1/ In which of the following axis and plane on the human body,

flexion and extension motion will occur?

A.Around the sagittal axis and in the coronal plane

B.Around the coronal axis and in the sagital plane
C.Around the coronal axis and in the coronal plane
D.Around the longitudinal axis and in the transverse plane

2/ The main goal of an ergonomics program is to reduce which

of the follwing?
A.Risk of fall and trauma
B.Cardiovascular diseases
C.Musculoskeletal disorders
D.Neurological and psychological disorders.

3/ During knee extension, there are fundamental arthokinematic

movements that occur inside the joint "Which of the following
describes the ""glide/slide fundamental arthokinematic
movements""?

A.Multiple points on 1 articular surface contact single points on

another surface.
B. Multiple points on 1 articular surface contact multiple points
on another surface.
C. Single point on 1 articular surface contacts multiple points on
another surface.
D. Single point on 1 articular surface rotates on a single point on
another surface.
4/ Hip joint stability depends on which of the following?

A. On the bony articulation.

B.On bony articulations, then ligaments and muscles.
C.On ligaments, then bony articulations and muscles.
D. On muscles, then ligaments and bony articulations.

5/ Which of the following is the direction of resistance applied

during resisted training?

A. In the line of movement.

B. Parallel to the line of movement.
C. Opposite to the line of movement.
D. Perpendicular to the line of movement.

6/ A 24-year-old man comes to the clinic with right knee pain

that started 3 weeks ago. The physical therapist applies a
measurement of the ground reaction force of the knee joint.

"Where does the ground reaction force pass at heel strike during
normal gait"?

A. Lateral
B. Central
C. Anterior
D. Posterior
7/ A 44-year-old woman presents to the clinic with left ankle
pain before a week ago. The physical therapist applies a
measurement of the ground reaction force of the ankle joint.

"Where does the ground reaction force pass at heel strike during
normal gait"?
A. Lateral.
B. Central.
C. Anterior.
D.Posterior.

8/ If a straight line across the middle of the patela and a straight

line going down through the center of the tibial tuberosity and
another straight line going upward toward the anterior superior
iliac spine is drawn, then an angle can be obtained (see image).
"Which of the following is the angle that will be obtained"?
A. A
B. L
C. K
D. Q

9/ A 5-year-old child presents for pain management of

congenital anterior dislocation of her hip "Which of the
following is the most common cause of anterior dislocation?
A.Increased angle of neck and shaft of femur.

B. Decreased angle of neck and shaft of femur

C.Increased angle of femoral neck and condyles of femur.

D.Decreased angle of femoral neck and condyles of femur.

10/ Which of the following shoulder motions is easily visualized
in the frontal plane?

A.Circumduction.
B. Flexion and extension.
C.Abduction and adduction.
D. External and internal rotation.

11/ A 40-year-old woman with hip dysfunction is refered to the

physical therapy. The physical therapist assessed the patient and
found tightness in the gluteus medius muscle

"Which of the following is recommended to stretch this

muscle"?
A Adduction.
B. Extension.
C. Abduction.
D. External rotation.

12/ A 23-year-old man presents to the clinic with pain in his

right knee before 10 days ago. During treatment, the physical
therapist observed a difficult knee joint flexion during motion at
heel strike

"What is the degree of knee flexion during normal gait"?

A. 10
B. 20
C. 30
D. 40
13/ The contractile elements of intrafusal muscle fibers are
supplied by which of the following?
A. Interneurons.
B. la afferent neurons.
C. Alpha motor neurons.
D. Gamma motor neurons.

14/ Which of the following is described as covering the entire

muscle?
A.Actin
B. Epimysium.
C. Perimysium.
D. Endomysium.

15/ Which of the following characteristics is unique to the

cervical spine?
A. Flat erticular surfoces.
B. Facet joints angled at 45.°
C. Joints of Luschka provide lateral stability.
D.Opposite movement at atlantoaxial joint.

16 /Which of the following muscles is responsible for closing

the jaw?
A.Platysma.
B.Mentalis.
C.Masseter.
D.Orbicularis oculi.
17/ Which cranial nerve is responsible for pupilary constriction?
A Oculomotor.
B. Trigeminal.
C. Abducent.
D.Trochlear.

18/ Which of the following nerves supplies this muscle

(see image)?

A. Axillary
B. Long thoracic
C. Suprascapular
D. Dorsal scapular

19 / A 37-year-old man complained of weakness in his arm. 6

weeks ago, he foll off his motorbike and landed on his shoulder.
Examination revealed wasting of the flexor surface of his arm
and difficulty with elbow flexion, especially with a supinated
elbow are noted. His shoulder, hand movements and elbow
extension were normal
"Which of the following nerves is most likely injured"?
A. Ulnar.
B. Radial.
C.Median.
D. Musculocutaneous.
20 / 8or 6-month-old baby boy is referred by a neurosurgeon for
management. He has an adducted shoulder with a flaccid and
internally rotated arm and a pronated forearm. The boy's mother
has gestational diabetes and difficult labor.

"Which of the following is the most likely brachial plexus

injury"?

A.Erb's palsy.
B.Klumpke's palsy.
C.Horner's syndrome.
D.Brachial plexus syndrome.

21 / A 60-year-old man sustained a fracture of the hip joint

following a fall. He was given skeletal traction for conservative
management of the fracture. He received regular physiotherapy
to prevent muscle wasting and has started regular cyclic loading
exercise plan.
How long, in months, will it take him to regain normal muscle
strength?

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D.7
22/ A 60-year-old woman developed severe pain and restriction
of the shoulder movements in all directions. She was diagnosed
as a case of adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder joint and
prescribed an intra-articular steroid injection. Following the
injection, she developed wasting at the injection site.
How long, in weeks, will it take before recovery from the
wasting?
A. 10
B. 15
C. 20
D. 25

23/ Which of the following nerve injuries is a condition in which

degeneration of the axon takes place, but the sheath of the nerve
remains intact?
A Neuropathy.
B. Neurapraxia.
C. Axonotmesis.
D. Neurotmesis.

24/ The angle between the longitudinal axes of the femoral neck
and shaft is about 126 in adults (see Image).
An abnormally large angle is known as which of the following?
A. Coxa valga.
B. Genu varum.
C. Genu valgum.
D. Genu recurvatum.
25/ When evaluating forearm muscles, the therapist asks the
patient to flex the elbow with the forearm in a neutral position.

"Which of the following muscles is the therapist evaluating"?

A Anconeus.
B. Biceps brachi.
C. Brachioradialis.
D. Flexor digitorum profundus.

26/ A 56-year-old man presents to the clinic after 1 month of

right forearm pain. Physical therapist tests a muscle that does
flexion, pronation and supination the forearm, and it inserts into
the distal radius

"Which of the following muscles is being assessed in this

case"?
A. Brachialis.
B. Biceps brachi.
C.Triceps brachi.
D. Brachioradialis.

27/ A 28-year-old patient with quadriceps muscles weakness,

during evaluation, the therapist assessed the muscle "which
arises from the anterior inferior ilac spine.
" Which of the following is the most appropriate muscle"?
A. Vastus lateralis.
B. Rectus femoris.
C.Vastus medialis.
D. Vastus intermedius.
28/ A 22-year-old patient with weak shoulder flexor. The
physical therapist decided to give him some exercises to
strengthen the shoulder flexor muscle in standing.

"Which of the following planes of motion is the most

appropriate to do these exercises"?

A. Frontal.
B Sagittal.
C. Coronal.
D. Transverse.

29/ A 33-year-old man is undergoing conditioning rehabilitation

exercises to increase the fitness level

"What is the expected autonomic response during the exercise"?

A. Active sympathetic nervous system to increase the

availability of oxygen to the muscles.

B. Active parasympathetic nervous system to increase the

availability of oxygen to the muscles.

