extension what motions are produced at the IP joints?
28. D. shortened step length on a complete lesion of the tibial nerve on one leg will result in what
contralateral side gait deviations?
A. foot slap on ipsilateral side
B. gluteus medius limp on contralateral side
C. Shortened step length on ipsilateral side
D. shortened step length on contralateral side
29. (posterior lower leg mus- what muscles are innervated by the tibial nerve?
cles)
gastrocnemius, soleus,
plantaris, popliteus, tib-
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ialis posterior, flexor digito-
rum longus, flexor hallucis
longus
30. cervical lateral flexion what is the C3 myotome
31. shoulder elevation what is the C4 myotome
32. shoulder abduction what is the C5 myotome
33. elbow flexion, wrist exten- what is the C6 myotome
sion
34. elbow extension, wrist flex- what is the C7 myotome
ion
35. thumb extension, finger what is the C8 myotome
flexion
36. finger abduction and adduc- what is the T1 myotome
tion
37. hip flexion what is the L2 myotome
38. knee extension what is the L3 myotome
39. ankle DF what is the L4 myotome
40. great toe extension what is the L5 myotome
41. PF, eversion, hip extension what is the S1 myotome
42. knee flexion, PF what is the S2 myotome
43. Scheuermann's Disease
