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A physical therapist assistant is treating a patient with medial epicondylitis and ongoing elbow pain.  Treatment is focused on improving length of the involved muscles/tendons.  Of the following, which muscle would MOST likely need to be stretched?

In what position would the rectus femoris be passively insufficient?

A 22 year-old female dancer is observed to over-pronate during gait.  Pronation of the foot is a combination of which of the following motions?

A patient with chronic pain of the left temporomandibular joint has pain when deviating the mandible to the right.  A physical therapist assistant measures the motion at 10mm.  This motion would be considered:

A patient being treated for 2nd degree medial collateral ligament strain is found to have achieved normal knee ROM five weeks after the initial injury.  During gait training, the PTA should see maximum knee flexion occur during this phase:

The __________________ make up half of the brain tissue providing support and nutrients to the neurons. 

The muscles and innervation of the pharyngeal phase of the swallow include all of the following EXCEPT the 

Auditory reception and language processing primarily occurs in the _______________ lobe.

During the production of /s/, /f/, /t/, the velopharyngeal port remains

Match the corresponding anatomical parts of the central nervous system to their definitions.