C. Active sympathetic nervous system to increase the

availability of oxygen to the digestive system.

D. Active parasympathetic nervous system to increase the

availability of oxygen to the digestive system.
30/ A 47-year-old woman comes to the clinic for assessment of
pain in her right shoulder since 2 weeks ago. During the
assessment, the pain is aggravated when the patient initiates the
abduction of the arm

"Which of the following muscles is most likely causing this

pain"?

A.Teres minor.
B.Teres major.
C. Infraspinatus.
D.Supraspinatus.

31/ Which of the following is the primary aim of the physical

therapy profession?

A. Primary.
B. Tertiary.
C. Secondary.
D Transitional.
32/ A 26-year-old football player developed severe pain in his
ankle following a twisting injury during a match. He was given
ice fomentation and anti-inflammatory medications. He had littie
pain on rest. Physical examination revealed stress and palpation
produce severe pain (see report). X-ray of the ankle:
Unremarkable
"Which of the following is the most likely grade of the sprain"?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

33/ Which of the following factors is classified as a yellow flag?

A. Psychosocial factors.
B. History of carcinoma.
C. Bladder and bowel malfunction.
D. Neurological signs and unexplained weight loss.

34 / Which of the following scientific" terms" is defined as the

marked impairment of the production and comprehension of
language?

A. Fluent aphasia.
B. Global aphasia.
C. Non-fluent aphasia.
D. Transcortical aphasia.
35 / A physiotherapist receives a referral for a patient.
The referring physician has outlined all clinical findings in the
referral, one of which is "tremor". What does this term mean?

A.Involuntary rhythmic oscillation of eyeball .

B. Fine type of repetitive involuntary movement.
C. Inability to perform purposeful voluntary movements .
D. Involuntary repetitive movement characterized by twisting .

36/ A 25-year-old man comes to the clinic with left knee pain
before one week ago. During the assessment, there is a positive
sign of the valgus stress test "Which of the following is the most
likely diagnosis"?

A. Medial meniscus injury.

B. Lateral meniscus injury.
C. Medial collateral ligament injury.
D. Lateral collateral ligament injury.

37/ A 45-year-old patient presented with a 3-week history of

severe knee pain. The pain is aggravated by walking.
Examination revealed of the patient's knee, there was an empty
end feel of the range of motion (see lab results). Normal Value
Result 30 x 10 Test Total leukocyte count 4 - 11X 10 S/L Which
of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

A. Meniscal tear.
B. Hamstring strain.
C. Infective arthritis.
D. Degenerative arthritis.
38/ A patient management model is a comprehensive approach
that is designed to guide the therapist in the management of the
patient.
"Which of the following refers to""the projection of the optimal
level and time frame for improvement""?
A. Prognosis
B. Evaluation
C. Examination
D. Intervention

39/ A 52-year-old man has a pain in his right foot 3 days ago
and treated in Physical Therapy Clinic. The patient asked about
the mechanism of the injury and said he felt down where his foot
was in plantar flexion and inversion position.

"Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis"?

A. Medial ankle sprain.
B. Lateral ankle sprain.
C. Anterior ankle impingement.
D.Posterior ankle impingement.

40/ which of the following is the main aim of acute respiratory

distress syndrome treatment?
A.Pain relief
B. Patient comfort
C.Reduction in respiratory rate
D. Removal of retained secretions
41/ A 25-year-old man had pain in his left knee one week ago.
During treatment, there is pain behind kneecap when he walks
downstairs
"Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis"?
A.Knee osteoarthritis
B. Chondromalacia patella
C. Anterior cruciate ligament injury
D. Medial collateral ligament injury

42/ A 67-year-old man has some difficulty reaching overhead

and grooming his hair. The physical therapist decided to give
him some exercises to help him achieve his goal of improving
this "Which of the following aspects of the function according to
the International Classification of Functioning (ICF) the PT is
looking to improve"?

