RA Flashcards by juggl e

which of the following joints is the articulation between the manubrium and the sternal body?
a) infrasternal angle
b) sternocostal joint
c) xyphisternal joint
d) manubriosternal joint

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Which of the following is considered a floating rib?
a) eighth
b) second
c) seventh
d) eleventh

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Which joint of the shoulder girdle/upper limb glides and rotates with movement of the scapula?

sternoclavicular

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At which one of the following levels is the sternal angle located?

2nd costal cartilage

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Which of the following can create strong quick contractions to produce movement?

skeletal mm

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What is the name of the ligament that connects the sacrum to the ischial spine?

sacrotuberous

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Which one of the following bony landmarks is an attachment for Pectoralis Minor?

coracoid process

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What two ligaments in the shoulder make up the coracoclavicular ligament?

conoid and trapezoid

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Which one of the following bony landmarks is located on the scapula?

acromion

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Which one of the following statements regarding the Medial 2/3’s of the clavicle is correct?

The medial 2/3’s of the clavicle is convex anteriorly

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Which one of the following boney landmarks on the humerus articulates with the radius?

capitulum

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Which compartment of the hand houses the dorsal interoseii muscles?

central

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Which one of the following structures separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity?

diaphragm

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Which one of the following statements regarding the anatomical position is CORRECT?

in a coronal plane the palmar surface of the hands face anteriorly

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The anterior intercostals arteries branch directly from what artery?

internal thoracic artery

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Which of the following muscles in the thenar group has a superficial and deep head

flexor pollicis brevis

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The coracoid process is located:

Inferior to the lateral 1/3 of the clavicle

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Which of the following marks the point where the thoracic aorta becomes the abdominal aorta?

The thoracic diaphragm

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Which one of the following bones contains the coronoid fossa?

humerus

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Which anatomical detail is the attachment site of the long head of triceps brachii muscle?

The infraglenoid tubercle

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Which one of the following statements describes the function of the annular ligament?

It holds the radius against the ulna during rotary movements of the forearm.

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Which one of the following statements describes the radial tuberosity?

It is distal to the head of radius and is an attachment for the biceps brachii muscle.

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What is the order of the distal row of carpal bones from lateral to medial?

Trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, hamate

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Which one of the following boney landmarks is the common attachment for the group of muscles that flex and pronate the wrist?

Medial epicondyle

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Which one of the following boney landmarks is the common attachment for the group of muscles that extend and supinate the wrist?

Lateral epicondyle

Which one of the following muscles does NOT attach on the scapula?

brachalis

Which one of the following landmarks is an attachment for Serratus Anterior?

The anterior surface of the medial border of the scapula

Which one of the following muscles laterally rotates the humerus?

Teres minor

Which one of the following muscles causes adduction of the hand at the wrist?

Extensor carpi ulnaris

Which one of the following muscles inserts on the medial border of the scapula, between the spine of the scapula and the inferior angle?

Rhomboid major

Which one of the following muscles inserts into the lesser tubercle of the humerus?

Subscapularis

Which one of the following directional terms indicates closer to the trunk?

Proximal

Which one of the following terms describes a structure or movement on the opposite side?

Contralateral

When a body is sectioned into unequal right and left halves, what type of plane has been created?

Parasagittal plane

Which one of the following connective tissue structures attaches bone to bone?

Ligament

The carpals are an example of this type of bone.

short bone

Which one of the following carpal bones articulates with the radius?

Scaphoid and Lunate

Which one of the following muscles attaches on the lateral epicondyle and distally on the extensor expansion of digits 2-5?

Extensor digitorum

Which one of the following muscles has its distal attachment on the pisiform bone?

Flexor carpi ulnaris

Which one of the following muscles attaches to the bicipital groove of the humerus?

Pectoralis major

Which one of the following carpal bones is found in the proximal row?

Triquetrum

The first carpometacarpal joint is classified as what type of joint?

saddle

Which of the following correctly describes the location of the lesser tubercle on the humerus?

