Certification for Orthotic fitters exam Flashcards

3695816904	Patient records should be kept	in locked cabinets outside of patient access areas	0
3695822368	understanding patients expectations relative to outcomes is	an important fitting consideration	1
3695825255	the function of the skeletal system is	to provide a flexible framework and to manufacture red blood cells	2
3695832508	ligaments heal best with	controlled stress motion	3
3695847157	In common practice, an avulsion is	Torn tendon	4
3695895702	Concentric muscle activity	Accelerates mass	5
3695939607	Tendons function by attaching	muscle to bone	6
3695942917	Joint stability requires	adequate strength, appropriate range of motion, adequate proprioception	7
3695952024	Proprioception is	the body's position sense in space	8
3695956945	Most gross motions during gait occur in the	Frontal plane	9
3695962278	Superior - inferiodr positions refer to components of the	trunk	10
3695967759	adduction - abduction is determined by ending posture of the	distal segment	11
3695973642	Transvers plane indicates	Rotatory motion	12
3695981954	A partial dislocation is referred to as a	subluxation	13
3695984375	Pressure points are	the patients worst enemy, the fitter's worst enemy, The referring physician's worst enemy	14
3695990252	Documentation of a gait deficit prior to fitting a wrist orthosis is	important	15
3696000402	The definition f a joint is	a connective tissue between bones	16
3696024322	Normally tendons, when torn loose by a sudden force, seldom break in the middle; rather,	they pull away from the bone at the end	17
3696046296	Pronation involves	Motion in three joints at the same time in one plane	18
3696048623	an example of autonomic muscle function is	Heart muscle pumping	19
3696052339	Orthotics can aid in	eccentric musce activity, reactive muscle activity, concentric muscle activity	20
3696055360	eccentric is the	motion of an active muscle while it is lengthening under load	21
3696107246	isometric is	no movement in a muscle	22
3696110928	concentric is	the contraction of a muscle	23
3696114011	sarcomeres	the overlapping work units within muscle structues are known as	24
3696122901	the hip is a	ball and socket joint	25
3696130406	the ham strings are made up of	semimembranosis, semitendinosis and the bicep femoris	26
3696160697	The gluteus medius	is a hip external rotator, a hip abductor and decelerates hip internal rotation	27
3696167435	The posterior cruciate ligament can be injured by	Excessive ankle dorsiflexion and a so-called dash board injury	28
3696174546	Genu Recurvate involves disruption of the	PCL	29
3696185855	Bursistis is	inflammation of the bursa causing swelling and pain	30
3696192480	Chondromalasia patella may be caused by	Over pronated foot, weak vastus medialis obliquis, weak gluteus medius	31
3696198058	patella subluxation usually occurs	medially	32
3696201190	Proprioceptive rehabilitation (re-education) can only occur	during controlled motion weight bearing	33
3696204287	Plantarfacsiitis can lead to	heal spurs	34
3696206842	wrap around knee supports are especially indicated when	the leg is asymmetrical	35
3696209320	chondromalasia of the patella is	a roughening of the articulating surface of the patella	36
3696210650	the function of any joint is to provide	motion	37
3696211870	the popliteal fossa is	the cavity posterior to the knee	38
3696215492	the calcaneus has how much frontal plane ROM	20 degrees	39
3696217861	a long leg ROM brace can be used as	a knee immobilizer	40
3696220420	acromio-clavicular joint	A-C joint in the shoulder	41
3696223263	the long bone of the upper arm	Humerus	42
3696224709	the shoulder joint is	a shallow ball and socket joint, a muscle dominated joint, able to move in all planes	43
3696228289	the four ,muscles of the rotator cuff also known as SITS	supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, subscapularis	44
3696240879	the rhomboid muscles help the shoulders	shrug	45
3696242566	Triceps are antagonists to the	biceps	46
3696244017	epicondylitis is	tennis elbow	47
3696250616	abbreviation for Carpal tunnel syndrome	CTS	48
3696251400	abbreviation for Carpometacarpal joint	CMC	49
3696260340	gamekeepers thumb involves what joint	CMC joint	50
3696456601	abduction	the lateral movement of a limb or limb segment away from the midline of the body	51
3696459313	adduction	the movement of a limb or limb segment towards the midline of the body	52
3696479522	closed kinetic chain	a series of connected joints in which the distal segment is in a fixed position ( weight bearing)	53
3696484175	circumduction	circular movement of a limb	54
3696505401	collateral ligament	any ligament running along the sides (lateral or medial ) of a joint; named for a specific joint or bone	55
3696572408	The foot/ankle complex serves three purposes	flexible adapter to the terrain, flexible stabilizer during weight-bearing, rigid lever arm to propel off the terrain	56
3696578345	Apropulsive gait is	foot drop, partial foot amputation, soft tissue dysfunction	57
3696583007	ataxic gait	an unsteady, uncoordinated walk, with a wide base and the feet thrown out, coming down first on the heel and then on the toes with a double tap.	58
3696589105	antalgic gait	a limp adopted so as to avoid pain on weight-bearing structures, characterized by a very short stance phase.	59
3696591108	double-step GAIT	gait in which there is a noticeable difference in the length or timing of alternate steps.	60
3696595228	drag-to gait	a gait in which the feet are dragged (rather than lifted) toward the crutches.	61
3696602012	scissor gait	A gait marked by excessive hip adduction in swing phase. As a result, the swing leg crosses in front of the stance leg.	62