Bones
The longest bone in the human body.
What is the femur?
This is the large muscle on the back of your upper arm that helps straighten your elbow.
What is the triceps brachii?
What centralized application service do many students use to apply to Doctor of Physical Therapy programs?
What is PTCAS?
The trapezoidus major is a muscle that connects the trapezius to the shoulder blade.
Not Anatomy!
This area of PT focuses on helping children develop movement skills and may treat conditions such as cerebral palsy or developmental delays.
What is pediatric PT?
The number of bones in the adult human body.
What is 206?
This muscle is located on the front of your thigh and helps straighten your knee.
What are the quadriceps?
The required number of shadowing hours for the UTEP DPT program.
What is 50 hours?
The masseter is a muscle involved in chewing.
Anatomy! ✅
This area of PT focuses on helping older adults maintain mobility, independence, balance, and function.
What is geriatric PT?
Commonly known as the collarbone and connects the sternum to the scapula.
What is the clavicle?
This muscle is located in your shoulder and helps you raise your arm out to the side.
What is the deltoid?
Which of these is typically NOT a prerequisite for DPT school: Anatomy, Chemistry, Physics, or Calculus III?
Calculus III
The biceps femoris is a muscle located in the front of the thigh.
Not Anatomy! ❌
A patient with Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, or a spinal cord injury may receive treatment in this area of PT.
What is neurological PT?
The name of the bone that forms the lower jaw and is the only freely moveable bone of the skull/
What is the mandible?
This muscle is found in your chest and helps bring your arm toward your body.
What is the pectoralis major?
You have to major in Rehabilitation Science or Kinesiology to apply to DPT school.
False
The sternocleidomastoid is a muscle in the neck.
Anatomy! ✅
This PT setting often works with patients who need intensive rehabilitation after a stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, or major illness. The PT is often focused on getting the patient safe and mobile enough to return home or move to the next level of care.
What is inpatient rehabilitation (inpatient rehab) PT?
The olecranon process is a prominent bony landmark located on this bone.
What is the ulna?
This muscle is located on the front of the lower leg and helps pull your toes upward toward your shin.
What is the tibialis anterior?
“I only need to check one DPT program's prerequisites because they're all the same.” Is this true or false?
False! Prerequisites and other admission requirements can vary significantly between DPT programs.
The thoracobrachialis is a muscle that connects the chest to the arm.
Not Anatomy! ❌
This specialty focuses on helping people with heart or lung conditions improve their endurance, breathing, and ability to participate in daily activities.
What is cardiopulmonary PT?