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1
Q

In what direction does the axis of motion pass during elbow flexion/extension?

  • anterior-posterior
  • medial-lateral
  • vertical
A

medial-lateral

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Which is not an attachment of the pectoralis major muscle?

  • upper six costal cartilages
  • coracoid process of the scapula
  • lateral lip of the bicipital groove of the humerus
  • sternum
  • medial clavicle
A

coracoid process of the scapula

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3
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When you abduct your hip, what plane does the movement occur in?

  • transverse
  • horizontal
  • coronal
  • sagittal
  • median
A

coronal

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4
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The scapula is ___ (where?) relative to the shoulder joint?

  • superior
  • proximal
  • deep
  • posterior
  • dorsal
A

proximal

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What is the primary action of pectoralis major?

  • scapula elevation
  • shoulder adduction
  • shoulder internal rotation
  • scapula retraction
  • scapular protraction
A

scapular protraction

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What is not an action of latissimus dorsi muscle?

  • extension
  • external rotation
  • adduction
A

external rotation

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7
Q

Where do the dorsal and ventral roots join to form the spinal nerve?

  • within the spinal cord
  • immediately as the dorsal and ventral roots exit the spinal cord
  • in the intervertebral foramen
  • distal to the spinal column but before formation of a plexus
A

in the intervertebral foramen

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8
Q

When doing biceps curls (flexing the elbow while holding a weight) what type of contraction does the biceps perform while lowering the weight?

  • concentric
  • eccentric
  • isometric
A

eccentric

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9
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What is the action of the middle trapezius and what other muscle performs that same action?

  • upward rotation - levator scapulae
  • downward rotation - lower trapezius
  • retraction - rhomboid major and minor
  • protraction - serratus anterior
  • elevation - levator scapulae
A

retraction - rhomboid major and minor

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10
Q

Which type of joint has 2 degrees of freedom?

  • hinge
  • pivot
  • ball and socket
  • plane
  • condyloid
A

condyloid

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What type of joint is the hip joint?

  • pivot
  • hinge
  • ball and socket
  • condyloid
  • saddle
A

ball and socket

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12
Q

Which layer includes adipose tissue?

  • epidermis
  • dermis
  • hypodermis
  • epimysium
  • C and D
A

hypodermis

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The cells that undergo mitosis and are the source of new skin cells are found in the ___.

A. Superficial layer of the dermis

B. Base layer of the dermis

C. Superficial layer of the epidermis

D. Base layer of the epidermis

E. Hypodermis

A

D. Base layer of the epidermis

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The musculocutaneous nerve originates from what part of the brachial plexus?

A Medial cord

B. Lateral cord

C. Posterior cord

D. Superior trunk

E. Lower trunk

A

B. Lateral cord

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The lower subscapular nerve originates from what part of the brachial plexus?

A Medial cord

B. Lateral cord

C. Posterior cord

D. Superior trunk

E. Lower trunk

A

C. Posterior cord

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What type of axons are found in a dorsal primary ramus?

A. Sensory

B. Motor

C. Both

D. Neither

A

C. Both

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17
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What muscle forms the medial wall of the axilla?

A. Pectoralis major

B. Infraspinatus

C. Subscapularis

D. Serratus anterior

E. Pectoralis minor

A

D. Serratus anterior

18
Q

What is the landmark for changing names of the subclavian artery to the axillary artery?

A. 1st rib

B. Clavicle

C. 2nd rib

D. Subclavius muscle

E. Manubrium

A

A. 1st rib

19
Q

Which levels of the spinal cord are represented in the radial nerve?

C 5 and 6

C6, 7, 8

C5, 6, 7, 8

C5, 6, 7, 8, T1

A

D. C5, 6, 7, 8, T1

20
Q

The suprascapular nerve originates from what part of the brachial plexus?

A Medial cord

B. Lateral cord

C. Posterior cord

D. Upper trunk

E. Lower trunk

A

D. Upper trunk

21
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Which muscle is mismatched with the nerve that innervates it?
A. Subscapularis - infrascapular n.
B. Deltoid - axillary n.
C. Infraspinatus - suprascapular n.
D. Suprascapularis - suprascapular n.
E. Teres minor - axillary n.
A

A. Subscapularis - infrascapular n.

22
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Identify the muscle mismatched with one of its attachments
A. Trapezius - ligamentum nuchae
B. Teres major - lateral lip of bicipital groove
C. Latissimus dorsi - floor of bicipital groove
D. Subscapularis - lesser tubercle
E. Levator scapulae - cervical transverse processes

A

B. Teres major - lateral lip of bicipital groove

23
Q 
Which muscle acts to depress the head of the humerus in shoulder abduction?
A. Deltoid
B. Infraspinatus
C. Subscapularis
D. Teres major
E. Supraspinatus
A

