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Question 1

What is “gibbous deformity”?

Answer 1

kyphosis, associated with tuberculosis

Question 2

where does herpres zoster lie dormant?

Answer 2

DRG

Question 3

At what level should a lumbar puncture be done?

Answer 3

L4-L5

Question 4

What level does the spinal cord end?

Answer 4

L1-L2

Question 5

What level does the dural sac (lumbar cistern) end?

Answer 5

S2

Question 6

What do sympathetic autonomics primarily do?

Answer 6

vasoconstriction

Question 7

where do the denticulate ligaments terminate? what is there function?

Answer 7

L2 with the conus medullar is

keep spinal cord midline

Question 8

How do you know if you get a failed lumbar puncture (blast through Posterior longitudinal l.)?

Answer 8

hematopoietic cells are aspirated

Question 9

what is spondolysis?

Answer 9

“facet jumping” anterior displacement of one or more vertebrae

Question 10

what blood plexus surrounds the dura mater in the epidural space?

Answer 10

the internal vertebral plexus (of Batson) = valveless! VEIN

Question 11

what is the cause of a subarachnoid bleed?

Answer 11

ruptured intercerebral aneurism

Question 12

what is the cause of a subdural hematoma?

Answer 12

venous bleed from the torn cerebral vein as it enter the superior saggital venous sinus within the skull

Question 13

What blood vessel supplies the deep back muscles?

Answer 13

posterior intercostal a.

Question 14

what does somatic afferent fibers convey?

Answer 14

localized pain

Question 15

What is Klippel-Feil syndrome?

Answer 15

reduction/fusion in a number of cervical vertebrae = short stiff neck with limited motion

Question 16

what is spondylolithesis?

Answer 16

anterior vertebral displacement

Question 17

what is arnold-chiari malformation?

Answer 17

herniation of medulla and cerebellum into formen magnum!

Question 18

What nerve is affected by quadrangular space syndrome?

Answer 18

axillary n.

Question 19

What supplies the anterior and posterior spinal a.?

Answer 19

The (great radicular) a. of Adamkiwicz

Question 20

What can polio and MD lead to

Answer 20

scoliosis

Question 21

What is found in the triangular space?

Answer 21

circumflex scapular a. and v.

Question 22

What is a “boxers fracture”

Answer 22

broken neck of 5th metacarpal (knuckles)

Question 23

What is Bennett’s fracture?

Answer 23

dislocation of the CMC joint of the thumb

Question 24

What is “gamekeepers thumb”?

Answer 24

extensive abduction of MCP = injury to ulnar collateral l.

Question 25

What structures wrap around the surgical neck of the humerus and are susceptible to injury if broken?

Answer 25

axillary n. and posterior humeral circumflex

Question 26

what is claw hand?

Answer 26

trauma to median n. and ulnar n. at the WRIST

Question 27

what is colles' fracture?

Answer 27

fracture fo distal radium with dorsal dislocation

Question 28

what is smith's fracture?

Answer 28

fracture of distal radius but dislocation anterior

Question 29

What spinal segment would you test the triceps reflex?

Answer 29

C7

Question 30

What spinal segment would you test the brachioradialis reflex?

Answer 30

C6

Question 31

What segments make up the biceps brachia?

Answer 31

C5, C6

Question 32

What is another name for a hinge joint (elbow joints)?

Answer 32

ginglymus

Question 33

what is volkmann's ischemic contracture

Answer 33

bleed into flexor compartment of the forearm - supracondylar fracture can lacerate brachial a.

Question 34

what are the symptoms of compartment syndrome?

Answer 34

cold, insensate digits, pain

Question 35

What lies in the radial groove?

Answer 35

radial n. and deep brachial a.

Question 36

What nerve would be injured if you dislocated the olecranon

Answer 36

ulnar nerve

Question 37

what do interossei do that is important?

Answer 37

IP extension

Question 38

Boutonniere deformity

Answer 38

DIP hyperextended

Question 39

Dupuytren contracture

Answer 39

fibromatosis of palmar fascia

Question 40

what spinal nerve supplies supraspinatus?

Answer 40

C5

Question 41

What is a common fracture in children

Answer 41

clavicle

Question 42

Where does the ulnar n. enter the forearm?

Answer 42

between FCU heads

Question 43

what is a vein thromobsis present?

Answer 43

pain with activity, better with rest - usually after a catheter

Question 44

what is a synarthrosis?

Answer 44

fibrous connection (interosseous membrane) what allows little/no movement

Question 45

Where does the radial n. run in the wrist?

Answer 45

betwen brachioradialis tendon and FCR tendon

Question 46

Where does the posterior interosseous n. come from?

Answer 46

extension of deep radial n.

Question 47

radial n. spinal segments

Answer 47

all brachial plexus - C5,6,7,8,T1

Question 48

what is the Allen test?

Answer 48

squeeze vessels in wrist

Question 49

what would tenosynovitis of radial bursa effecT?

Answer 49

flexor pollicis longus

Question 50

what does the ulnar bursa wrap around?

Answer 50

FDS, FDP

Question 51

what muscles have no sheath?

Answer 51

FCRand FPB

Question 52

what is the blood supply to the trapezius?

Answer 52

transverse cervical a.

Question 53

what is blood supply and innervation to leveator scapulae and rhomboids?

Answer 53

dorsal scapula a. and n.

Question 54

what innervates and gives blood supply to teres minor?

Answer 54

axillary n. | circumflex scapular a.

Question 55

what is the innervation and blood supply to the teres major?

Answer 55

lower sub scapular n. | circumflex scapular a.

Question 56

what innervates and gives blood supply to supra and infraspinatus?

Answer 56

suprascapular n. | suprascapular a.

Question 57

what gives blood supply to deltoid?

Answer 57

posterior circumflex humeral a.

Question 58

what a. is found between teres major and teres minor?

Answer 58

scapular circumflex

Question 59

whats in the traingular space?

Answer 59

circumflex scapular a.

Question 60

whats in the quadrangular space?

Answer 60

posterior humeral circumflex a. | axillary n.

Question 61

whats in the triangular interval?

Answer 61

radial n | deep brachial a.

Question 62

what is erb duchenne palsy?

Answer 62

upper BP injury - watiers tip

Question 63

what is klumpke's palsy?

Answer 63

lower BP injury

Question 64

whats the function of teres major and latissimus dorsi?

Answer 64

adduction | medial rotation

Question 65

what does teres minor do?

Answer 65

external rotation

Question 66

what are the contents of the cubital fossa?

Answer 66

lateral antebrachial cutaneous n. median n. brachial a. biceps tendon

Question 67

what a strong supinator?

Answer 67

biceps brachii

Question 68

what is the flow of lymph from medial forearm?

Answer 68

superifical plexus -- cubital nodes to lateral axillary nodes -- apical nodes -- subclavian

Question 69

what is the flow os lymph from lateral forearm

Answer 69

superfical plexus -- apical axiallry nodes

Question 70

where does the anterior interosseous n come from and what does it aupply?

Answer 70

median n FDP 1/2 FPL prontator quad

Question 71

where does posterior interosseuous n come from?

Answer 71

deep radial n.

Question 72

what does superiical radial n. innervate?

Answer 72

cutaneous

Question 73

where does the anterior interosseous n come from and what does it aupply?

Answer 73

median n FDP 1/2 FPL prontator quad

Question 74

where does posterior interosseuous n come from?

Answer 74

deep radial n.

Question 75

what does superiical radial n. innervate?

Answer 75

cutaneous