Orthotic fitter exam study guide Latest Update

Orthotic fitter exam study guide Latest Update

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anterior cruciate ligament - CORRECT ANSWER: ACL, on the anterior part of the knee, stops the tibia from moving forwards in front of the femur

anterior inferior tibial fibular ligament - CORRECT ANSWER: high ankle sprain

ligament, positioned on the lower front of the ankle and helps keep tibia and fibula together

anterior talofibular ligament - CORRECT ANSWER: ankle sprain ligament, most often damaged when the ankle is rolled, stabilizes the ankle joints and keeps it from rotating inward

ball and socket joint - CORRECT ANSWER: most mobile type of joint in the human

body, allows you to swing arms/legs in many directions, in hip and shoulder

calcaneofibular ligament - CORRECT ANSWER: starts at the tip of the fibula and runs along the outside of the ankle into the calcaneous

cartilaginous joint - CORRECT ANSWER: formed where bone meets cartilage, have gel like consistency

Chondromalasis patella may be caused by - CORRECT ANSWER: over pronated foot,

weak vastus medialis obliquis, weak gluestus medius

deltoid ligament - CORRECT ANSWER: fan shaped band of connective tissue on the

medial side of the ankle, take a lot of force to tear

During which phase of gait cycle does an AFO with dorsiflexion assisnt in - CORRECT

ANSWER: swing phase

example of abduction - CORRECT ANSWER: raising the arms, laterally to the sides

Example of adduction - CORRECT ANSWER: arms straight out at the shoulders,

bringing them down to the sides

Example of concentric muscle contraction - CORRECT ANSWER: Bicep curl

example of dorsiflextion - CORRECT ANSWER: moving foot towards chin

Example of eccentric muscle contraction - CORRECT ANSWER: lowering a weight,

walking down stairs 1 / 2

example of plantar flexion - CORRECT ANSWER: pressing the gas pedal down

Example of pronation - CORRECT ANSWER: when your palm/forearm faces down

extrinsic muscles - CORRECT ANSWER: move the entire foot

flexor digitorum longus - CORRECT ANSWER: flexes the 2nd-5th toes

flexor hallucis longus - CORRECT ANSWER: flexes the big toe

Functional Orthotic - CORRECT ANSWER: semi-rigid balancing device designed to slip inside the shoe and control abnormal motion of the foot/ Device is made by taking a mold while it is held in the correct position

gastrocnemius - CORRECT ANSWER: above medial condyle of femur plantarflexes the

ankle, stabilizes knee and ankle when standing,

gliding joint - CORRECT ANSWER: occurs between the surfaces of two flat bones,

move by gliding against each other, in wrist and ankles

hallucis - CORRECT ANSWER: foot

hallux - CORRECT ANSWER: great toe

hinge joint - CORRECT ANSWER: enable movement similar to opening and closing of a hinged door, in the knee and elbow

How can the posterior cruciate ligament can be injured - CORRECT ANSWER:

excessive ankle dorsiflexion and a so called dash-board injury.

How much frontal plane ROM does the calcaneus have - CORRECT ANSWER: 20

degees

insertion of a muscle - CORRECT ANSWER: where it ends

interosseous membrane - CORRECT ANSWER: made of strong fibrous tissue and runs

along the tibia and fibula and keeps them moving as one unit

intrinsic muscles - CORRECT ANSWER: move the toes/ support the arch

Joint stability requires - CORRECT ANSWER: adequate strength, appropriate ROM and adequate proprioception

lateral collateral ligament - CORRECT ANSWER: LCL, on the lateral side of the knee joint, limits the amount the knee moves from side to side

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