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BOC ORTHOTIC FITTER COURSE 100%
DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS
2025/2026 STUDY SET
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING IS TRUE OF THE SKELETAL SYSTEM EXCEPT:
A. IT PROTECTS OUR INTERNAL ORGANS
B. IT PRODUCES BOTH RED AND WHITE BLOOD CELLS
C. IT ACTS AS A STOREHOUSE FOR CERTAIN MINERALS
D. IT ACTS AS A FILTER FOR THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
D. IT ACTS AS A FILTER FOR THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
T/F: BABIES HAVE MORE BONES THAN ADULTS
TRUE - BABIES HAVE MORE BONES THAN ADULTS
SHORT BONES ARE TYPICALLY FOUND IN THESE AREAS:
A. WRISTS
B. ANKLES
C. CRANIUM
D. WRISTS & ANKLES
D. WRISTS & ANKLES
THIS BONE IS THE LONGEST AND STRONGEST IN THE HUMAN BODY
A. HUMERUS
B. FEMUR
C. TIBIA
D. STERNUM
B. FEMUR
THE SCIENCE DEALING WITH MEASUREMENT OF THE SIZE, WEIGHT AND PROPORTIONS OF
THE HUMAN BODY IS CALLED:
A. BIOMECHANICS
B. KINESIOLOGY
C. ANTHROPOMETRY
D. MUSCLE TESTING
C. ANTHROPOMETRY
THESE MAY BE USED TO INDICATE ANATOMICAL LANDMARKS ON THE SURFACE OF THE
SKIN:
A. PENCILS
B. INK PENCILS
C. CHINA MARKERS
D. CRAYON
B. INK PENCILS
LANDMARKS OF THE FOOT INCLUDE ALL BUT:
A. METATARSAL HEADS
B. STYLOID PROCESS
C. TIBIAL CREST
D. NAVICULAR
C. TIBIAL CREST
THIS IS A LOWER EXTREMITY LANDMARK:
A. STERNAL NOTCH
B. ASIS
C. STYLOID PROCESS
D. XIPHOID PROCESS
C. STYLOID PROCESS
C. ANTERIOR TRUNK
D. POSTERIOR TRUNK
A. POSTERIOR LOWER EXTREMITY
THE ACROMION IS LOCATED IN THE:
A. FOOT
B. SHOULDER AREA
C. LOWER EXTREMITY
D. SPINE
B. SHOULDER AREA
THE MANDIBLE IS LOCATED IN THE:
A. UPPER EXTREMITY
B. LOWER EXTREMITY
C. TRUNK REGION
D. HEAD
D. HEAD
A SPECIALIZED SET OF CALIPERS USED TO MEASURE THE THICKNESS OF SECTIONS OF THE
HUMAN BODY IS KNOWN AS:
A. TAPE MEASURE
B. AP/ML GAUGE
C. GONIOMETER
D. BRANNOCK
B. AP/ML GAUGE
THE UMBILICUS IS LOCATED IN THE:
A. ABDOMEN
B. HEAD
C. LOWER EXTREMITY
D. UPPER EXTREMITY
A. ABDOMEN
THIS IS USED TO TAKE CIRCUMFERENCE AND LENGTH MEASUREMENTS OF BODY
SEGMENTS:
A. TAPE MEASURE
B. AP/ML GAUGE
C. GONIOMETER
D. BRANNOCK
A. TAPE MEASURE
THIS IS AN INSTRUMENT THAT EITHER MEASURES THE ANGLE OF THE RANGE OF MOTION
OF BODY SEGMENTS, OR ANGLES OF DEFORMITIES OF BODY SEGMENTS:
A. TAPE MEASURE
B. AP/ML GAUGE
C. GONIOMETER
D. BRANNOCK
C. GONIOMETER
THE GENERAL TERM FOR THE PROMINENT STRUCTURES OR FEATURES OF THE HUMAN
BODY THAT CAN BE LOCATED AND DESCRIBED BY VISUAL INSPECTION OR PALPATION AT
THE BODY'S SURFACE:
A. AP/ML MEASUREMENTS
B. MEDIAL TUBERCLES
C. ANATOMICAL LANDMARKS
D. STYLOID PROCESS
C. ANATOMICAL LANDMARKS
AN EXAMPLE OF A NON-POROUS ARTICLE THAT WOULD BE WORN DURING CONTACT
WITH BODILY FLUIDS WOULD BE:
A. GLOVES
B. DUST MASK
B. DEPENDENT
C. SUPINE
D. UPRIGHT
C. SUPINE
BENDING PARTS OF A JOINT TOGETHER SO THAT THE ANGLE IS DECREASED IS CALLED:
A. FLEXION
B. EXTENSION
C. ROTATION
D. CIRCUMDUCTION
A. FLEXION
THE AMOUNT OF DORSIFLEXION REQUIRED FOR NORMAL GAIT IS:
A. 5 DEGREES
B. 10 DEGREES
C. 20 DEGREES
D. 30 DEGREES
B. 10 DEGREES
WHICH OF THESE TERMS IS USED FOR A "KNOCK-KNEED" POSITION?
