Free Master of Occupational Therapy Anatomy & Physiology Questions and Answers

Question 1

The elbow is distal to which of the following structures?

Accepted Answer

Wrist

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Shoulder

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Sternum

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Biceps brachii

Question 2

What in directional anatomy does the term "lateral" mean?

Accepted Answer

Away from the midline of the body

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Away from the latissimus dorsi muscle

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In between the midline and the dermis

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Close to the latissimus dorsi muscle

Question 3

Which of the following phrases best depicts a crack in a bone, particularly the skull?

Accepted Answer

Foramen

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Arches

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Articulations

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Grooves

Question 4

Which muscle causes wrinkles on the nose?

Accepted Answer

Procerus

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Frontalis

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Risorius

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Buccinator

Question 5

What muscle, positioned in the middle of the sole of the foot and supplied by the medial plantar nerve, is laterally to the abductor hallucis?

Accepted Answer

Flexor digitorum brevis

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Abductor digiti minimi

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Flexor digiti minimi brevis

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Flexor hallucis brevis

Question 6

Which of the following muscles has its origins on the pubis and is one of three that inserts into the "pes anserinus," or anteromedial aspect, of the tibia?

Accepted Answer

Gracilis

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Tensor fasciae latae

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Adductor brevis

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Vastus lateralis

Question 7

What number of muscles connect to the talus?

Accepted Answer

Zero

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One

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Two

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Three

Question 8

You spot a woman with a "clawed hand" in the mall. Her distal phalanges are flexible. The injured nerve and most likely area are both .

Accepted Answer

the ulnar nerve, lateral to the pisiform bone

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the median nerve in the carpal tunnel

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the radial nerve, near the anatomical snuffbox

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the ulnar nerve, near the medial epicondyle of the humerus

Question 9

Which muscle causes arm abduction that is greater than 15 degrees?

Accepted Answer

Deltoid

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Trapezius

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Supraspinatus

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Infraspinatus

Question 10

Which response option accurately identifies the number of each vertebral type?

Accepted Answer

7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral, and 4 coccygeal

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12 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral, and 4 coccygeal

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12 cervical, 7 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 4 sacral, and 5 coccygeal

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7 cervical, 5 thoracic, 4 lumbar, 5 sacral, and 12 coccygeal