NPTE-PT FREE NPTE-PT Test Musculoskeletal System Examination Questions and Answers 2

Question 1

A patient presents with a positive Neer impingement test and painful arc between 60-120 degrees of shoulder abduction. Which structure is MOST likely involved?

Accepted Answer

Supraspinatus tendon

Answer

Infraspinatus tendon

Answer

Subscapularis tendon

Answer

Teres minor tendon

Question 2

During gait analysis, a patient demonstrates a Trendelenburg sign on the left side. Which muscle is MOST likely weakened?

Accepted Answer

Left gluteus medius

Answer

Right gluteus medius

Answer

Left iliopsoas

Answer

Right adductor longus

Question 3

A patient who sustained a posterior hip dislocation is at greatest risk for injury to which nerve?

Accepted Answer

Sciatic nerve

Answer

Femoral nerve

Answer

Obturator nerve

Answer

Superior gluteal nerve

Question 4

Which type of end-feel would a physical therapist expect when assessing knee extension in a patient with a large joint effusion?

Accepted Answer

Soft end-feel

Answer

Hard end-feel

Answer

Capsular end-feel

Answer

Empty end-feel

Question 5

A patient with lateral epicondylalgia reports pain with resisted wrist extension and gripping. Which muscle tendon is the PRIMARY site of pathology?

Accepted Answer

Extensor carpi radialis brevis

Answer

Extensor digitorum

Answer

Extensor carpi ulnaris

Answer

Brachioradialis

Question 6

A 55-year-old patient presents with progressive thoracic kyphosis, loss of height, and a recent vertebral compression fracture at T12. Which condition is the MOST likely underlying cause?

Accepted Answer

Osteoporosis

Answer

Osteoarthritis

Answer

Ankylosing spondylitis

Answer

Scheuermann disease