Lab Practical

Question 1

Quiet Inspiration test

Answer 1

Patient will be supine (laying on stomach) . I will place my hand near the Xiphoid process and instruct the patient to take a deep breath in and hold it so I can not press down.

Question 2

Forced expiration

Answer 2

A cough

Question 3

Inspiration Muscles

Answer 3

Diaphragm and external intercostals

Question 4

Diaphragm nerve

Answer 4

Phrenic nerve

Question 5

External intercostal nerve

Answer 5

Intercostal nerves

Question 6

Trunk flexion

Answer 6

The patient will be supine (face up). Instruct the patient to cross their hands over their chest like this… , then lift the patients legs and tell them to relax their legs . Then instruct the patient to lift up and crunch up to their knees. You are testing to see if the scapulas are off the table and that their abdominal muscles are contracting properly.

Question 7

Trunk flexion muscles

Answer 7

Rectus abdominus, external and internal obliques

Question 8

Rectus abdominus nerve supply =

Answer 8

Thoracoabdominal nerves

Question 9

External oblique and internal oblique nerves

Answer 9

Intercostal nerves

Question 10

Trunk extension

Answer 10

Patient will be prone . Instruct the patient to lie face down on the table, tell the patient that you will hold their ankles down. Instruct the patient to place their arms out like Superman and lift up from the table

Question 11

Trunk extension muscles

Answer 11

Illiocostalis thoracis, longissimus thoracis, spinalis thoracis, illiocostalis lumborum

Question 12

Illiocostalis thoracis nerve

Answer 12

Thoracic spinal nerves

Question 13

Longissimus thoracis nerve supply

Answer 13

Dorsal branch of the lumbar and thoracic spinal nerves

Question 14

Spinalis thoracis

Answer 14

Posterior rami of spinal nerves

Question 15

Illiocostalis lumborum

Answer 15

Dorsal rami of thoracic and lumbar spinal nerves

Question 16

Trunk rotation

Answer 16

The patient will be supine. Instruct the patient to cross hands across chest like so, then lift the patients legs up and tell them to relax their legs and then instruct the patient to bring the left elbow to the right knee (or opposite knee)

Question 17

Trunk rotation muscles involved

Answer 17

Internal and external obliques

Question 18

Trunk rotation nerve supply

Answer 18

Intercostal nerves

Question 19

Capital extension

Answer 19

The patient will be prone. Instruct the patient to lay face down on the table with their hands out resting on the table on either sides of their body. Instruct the patient to child their chin up in a nodding motion and look out onto the floor.

Question 20

Capital extension muscles involved

Answer 20

Splenius capitis, semispinalis capitis, longissimus capitis, obliquus capitis major/minor, upper trap

Question 21

Capital extension nerve innovation

Answer 21

Sub occipital nerve and greater occipital nerve

Question 22

Capital flexion

Answer 22

The patient is in a supine position. Instruct the patient to lay face up on the table with their hands on the side of their body relaxing . Instruct the patient to tuck their chin in

Question 23

Muscles involved in capital flexion

Answer 23

Rectus capitis anterior, Rectus capitis lateralis, and longus capitis

Question 24

Rectus capitis anterior nerve

Answer 24

Anterior rami of spinal nerves c1 and c2

Question 25

Rectus capitis lateralis innervation

Answer 25

Anterior rami of c1 and c2 spinal nerves

Question 26

Cervical extension

Answer 26

The patient is prone. Instruct the patient to lay face down on the table with hands at sides. Instruct the patient to lift head up and look at the wall,

Question 27

Cervical extension muscles

Answer 27

Splenius cervicis, illiocostalis cervicis , semispinalis cervicis, longissimus cervicis

Question 28

Cervical extension nerves

Answer 28

Cervical spine nerves

Question 29

Cervical flexion

Answer 29

The patient will be in supine position. Instruct the patient to look up at the wall ahead of them. The patient should also lie on the table face up with hands at their sides.

Question 30

Cervical flexion muscles

Answer 30

Sternocleidomastoid, longus coli, scalenus anterior

Question 31

Sternocloidomastoid nerve

Answer 31

Accessory nerve

Question 32

Longus coli nerve

Answer 32

Cervical spinal nerves c2-c6

Question 33

Scalene nerve

Answer 33

Phrenic nerve

Question 34

Lateral bending

Answer 34

The patient willl be sitting in a neutral position . Instruct the patient to touch their left ear to the shoulder like so then place your hand on the side of head the patient willl be bringing their ear to

Question 35

Lateral bending muscles

Answer 35

Scalene, sternocleidomastoid

Question 36

Cervical rotation

Answer 36

The patient is sitting in a neutral position, ask the patient to turn their head towards their left shoulder , apply resistance on the side the patient is turning to.

Question 37

Muscles in cervical rotation

Answer 37

Seeing if the sternocleidomastoid contracts and scalene