Internship Exam #3

Name: ________________________________________________________________ Date: ______________________

Course & Year: _____________________________________________ Internship Group #: ______________________

Directions: Write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided before each number.
1. What type of contraction does the elbow flexors 7. Back pain caused by stress/strain of back
do when lowering a glass of water from the muscles, tendons, ligaments, and often relieved
mouth to the table? by rest:
a. Concentric a. Lumbar disc syndromes
b. Eccentric b. Spondylolisthesis
c. Isometric c. Mechanical LBP
d. Isotonic d. Ankylosing Spondylitis

2. All of the following are true of synergists, 8. Pain in the neck may be due to injury of the:
EXCEPT: a. Cervical Nerves
a. Obstructs unwanted action of the b. Cervical Muscles & Ligaments
agonist c. Cervical Vertebra
b. Provides identical or nearly identical d. AOTA
activity to that of the antagonist - should
be AGONIST 9. Gladys is referred to therapy for stretching of the
c. Barchioradialis working with the right SCM muscle. The most effective method to
Brachialis during elbow flexion stretch the muscle is by positioning the head
d. Stabilizes the proximal joint, allowing the and neck into:
desired motion at the more distal a. Flexion, L side flexion, L rotation
segment to occur b. Flexion, R side flexion, L rotation
c. Extension, L side flexion, R rotation
3. When referring to the COG of the HAT, the d. Extension, R side flexion, R rotation
location is at the:
a. Sphenoid sinus 10. A whiplash injury from a rear-end collision would
b. Anterior to T11 tear the:
c. Just above the elbow a. ALL
d. Medial head of the triceps b. PLL
c. Ligamentum flavum
4. Examples of open chain motions include the d. Ligamentum nuchae
following, EXCEPT:
a. Deltoid acting on the GH Joint to elevate 11. Earl is treating a patient who has a diagnosis of
the arm from the side lumbar spinal stenosis. As part of the patient’s
b. FDP closing the IP joints around a ball education, Earl should recommend what
c. TA dorsiflexing the ankle to lift the foot sleeping position?
off the floor a. Sleep on your stomach
d. Biceps and brachioradialis flexing the b. Sleep on your back
elbow to bring a cup to the mouth c. Sleep on your side with a pillow between
e. NOTA your bent knees
d. The sleeping position is not an issue
5. Axis of the coronal plane
a. X axis 12. Grezelle is applying mechanical cervical traction
b. Y axis to a patient diagnosed with cervical radiculitis
c. Z axis using a cervical halter. During the traction, the
d. W axis patient complains of pain in the area of the TMJ.
What should Grezelle do?
6. Loose pack position of the GH joint a. Decrease the treatment time
a. 55° abd, 30° horizontal abd b. Decrease the traction poundage
b. 55° horizontal abd, 30° abd c. Replace the halter with a sliding device
c. 55° abd, 30° ER to take pressure off the TMJ
d. 55° ER, 30° abd d. Tell patient that pain in the TMJ is
normal
e. Discontinue treatment
13. Which of the following is an appropriate
management for your patient with osteoporosis? 21. The thoracolumbar fascia provides humans the
a. Vigorous stretching ability to lift heavy weights overhead. It also
b. NWB exercises - d/t risk of fx stabilizes the trunk for throwing objects with high
c. Running on treadmill velocities.
d. Jogging at least 30 mins every day a. First statement is true, second
statement is false
14. Your patient feels an electric shock like b. First statement is false, second
sensation down the spinal cord and legs when statement is true
his neck is flexed. Which of the following is c. Both statements are true
positive? d. Both statements are false
a. Leri’s sign
b. Kernig’s sign 22. The external oblique muscle runs:
c. Lhermitte’s sign a. Inferolaterally
d. Brudzinski’s sign b. Inferomedially
c. Superolaterally
15. A patient is positioned in supine with the hips d. Superomedially
flexed to 90° and the knees extended. As the
patient slowly lowers her extended legs towards 23. What nerve/s is/are being assessed in ULTT 1?
the horizontal, there is an increase in lordosis of I. Median nerve
the low back. This finding is indicative of II. Anterior interosseous nerve
weakness of the: III. C5, C6, C7
a. Hip flexors a. Only I
b. Abdominals b. I, II
c. Back extensors c. I, II, III
d. Hip extensors
24. This test is for patients with radicular symptoms
16. The vertebral foramen is largest and triangular in in history and shows radicular signs during
shape in the ______ region. examinations. Examiner places one hand under
a. Cervical the patient's chin and the other hand around the
b. Thoracic occiput, then slowly lifts the patient’s head. A
c. Lumbar positive result is indicated by relief of symptoms.
d. Sacral a. Bikele’s sign
b. Relief test
17. At what age does a human have the greatest c. Distraction test
amount of fluid in the IV disc? d. NOTA
a. 1 year
b. 4 years 25. Indication for a Well-Leg Raise Test:
c. 7 years a. Sciatic nerve
d. 10 years b. Tibial nerve
c. Common peroneal nerve
18. Capsular pattern of the vertebral column of d. Disc prolapse
atlanto-occipital joint.
a. Extension & side flexion equally limited 26. Earl comes to the PT clinic with complaints of
b. Flexion & side flexion equally limited worsening pain in the low back. Hx revealed that
c. Rotation, side flexion he has been undergoing PT sessions for 6 mos
d. Flexion, side flexion now but reports no progress on the condition.
Grezelle, the PT, asked Earl to kneel on a chair
19. Open-packed position of the knee. and then bend forward to touch the floor with the
a. 120° flexion fingers. Earl was unable to perform the test and
b. 10° extension stated that he cannot do it 2° LBP. What special
c. 25° flexion test did Grezelle perform and what is the result
d. 10° flexion and slight tibial ER of the test?
a. Hoover’s test - malingering
20. The height of this specific vertebrae may be b. Burn test - malingering
used to determine the corresponding landmark: c. Ely’s test - rectus femoris tightness
a. T10 body - tip of xiphoid process d. Sit & reach test - lumbar strain
b. L4 spinous process - level with the e. NOTA
highest portion of the crest of the ilium
c. S2 - height of PSIS
d. AOTA
27. Gladys was recently diagnosed with thoracic
dextroscoliosis. What special tests would you
perform on Gladys?
I. Beevor’s test
II. Plumbline test
III. Forward bending test
IV. Leg length test
a. I, III
b. II, III
c. II, III, IV
d. I, II, III, IV

28. The patient is relaxed in a prone position with

the head straight and arms by the sides. The
examiner stands at the patient’s feet and
observes the buttocks from the level of the
buttocks. The affected gluteus maximus muscle
appears flat as a result of atrophy. This test
indicates lesion in which of the following nerve
roots?
a. L4, L5, S1
b. L5, S1, S2
c. L4 and L5 only
d. NOTA

29. What is the normal range of flexion at the DIP?

a. 45°
b. 90°
c. 100°
d. 110°

30. Patient can only reach 60° of passive SLR. Tom

improve ROM, the PT decided to use PNF
stretching technique. In this technique, the pt
contracts the hamstrings muscles isometrically
against manual resistance, then relaxes. Next,
the PT positions the pt’s LE into further SLR
passively. What technique is being used?
a. Hold Relax
b. Agonist Contraction
c. Hold Relax with Agonist
Contraction
d. Multiple Angle Isometrics