A PTA is performing weight shifting activities with a child in short sitting.  As the therapist weight shifts the child medial to lateral out of their base of support, all of the following EXCEPT __________ are being promoted.

A PT obscures a patient’s vision and then traces letters on the forearm of the patient.  This is testing for:

A PTA has positioned a 2-year-old child in ring sitting.  Weight shifting out of base of support will in turn, facilitate what reflex?

Which one of these endocrine structures helps control hormone stimulation that results in the ovaries producing estrogen or progesterone?

A patient has a complete C7 tetraplegia presents with a problem list that includes inability to complete an independent bed to wheelchair, decreased passive lower extremity range of motion, tissue breakdown over the ischial tuberosities, and decreased upper extremity strength. What is the activity on this problem list that needs to be addressed FIRST?

Which one of the following physical therapy interventions may help with gastrointestinal discomfort?

The largest hematopooietic cells in normal bone marrow are

A PTA is treating a patient diagnosed with osteoporosis.  Posture analysis indicates increased lordosis in the lumbarspine.  Which of the following exercises would be MOST appropriate to improve this patient’s posture?

A physical therapist assistant treats a patient in a medical ICU. The PTA notices the IV solution appears to be backing up into the tissues surrounding the area in which the IV is placed. The MOST appropriate immediate action is:

A patient with disordered eating habits reports weakness, fatigue, and amenorrhea. Which system interaction is most likely contributing?