A. GENU VALGUM
B. GENU RECURVATUM
C. GENU VARUM
D. OSGOOD SCHLATTER'S
A. GENU VALGUM
WHICH OF THESE TERMS IS USED FOR THE DISTANCE BETWEEN PARALLEL LINES
INTERSECTING THE MIDPOINT OF EACH HEEL IN GAIT CYCLE?
A. STEP LENGTH
B. STRIDE LENGTH
C. BASE OF SUPPORT
D. CENTER OF GRAVITY
C. BASE OF SUPPORT
EACH OF THESE WOULD BE TRUE OF THE USE OF ASSISTIVE DEVICE DURING AMBULATION
EXCEPT:
A. INCREASE IN FOOT PRESSURE
B. ASSIST IN BALANCE
C. ASSISTS IN CONTROL OF ABNORMAL BIOMECHANICS
D. DECREASES JOINT FORCES
A. INCREASE IN FOOT PRESSURE
THREE POINT FORCE SYSTEM ENTAILS:
A. AFFECTING ALIGNMENT BY CONTROLLING TWO ADJACENT SKELETAL SEGMENTS
B. THE CORRECTIVE FORCE IS LOCATED ON THE CONVEX SIDE OF THE CURVE AT THE JOINT
ADDRESSED
C. TWO COUNTERACTIVE FORCES ARE POSITIONED ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE ABOVE AND
BELOW THE CORRECTIVE FORCE
D. ALL OF THE ABOVE
THREE POINT FORCE SYSTEM DOES ENTAIL ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:
A. AFFECTING ALIGNMENT BY CONTROLLING TWO ADJACENT SKELETAL SEGMENTS
B. THE CORRECTIVE FORCE IS LOCATED ON THE CONVEX SIDE OF THE CURVE AT THE JOINT
ADDRESSED
C. TWO COUNTERACTIVE FORCES ARE POSITIONED ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE ABOVE AND
BELOW THE CORRECTIVE FORCE
THESE ORTHOSES MAY ALSO SERVE AS KINESTHETIC REMINDERS TO LIMIT MOTION OR
AVOID UNDESIRABLE POSTURE:
A. SPINAL
B. UPPER EXTREMITY
C. LYMPHEDEMA
D. BURN SCAR
A. PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY
WHICH OF THESE DEGREES OF COMPRESSION HOSE COULD BE PURCHASED OTC:
A. 10-20 MMHG
B. 20-30 MMHG
C. 30-40 MMHG
D. 40-50 MMHG
A. 10-20 MMHG
THESE COMPRESSION GARMENTS ARE WORN WHEN THE PATIENT IS NON-AMBULATORY
OR POST-SURGICAL TO HELP PREVENT POOLING OF BLOOD IN THE LEGS THAT COULD LEAD
TO A VENOUS THROMBOSIS:
A. SILVER
B. LYMPHEDEMA
C. ANTI-EMBOLISM
D. SUPPORT STOCKINGS
C. ANTI-EMBOLISM
PREFABRICATED ORTHOSES MAY BE ACQUIRED:
A. BY CUSTOM FABRICATING THEM
B. FROM USED CUSTOM RETURNS
C. FROM INVENTORY
D. FREE FROM MEDICARE DISTRIBUTORS
C. FROM INVENTORY
IF THE BRACE DOES NOT APPEAR TO FIT CORRECTLY:
A. USE IT ANYWAY
B. RETURN IT TO THE VENDOR OR INVENTORY
C. REMOVE IT AND TRY AGAIN
D. DISPOSE OF IT
C. REMOVE IT AND TRY AGAIN
PATIENT EDUCATION INCLUDES ALL OF THESE EXCEPT:
A. WARRANTY AND RETURN
B. CARE AND MAINTENANCE
C. DONNING AND DOFFING
D. TRIMMING AND CUSTOMIZATION
D. TRIMMING AND CUSTOMIZATION
ONCE THE ORTHOSIS IS DELIVERED TO THE FACILITY AND IN THE FITTER'S HANDS, IT
SHOULD BE:
A. PERMANENTLY LABELED WITH THE PATIENTS NAME
B. BILLED TO THE PATIENT
C. FIT TO THE PATIENT
D. QUALITY CHECKED
D. QUALITY CHECKED
BEFORE YOU FIT THE ORTHOSIS YOU NEED TO ____ THE PATIENT
A. BILL
B. COMMUNICATE W/
C. WALK W/
D. WARN
B. COMMUNICATE WITH
THE PATIENT SHOULD BE POSITIONED SO AS:
A. TO MAKE IT EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE TO FIT THE ORTHOSIS
B. TO MAXIMIZE THEIR PERSONAL COMFORT
C. TO NOT LET THEM SEE WHAT YOU ARE DOING
D. TO HAVE THEIR FEET HIGHER THAN THEIR HEART
THIS PERSON/AGENCY DETERMINES THE MEDICAL APPROPRIATENESS OF THE RX:
A. PATIENT
B. CERTIFIED FITTER
C. PHYSICIAN
D. MEDICARE
C. PHYSICIAN
T/F: THE CERTIFIED FITTER MAY REFER REPAIRS OR ADJUSTMENTS TO AN ORTHOSIS TO AN
ORTHOTIST/PEDORTHIST W/OUT NOTIFYING THE PRESCRIBING HEALTHCARE PROVIDER AS
LONG AS REPAIRS OR ADJUSTMENTS CONFORM TO THE ORIGINAL RX?
