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51.  Osteoporosis is a disease in which the density and quality of bone are reduced. It is caused by a loss in the following mineral:

Match the lobes of the brain (Column A) with their corresponding function (Column B)

No calculator or fingers! While your patient completes the Functional reach, you note they start at 13 inches and move to 24 inches. How many inches did they move?

26.  What is the function of tibialis anterior at initial contact when the patient transitions from heel strike to foot flat during gait?

58.  A patient in the ICU who is sedated on a ventilator and demonstrates abnormal tone would be appropriate for skilled PT for PROM.  

23.  Which of the following parameters measures step length?

44.  You are treating a patient with weak hip abductors (muscle grade is 2/5). Which of the following ROM exercises is most appropriate to prevent tightness of the hip adductors and maintain the current level of strength of the hip abductors?

14.  At what point in the gait cycle is the body weight directly over the supporting limb?

82.  In the lateral view, name two things you would look at during posture analysis. 

19.  The substance in the lungs that reduces surface tension in the alveoli and permits infants to live as early as 26-28 weeks gestation is: