ABCOP ORTHOTICS WRITTEN EXAM COMPLETE EXAM
PREPARATION - QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS -
UPDATED EDITION
1. A single gait cycle is defined as the activity that occurs from:
ANSWER : Heel strike on one side to heel strike on the ipsilateral side.
2. During which phase of gait are the hip extensors most active?
ANSWER : Loading Response.
3. Which muscle most closely duplicates the function of the tibialis
anterior? ANSWER : Extensor Hallucis Longus.
4. Which of the following is often the result of an irregular birth?
ANSWER : Multiple Sclerosis (Note: Clinically, MS is an autoimmune
disorder, but this is the provided ANSWER in the context).
5. A patient presents to your office with bossing of the right posterior
cranium and flattening on the left posterior cranium. How would you
classify this? ANSWER : Left posterior brachycephalic.
6. Which type of scoliosis is most likely the result of a leg length
discrepancy? ANSWER : Nonstructural scoliosis.
7. What is the most appropriate for a median nerve injury at the wrist?
ANSWER : WHO (Wrist Hand Orthosis) with thumb post.
8. In addition to the deltoid, the axillary nerve innervates the:
ANSWER : Teres Minor.
9. The axis of rotation of the hip joint is located: ANSWER : Anterior &
Superior to the greater trochanter.
10.The gelatinous center of a spinal disc is the: ANSWER : Nucleus
Pulposus.
11.Which muscle serves to abduct the phalanges away from the 3rd
digit? ANSWER : Dorsal Interossei.
, 12.The position of the thoracic facets most easily allows for which
movements? ANSWER : Rotation and Lateral Flexion.
13.Which of the following is NOT true of Scheuermann's kyphosis?
ANSWER : An LSO to posteriorly tilt the pelvis will improve this
condition.
14.What gait deviation would you primarily expect to see with a tibial
nerve lesion? ANSWER : Uncontrolled tibial advancement in stance
phase.
15.What compensatory motion would most likely be seen in an
individual with quadriceps weakness? ANSWER : Forward trunk
lean.
16.Hydrocephalus often accompanies which of the following?
ANSWER : Spina Bifida.
17.The lumbricals function to: ANSWER : Flex the MCP joints and
extend the PIP joints.
18.What is NOT true of the gluteus maximus? ANSWER : It functions
as an internal rotator of the hip (It is actually an external rotator).
19.Maximum plantarflexion occurs at what phase of gait? ANSWER :
Pre-Swing.
20.Which muscle is NOT innervated by the obturator nerve? ANSWER
: Sartorius.
21.What is NOT true of gait? ANSWER : Initial swing begins at toe off
and continues until the tibia reaches vertical.
22.What is the principle to follow when fitting a Milwaukee TLSO?
ANSWER : The loading vector for thoracic and lumbar pads should be
anteromedial in almost all cases.
23.An orthosis for a patient post anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)
reconstruction should primarily control: ANSWER : Anterior
displacement of the tibia on the femur.
24.Which muscle does not act on the wrist: ANSWER : Brachioradialis.
25.You are testing a patient's L3-L5 Myotomes. Which motions do you
test? ANSWER : Knee Extension, Dorsiflexion, & Great toe Extension.
PREPARATION - QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS -
UPDATED EDITION
1. A single gait cycle is defined as the activity that occurs from:
ANSWER : Heel strike on one side to heel strike on the ipsilateral side.
2. During which phase of gait are the hip extensors most active?
ANSWER : Loading Response.
3. Which muscle most closely duplicates the function of the tibialis
anterior? ANSWER : Extensor Hallucis Longus.
4. Which of the following is often the result of an irregular birth?
ANSWER : Multiple Sclerosis (Note: Clinically, MS is an autoimmune
disorder, but this is the provided ANSWER in the context).
5. A patient presents to your office with bossing of the right posterior
cranium and flattening on the left posterior cranium. How would you
classify this? ANSWER : Left posterior brachycephalic.
6. Which type of scoliosis is most likely the result of a leg length
discrepancy? ANSWER : Nonstructural scoliosis.
7. What is the most appropriate for a median nerve injury at the wrist?
ANSWER : WHO (Wrist Hand Orthosis) with thumb post.
8. In addition to the deltoid, the axillary nerve innervates the:
ANSWER : Teres Minor.
9. The axis of rotation of the hip joint is located: ANSWER : Anterior &
Superior to the greater trochanter.
10.The gelatinous center of a spinal disc is the: ANSWER : Nucleus
Pulposus.
11.Which muscle serves to abduct the phalanges away from the 3rd
digit? ANSWER : Dorsal Interossei.
, 12.The position of the thoracic facets most easily allows for which
movements? ANSWER : Rotation and Lateral Flexion.
13.Which of the following is NOT true of Scheuermann's kyphosis?
ANSWER : An LSO to posteriorly tilt the pelvis will improve this
condition.
14.What gait deviation would you primarily expect to see with a tibial
nerve lesion? ANSWER : Uncontrolled tibial advancement in stance
phase.
15.What compensatory motion would most likely be seen in an
individual with quadriceps weakness? ANSWER : Forward trunk
lean.
16.Hydrocephalus often accompanies which of the following?
ANSWER : Spina Bifida.
17.The lumbricals function to: ANSWER : Flex the MCP joints and
extend the PIP joints.
18.What is NOT true of the gluteus maximus? ANSWER : It functions
as an internal rotator of the hip (It is actually an external rotator).
19.Maximum plantarflexion occurs at what phase of gait? ANSWER :
Pre-Swing.
20.Which muscle is NOT innervated by the obturator nerve? ANSWER
: Sartorius.
21.What is NOT true of gait? ANSWER : Initial swing begins at toe off
and continues until the tibia reaches vertical.
22.What is the principle to follow when fitting a Milwaukee TLSO?
ANSWER : The loading vector for thoracic and lumbar pads should be
anteromedial in almost all cases.
23.An orthosis for a patient post anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)
reconstruction should primarily control: ANSWER : Anterior
displacement of the tibia on the femur.
24.Which muscle does not act on the wrist: ANSWER : Brachioradialis.
25.You are testing a patient's L3-L5 Myotomes. Which motions do you
test? ANSWER : Knee Extension, Dorsiflexion, & Great toe Extension.