TRUE
IT IS UNETHICAL FOR THE CERTIFIED FITTER TO ACCEPT ANY PRESCRIPTION WHEN THE
CERTIFIED FITTER KNOWS, OR HAS GOOD CAUSE TO BELIEVE, THAT THE ORTHOSIS
AND/OR SHOES CANNOT BE FURNISHED:
A. IN THE EXACT COLOR THAT THE PATIENT WANTS
B. NEXT DAY
C. WITHIN A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME
D. WITHOUT ADDITIONAL COST
C. WITHIN A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME
ALL CERTIFIED FITTERS SHALL REPORT TO THE CERTIFYING ORGANIZATION ANY CONDUCT
THAT APPEARS TO BE:
A. UNETHICAL
B. INCOMPETENT
C. ILLEGAL
D. ALL THE ABOVE
D. ALL THE ABOVE
STANCE PHASE CONSISTS OF WHAT PERCENT OF THE GAIT CYCLE?
A. 25
B. 38
C. 50
D. 62
D. 62
THE DISTANCE WALKED IN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME IS KNOWN AS:
A. VELOCITY
B. CADENCE
C. STRIDE LENGTH
D. STEP LENGTH
A. VELOCITY
ANOTHER NAME FOR TERMINAL STANCE IS:
A. HEEL STRIKE
B. FOOT FLAT
C. HEEL OFF
D. TOE OFF
C. HEEL OFF
THE GAIT CONSISTS OF A LIMP ADOPTED SO AS TO AVOID PAIN ON WEIGHT BEARING
STRUCTURES (AS IN HIP, KNEE, OR ANKLE INJURIES), CHARACTERIZED BY A VERY SHORT
STANCE PHASE ON THE INJURED SIDE:
A. AN ANTALGIC GAIT
B. AN ATAXIC GAIT
C. AN APRAXIC GAIT
D. A TRENDELENBURG GAIT
A. AN ANTALGIC GAIT
THESE USE VESSEL SIZE, CONTROLLED BY THE SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM, TO MOVE
BLOOD BY PRESSURE:
A. ARTERIES
C. VEINS
D. ARTERIOLES
B. CAPILLARIES
OXYGENATION AND CARBON-DIOXIDE REMOVAL OF THE BLOOD OCCURS HERE:
A. HEART
B. CAPILLARIES
C. ARTERIOLES
D. LUNGS
D. LUNGS
PLASMA COMPOSES ________% OF THE BLOOD:
A. 25%
B. 35%
C. 55%
D. 75%
C. 55%
WHICH OF THESE TYPES OF ORTHOSES WOULD FALL WITHIN THE SCOPE OF PRACTICE OF A
CFO?
A. TIBIAL FRACTURE BRACING
B. ASPEN CERVICAL COLLAR
C. SCOLIOSIS JACKET
D. HALO
B. ASPEN CERVICAL COLLAR
ALL OF THESE ARE REQUIRED TO BECOME A CFO EXCEPT:
A. VIDEO PRACTICAL EXAM
B. WRITTEN EXAM VIA CBT
C. A REFERENCE LETTER FROM A REFERRAL SOURCE OR CO OR CP
D. 1000 HOURS OF FITTING EXPERIENCE
A. VIDEO PRACTICAL EXAM
WHICH OF THESE HAS THE BROADEST SCOPE OF PRACTICE?