A.Personal factors
B.Activity limitation
C.Physical Impairment .
D. Participation restriction

43 / Which of the following is most commonly used to reduce

pain?
A. Biofeedback
B. Electromyography
C. Electrical muscle stimulation.
D.Transcutaneous nerve stimulation
44/ A 63-year-old woman referred to the Physical Therapy
Clinic for post-operative total knee arthroplasty rehabilitation.
The physical therapist decided to use hydrotherapy as part of the
rehabilitation.

"What is the feature that makes the water suitable to decrease

the weight on the knee"?

A Buoyancy
B. Viscosity .
C. Thermodynamic
D. Hydrostatic pressure

45/ Which of the following transforms chemical energy into

mechanical energy?
A. Bone
B. Stomach
C. Small intestine
D. Skeletal muscle

46/ The use of a physical agent, heat transfer, or flow of the

thermal energy depends on the application technique used by the
physical therapist.

"What is the form of heat transfer when a cold pack is applied"?

A. Radiation
B. Conduction
C.Convection
D. Conversion
47 / A 29-year-old woman comes to the clinic after 1 month of
right foot tendon transfer. The physical therapist decides to start
with the faradic-type current for training a new muscle-action.
"What is the frequency of faradic-type current"?

A. 50-100 Hz
B. 150-200 Hz
C. 250-300 Hz
D. 350-400 Hz

48/ Which of the following is the ideal temperature, in

degrees, centigrade for a hydrocollator to avoid burns?

A. 40-49
B. 50-59
C. 70-79
D 90-99

49/ Which of the following is the most appropriate method

of checking the shortwave diathermy machine before
application?

A. Neon light
B. Electric tester
C. Warmth between electrodes
D. Sparking between electrodes
50/ A 25-year-old patient comes to the Physical Therapy Clinic
with scar tissue at the right leg. The physical therapist decides
to use ultrasonic therapy for treatment.

"Which of the following occurs for the scar tissue after

treatment"?

A. Painful
B. Pliable
C. Inflamed
D. Hardness

51/ A 48-year-old patient with pelvic floor muscle weakness

treated by physical therapy agent to increase muscle power.

"Which of the following physical therapy agents is used"?

A.TENS
B. Infrared
C. Ultrasonic
D. Interferential
 52 / A 58-year-old patient with lower back pain treated by
TENS to reduce pain, after the third session the therapist
evaluated the treatment procedure and d that the patient is
an adaptation to the intensity and frequency of TENS
therapy

“Which of the following should be done to complete the

treatment”?

A. Change the treatment agent.

B. Decrease intensity and frequency of TENS.

C. Increase the intensity and frequency of TENS.

D.Continuous with the same intensity and frequency of

TENS.

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54/Which of the following is most likely to benefit from

laser?

A.Cancer tissues.
B. Infected tissues.
C. Epileptic patients.
D. Post-traumatic joint disorder.
55/ What is the type of electrical current that is used during
lontophoresis?
A. Ultrasonic.
B. Direct current.
C. Galvanic current.
D. Low-frequency TENS.

56/ A 35-year-old man fell asleep with his arm on the side of a
chair. In the morning, he observed absent sensation on the
dorsum of the hand and an inability to extend the wrist. His
nerve conduction studies and electromyography confirmed
neurapraxia of the radial nerve in the arm.

"Which of the following is the most appropriate type of

electrotherapy indicated for this condition"?
A. Faradic current.
B. Interrupted direct current .
C. Electrical muscle stimulation.
D. Transcutaneous nerve stimulation.

57/ A 26-year-old patient with chronic inflammatory pelvic pain

has been given a course of antibiotics with non-steroidal anti-
inflammatory medications, but there has been no significant
relief.
"Which of the following is the most appropriate method of
shortwave diathermy application"?
A. Co-planar.
B. Cross-fire.
C. Mono-polar.
D. Contra-planar.
58/ Which of the following joints is more prone to cause
congenital deformities?
A Hip.
B. Knee.
C. Ankle.
D. Shoulder.