E. Supraspinatus

24
Q

In which of the following pair is the first structure superficial to the second?
A. Latissimus - serratus posterior inferior
B. Supraspinatus - trapezius
C. Rhomboids - trapezius
D. Serratus posterior superior - rhomboid major
E. Infraspinatus - latissimus

A

A. Latissimus - serratus posterior inferior`

25
Q

What is found in the quadrangular space?
A. Radial nerve and profunda (deep) brachial artery
B. Scapula circumflex artery and radial nerve
C. Axillary nerve and posterior humeral circumflex artery
D. Axillary nerve and profunda brachial artery
E. Radial nerve only

A

C. Axillary nerve and posterior humeral circumflex artery

26
Q 
Which of the following is not a rotator cuff muscle?
A. Teres major
B. Supraspinatus
C. Infraspinatus
D. Teres minor
E. Subscapularis
A

A. Teres major

27
Q 
Which muscle attaches most superiorly on the greater tubercle?
A. Subscapularis
B. Deltoid
C. Infraspinatus
D. Supraspinatus
E. Teres major
A

D. Supraspinatus

28
Q

Identify the muscle that is mismatched with one of its attachments (either origin or insertion)
A. Biceps long head - supraglenoid tubercle
B. Biceps short head - corocoid process
C. Triceps long head - greater tubercle
D. Flexor carpi radialis - base of 2nd metacarpal
E. Flexor digitorum profunda - distal phalanx digits 1-4

A

C. Triceps long head - greater tubercle

29
Q 
Which muscle has an attachment to the radius?
A. Biceps
B. Triceps
C. Anconeus
D. Brachialis
E. Coracobrachialis
A

A. Biceps

30
Q 
Which muscle produces only a single action?
A. Biceps
B. Triceps
C. Flexor carpi ulnaris
D. Brachialis
E. Coracobrachialis
A

D. Brachialis

31
Q

If you have a lesion of the ulnar nerve at the elbow, what movement would differentiate this compression
A. Flexion of proximal interphalangeal joints 4 and 5
B. Flexion of distal interphalangeal joints 4 and 5
C. Flexion ofthe 5th MCP joint
D. Opposition of the 5th finger
E. Abduction of the 5th finger

A

B. Flexion of distal interphalangeal joints 4 and 5

32
Q 
The musculocutaneous nerve travels immediately deep to which muscle?
A. Coracobrachialis
B. Brachialis
C. Biceps
D. Brachioradialis
E. Subscapularis
A

C. Biceps

33
Q 
Which sensory nerve is a branch of the musculocutaneous nerve?
A. Medial antebrachial
B. Posterior brachial
C. Posterior antebrachial
D. Lateral brachial
E. Lateral antebrachial
A

E. Lateral antebrachial

34
Q 
Which muscle attaches to a tendon?
A. Abductor pollicis
B. Opponons digiti minimi
C. Palmaris brevis
D. Biceps
E. Lumbricals
A

E. Lumbricals

35
Q 
Your patient was playing hockey and was checked hard against the boards. He tore is conoid and trapezoid ligaments when he separated his shoulder. What other ligaments would likely be torn in this situation?
A. Anterior coracohumeral
B. Transverse humeral
C. Acomioclavicular
D. Coracoacromial
E. Transverse scapular
A

C. Acomioclavicular

36
Q 
Compression of the suprascapular nerve would result in which movement being imparied? Shoulder
A. Abduction
B. Internal rotation
C. Extension
D. A and B
E. A, B and C
A

A. Abduction

37
Q

Your patient presents with compression of the contents of the carpal tunnel. Which impairment would he most likely NOT present with?
A. Changes in sensation over ventral aspect of thumb and digits 2, 3 and half of 4, including the tips
B. Thumb opposition weakness
C. Thumb flexion weakness
D. Thumb adduction weakness
E. Thumb abduction weakness

A

D. Thumb adduction weakness

38
Q

In which of the following pairs is the first structure deep to the second?
A. Biceps - brachialis
B. Flexor digitorum superficialis - median nerve
C. Superficial radial arch - palmar aponeurosis
D. Long flexor tendons - adductor pollicis
E. Triceps - radial nerve

A

C. Superficial radial arch - palmar aponeurosis

39
Q 
Which muscle is not part of the superficial group of flexor forearm muscles?
A. Pronator teres
B. Flexor carpi ulnaris
C. Flexor digitorum superficialis
D. Flexor carpi radialis
E. Palmaris longus
A

C. Flexor digitorum superficialis

40
Q 
Which muscle flexes the shoulder but has no attachment to the humerus?
A. Deltoid
B. Coracobrachialis
C. Biceps brachii
D. A and B
E. A, B and C
A

C. Biceps brachii

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