A. CFTS
B. CFM
C. CFO
D. COF
D. COF
ABC STANDS FOR:
A. AMERICAN BUREAU FOR CERTIFICATION IN ORTHOTICS, PROSTHETICS AND
PEDORTHICS, INC.
B. AFRICAN BOARD FOR CERTIFICATION IN ORTHOTICS, PROSTHETICS AND PEDORTHICS,
INC.
C. AMERICAN BOARD FOR CREDENTIALLING IN ORTHOTICS, PROSTHETICS AND
PEDORTHICS, INC.
D. AMERICAN BOARD FOR CERTIFICATION IN ORTHOTICS, PROSTHETICS AND PEDORTHICS,
INC.
D. AMERICAN BOARD FOR CERTIFICATION IN ORTHOTICS, PROSTHETICS AND PEDORTHICS,
INC.
BOC STANDS FOR:
A. BOARD OF CERTIFICATION/ACCREDITATION INTERNATIONAL
B. BUREAU OF CERTIFICATION/ACCREDITATION INTERNATIONAL
C. BOARD OF CREDENTIALLING/ACCREDITATION INTERNATIONAL
D. BUREAU OF CREDENTIALLING/ACCREDITATION INTERNATIONAL
A. BOARD OF CERTIFICATION/ACCREDITATION INTERNATIONAL
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ARE FUNCTIONAL GOALS FOR LOWER EXTREMITY ORTHOSES
EXCEPT:
A. MAINTENANCE OR CORRECTION OF BODY SEGMENT
B. ASSISTANCE OR RESISTANCE TO JOINT MOTION
C. OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA
D. SYNDACTYLY
C. OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA
THIS IS A DEGENERATIVE DISEASE OF THE HIP JOINT CHARACTERIZED BY OSTEONECROSIS
OF THE FEMORAL HEAD. TYPICALLY FOUND IN YOUNG CHILDREN:
A. MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY
B. LEGG-CALVE-PERTHES
C. CHARCOT MARIE TOOTH
D. CHARCOT FOOT
B. LEGG-CALVE-PERTHES
THIS CONDITION IS CAUSED BY AN INTERRUPTION OF THE BLOOD SUPPLY TO ANY PART OF
THE BRAIN. AS A RESULT, THE AFFECTED AREA OF THE BRAIN IS UNABLE TO FUNCTION,
LEADING TO AN INABILITY TO MOVE ONE OR MORE LIMBS ON ONE SIDE OF THE BODY:
A. CEREBRAL VASCULAR ACCIDENT
B. MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY
C. CHARCOT MARIE TOOTH
D. CHARCOT FOOT
A. CEREBRAL VASCULAR ACCIDENT
THIS CONDITION IS THE RESULT OF DAMAGE TO A LIGAMENT WHICH IS THE FIBROUS
BAND WHICH CONNECTS BONE TO BONE
A. CEREBRAL VASCULAR ACCIDENT
B. FRACTURE
C. RUPTURES
D. SPRAINS
D. SPRAINS
MOST OF THE BODY'S FLUIDS THAT ARE FOUND OUTSIDE OF THE CELLS ARE NORMALLY
STORED IN:
A. THE BLOOD VESSELS
B. THE INTERSTITIAL SPACES
C. THE BONE MARROW
D. THE KIDNEYS
B. THE INTERSTITIAL SPACES
CAUSES OF EDEMA MAY INCLUDE ALL BUT:
A. SOME MEDICINES
B. SUNBURN
C. EATING TOO LITTLE SALT
D. PROBLEMS W/ LYMPH NODES
C. EATING TOO LITTLE SALT
THIS TYPE OF EDEMA OCCURS BECAUSE OF DILATION, OR ENLARGEMENT, OF THE VEINS
AND DYSFUNCTION OF THEIR VALVES:
A. LYMPHEDEMA
B. VENOUS EDEMA
C. DEPENDENT EDEMA
D. MIXED EDEMA
B. VENOUS EDEMA
WHAT MATERIAL IS A LIGHTWEIGHT, CLOSED-CELL, CROSS-LINKED POLYETHYLENE FOAM
OFTEN USED IN FOAM COLLARS AND FOOT ORTHOTICS?
A. P-CELL
B. EVA
C. PLASTAZOTE
D. ALIPLAST
C. PLASTAZOTE
THIS TYPE OF EDEMA MAY BE DUE TO OBSTRUCTION FROM PRESSURE FROM A CANCER,
ENLARGED LYMPH NODES, DESTRUCTION OF LYMPH VESSELS BY RADIOTHERAPY, OR