59/ What is the mean age for a baby in months to start

developing the ability to walk upstairs?
A. 12
B. 18
C. 24
D. 30

60/ Which of the following is the most likely cause pregnancy

gait including increased external hip rotation?
A. Pain.
B. Cosmesis.
C. Better cadence.

61/ Which of the following is the most common cause of

orthostatic hypotension during pregnancy?

A. Anemia.
B. Reduced blood flow.
C. Reduced heart rate.
D. Inferior vena cava compression.
62/ A 68-year-old patient with Parkinson's disease with tremor
at rest, slowness of movement and rigidity.
"Which area is most likely affected in the central nervous
system"?

A. Pons.
B. Cerebellum.
C. Basal ganglia.
D. Medulla oblongata.

63 / When placed supine, the baby adopts a position with

abducted shoulders, flexed elbows, adducted extended hips, and
extended knees and ankles (see Image). What is the term for this
reflex?

A. Moro.
B. Tonic labyrinth.
C. Symmetric tonic neck.
D. Asymmetric tonic neck.

64/ Which of the following is the most common age, in months

for a child to sit with a straight back?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
65/ Which of the following scales is used in the assessment of
pediatric spasticity?

A. Borg.
B. Berg balance.
C.Motor dependency.
D.Modified Ashworth.

66/ Which of the folowing is the most likely cause of back pain
in pregnant women?

A.Stress.
B. Weight gain.
C. Muscle weakness.
D. Ligamentous laxity.

67/ Which of the following abnormal responses is observed after

the checking of Babinski sign?

A.Absence of sensation
B. Loss of coordination in movement
C. Abnormal response of the plantar reflex
D. Loss of knowledge of or inability to perceive objects.
68 / A 65-year-old man with Congestive Heart Failure is
referred to the Physical Therapy Department for gait training.

"Which assessment test is the most reliable to calculate exercise

capacity"?

A. Chair-stand
B. 6-minute walk
C. Time up and go
D. Physical performance

69 / An 11-year-old with the diagnosis of Legg-Calvé-Perthes

disease referred to the physical therapist. child Which of the
following applies regarding Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease?

A. Tuberculosis of the hip joint

B. Transient synovitis of the hip
C. Slipped proximal femoral epiphysis
D. Avascular necrosis of the femoral head

70 / Which of the following is the general recommendation

regarding exercise for normal olden adults?
A. Low intensity
B. High intensity
C. Extreme intensity
D. Moderate intensity
71 / Which of the following is the most effective fall prevention
intervention in the elderly population?
A. Medicine review
B. Balancing exercises
C. Individualized program
D. Strengthening exercises

72 / A 2-year-old child, spastic diplegic, is brought to the

Paediatric Rehabilitation Unit with club foot deformity.

"Which supporting device should be recommended with

exercises"?

A.Pavlov harness
B. Milwaukee brace
C. Ankle foot orthosis
D. Denis-Browne splint

73 / A 37-year-old presented woman with vaginal prolapse,

which developed 6 months ago following childbirth. She
underwent an episiotomy during the difficult labour.

"Which of the following is the most appropriate initial exercise

plan for successful muscle re-education?

A. Functional exercises
B. Lumbar stabilization
C. Manual stretch facilitation
D. Isolated muscle contraction training
74 / A 70-year-old woman complains of a weak bladder. She
reports occasional leakage of urine with coughing and sneezing
over the past year. She has 6 to 7 episodes of urge incontinence
per day. "Physical examination reveals she has a large cystocele
and reduced rectal sphincter tone "

"Which of the following is the most appropriate management"?

A.Surgical
B. Stretching
C.Biofeedback
D. Hormone replacement therapy

75 / An older adult with osteoarthritis presents for pain

management and improved mobility. She complains of severe
pain in both knees while climbing stairs and bending activities

" Which of the following types of exercise is the most

appropriate management"?

A. Aquatic
B. Isokinetic
C. Close kinematic
D. Open kinematic chain
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