Welcome to your Physical Therapy NAME: Your Email: 1. [What was developed to "encourage a uniform approach to physical therapist practice and to explain to the world the nature of that practice"?] State licensure laws. The Guide to Physical Therapist Practice. The National Physical Therapy Examination. The Medicare Act of 1973. None . 2. [True or false: Starling's law states that within physiologic limits, stretching of the heart muscle will increase the vigor of contractions] True. False. None . 3. [You are examining a patient with a history of knee trauma. There is marked swelling of the knee joint, the tibia can be displaced forward on the femur, and there is pain and marked instability of the knee joint. Which of the following structures is likely to be involved?] Medial collateral ligament. Lateral collateral ligament. Anterior cruciate ligament. Posterior cruciate ligament. None . 4. [Which of the following muscles is not supplied by the median nerve? ] Flexor carpi radialis. Flexor digitorum superficial is. Flexor pollicus longus. Abductor pollicus longus. None . 5. [Which of the following drugs or medications are adrenergic?] Nicotine. Atropine. Epinephrine. Reserpine. None . 6. [You decide to use the neurodevelopmental treatment (NOT) approach with a patient recovering from stroke. Which of the following components would not be included:] Facilitation of early movement in synergistic patterns followed quickly by movement patterns out-of-synergy. Reduction of spasticity and abnormal reflex activity through positioning and handling techniques. Facilitation of selective movement control out of synergistic patterns. Functional activities emphasizing reintegration of the hemiplegic side. None . 7. [You are testing two-point discrimination on the right hand of a patient who is suspected of having had a stroke. The patient is unable to tell you whether you are touching him with one or two points. This could indicate impaired function in the ] Anterior spinothalamic tract or thalamus. Lateral spinothalamic tract or somatosensory cortex. Dorsal column/lemniscal pathways or somatosensory cortex. Spinal lemniscus or ventral posterolateral nucleus of the thalamus. None . 8. [True or false: Muscle spindles, under normal conditions, emit sensory nerve impulses constantly.] True. False. None . 9. [You decide to test the integrity of the equilibrium mechanism of a patient with a history of balance disturbance. You ask the individual to stand perfectly still with the eyes closed. What is the name of this test?] The Babinski. The tonic neck reflex. Romberg's sign. Phalen's. None . 10. [All of the following are true statements with regard to epidural hematomas, except:] They are mostly venous in origin, involving the venous dural sinuses. They are most commonly caused by head trauma. They are commonly characterized by alternating CNS depression, with lethargy and confusion. They are, acutely, the most serious of the intracranial hemorrhages. None . 11. [All of the following are signs and symptoms of a shoulder dislocation except:] The injured shoulder is held in a flexed position. The head of the humerus can be palpated. Localized pain in the area of injury. Definite sensation of crepitus. None . 12. [Which of the following flexor muscles is not innervated by the median nerve?] Flexor carpi radialis. Flexor carpi ulnaris. Palmaris longus. Flexor digitorum superficial is. Flexor pollicis longus. None . 13. [Which portion of the brain regulates peripheral autonomic nervous system discharges and is responsible for homeostatic mechanisms such as regulation of body temperature?] Hypothalamus. Thymus. Thalamus. The pons. None . 14. [Which of the following structures do not compose the limbic system?] The parahippocampal gyrus. A cingulate gyrus. The uncus. The corpus callosum. None . 15. [Clinical features of anemia may include:] Tachycardia. Anorexia. Paresthesias. All of the above. None . 16. [While examining a patient, you suspect that he has a hip flexion contracture. Which test would you use to confirm?] Yergason's test. Thomas test. Ober's test. Lachman's test. None . 17. [True or false: Most of the carbon dioxide carried by the blood is in the form of bicarbonate] True. False. None . 18. [A positive Ober's test indicates:] Contracted biceps. Contracted gastrocnemius. Contracted iliotibial band. Contracted iliopsoas. None . 19. [The total amount of air remaining in the lungs after a forced expiration is known as] Tidal volume. Functional residual capacity. Expiratory reserve volume. Vital capacity. Residual volume. None . 20. [All of the following are true about the epiphyseal plate except:] It is formed from cartilage. It serves as the site of progressive lengthening in long bones. It is located between the epiphysis and the diaphysis. It is found in all bones. None . Time's upTime is Up!
