PROSTHETIC AND ORTHOTIC WRITTEN EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL

PROSTHETIC AND ORTHOTIC WRITTEN EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED/GRADED A+

What muscle is responsible for scapular elevation: a)trapezius

, b) deltoid, c) pectoralis major, d) rotator cuff - ----Answers- ---a) trapezius

A TH patient is wondering which terminal device (body

powered) would be best for holding a broom handle: a)5xa, b)7,

c)mechanical hand, d)555 - ----Answers----d)555

A TF patient's ischial tuberosity is located further down in the

socket and not on the seat. What adjustment could you do:

a)add a sock, b)drop ischial seat 1 cm, c) add pad adjacent to scarpas triangle, d) add proximal posterior pad inferior to the seat - ----Answers----a, c

With a below elbow amputation all of these muscles will be

transected except: a) flexor carpi radialis, b) supraspinatus,

c)brachioradialis, d)pronator quadratus - ----Answers----b) supraspinatus

Which muscle is the primary forearm supinator: a)biceps

brachii, b)brachioradialis, c) brachialis, d)coracobrachialis - -- --Answers----a) biceps brachii

All of the following muscles make up the pes anserinus

except: a)sartorius, b)gracilis, c)semitendinosus, d)

semimembranosus - ----Answers----d) semimembranosus 1 / 2

In TF prosthetic alignment the relationship between the

posterior socket shelf and the lateral wall is referred to as: a)

q angle, b) TKA alignment, c) sagittal flexion alignment, d) adduction angle - ----Answers----d) adduction angle

Transverse tarsal joints allow inversion/eversion of the foot.What other joint allows that motion? a)talocrural joint, b) subtalor and talocalcaneonavicular, c) superior and inferior tibiofibular joints d) all of the above - ----Answers----b

For TF patient, when inadequate socket flexion is incorporated into the prosthesis what will the patient be unable to do

without a gait deviation: a) stand with decreased lumbar

lordosis, b) sit with prosthetic knee and sound side knees level in the coronal plane, c) have symmetric step length, d) fully extend the prosthetic knee - ----Answers----c) have symmetric step lengths

A patient has sustained a stroked and you note that he has a

flexion synergy pattern in his upper and lower extremities: - --

--Answers----UE: shoulder abduction, external rotation,

elbow flexion, forearm supination, wrist flexion LE: hip flexion,

abduction, external rotation, knee flexion, ankle dorsiflexion, inversion

It is early in the recovery phase of a patient with a L3 complete

spinal cord injury. The expected outcome would most likely be:

• with a complete spinal cord injury you would not expect any

progress in motor or sensory function below the level of the

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