On its proximal and anterior aspect

Which one of the following joints is the principle joint to allow pronation and supination of the forearm?

Radioulnar

Which one of the following anatomical structures is the scientific term for "tailbone"?

Coccyx

Which one of the following numbers correctly identifies the number of mobile vertebrae in the typical adult spinal column?

24 vertebrae

Which one of the following muscles runs between the spinous process of adjacent vertebrae?

Interspinalis

Which one of the following back muscles is the deepest of the Transversospinalis group?

Rotators

Which one of the following muscles runs from the lamina of a vertebra to the spinous process of a vertebra 1-3 levels superiorly?

Multifidus

Which of the following muscles allows you to "smile"?

Zygomaticus major and minor

Which one of the following bones forms the posterior aspect of the cranium?

Occipital

Which one of the following is a thickening of deep fascia that functions to hold tendons in place during flexion and extension, allowing movements to be more precise?

Retinaculum

Which one of the following articulations occurs between the costal cartilages of the 6th to 9th ribs?

Interchondral

Which one of the following articulations is reinforced by the radiate sternocostal ligament?

Sternocostal

What is the function of the Interosseous talocalcaneal ligament?

Bind the talus and calcaneus together

Which one of the following ligaments supports the medial aspect of the Talocrural Joint?

Deltoid

Which one of the following ligaments supports the lateral aspect of the Talocrural Joint?

Anterior talofibular

Which one of the following Metatarsals (MT) represents the articulation at the intermediate cuneiform, forming a Tarsometatarsal Joint (TMT joint)?

Second MT

Which one of the following positions is the ankle joint most unstable allowing for injury of the ligaments?

When the ankle joint is in plantarflexion

Which one of the following ligaments does NOT form part of the lateral support for the ankle joint?

Posterior tibiotalar

Which one of the following statements regarding the Spring Ligament of the foot is FALSE?

It forms part of the talocrural mortise

Which one of the following sets of landmarks are the attachment points for the Short Plantar Ligament of the foot?

Inferior surface of the calcaneus to the inferior surface of the cuboid

Which one of the following statements regarding the Medial Longitudinal Arch is TRUE?

The talar head is the key stone of the arch.

Which one of the following sets of structures in the foot is most important to the maintenance of the medial longitudinal arch?

Plantar aponeurosis and plantar ligaments

What is the common action of the muscles in the posterior compartment of the leg?

Plantarflexion

Which one of the following sets of anterior compartment muscles share a synovial sheath?

Extensor Digitorum Longus and Fibularis Tertius

Which one of the following landmarks is the distal attachment of Tibialis Anterior?

Medial and inferior surface of medial cuneiform and base of 1st metatarsal

Which one of the following muscles extends the great toe and dorsiflexes the ankle?

Extensor Hallucis Longus

Which one of the following muscles everts the foot and attaches to the head of the fibula?

Fibularis Longus

Which one of the following muscles "unlocks" the knee by rotating the femur on the tibia?

Popliteus

Which one of the following anterior thigh muscles crosses 2 joints?

Rectus Femoris

Which one of the following muscles supports the medial longitudinal arch, plantarflexes the ankle, and flexes the lateral 4 digits?

Flexor Digitorum Longus

Which one of the following muscles is called the Tailor's Muscle?

Sartorius

Which one of the following muscles adducts the thigh, flexes and rotates the leg medially?

Gracilis

Which one of the following anterior thigh muscles attaches to the ASIS?

Sartorius

Which one of the following muscles is NOT part of the Quadriceps Femoris Group?

Biceps Femoris

Which one of the following sets of landmarks is the proximal attachment for Vastus Lateralis?

Greater trochanter and Lateral lip of linea aspera

Which one of the following landmarks is the common attachment for the hamstrings muscle group?

Ischial Tuberosity

Which one of the following landmarks is the distal attachment of Semitendinosus?

Medial tibia at pes anserinus

Which one of the following muscles does NOT attach on the pes anserinus of the tibia?

Semimembranosus

Which one of the following structures will generate a pulse that can be palpated slightly inferior to the midline of the inguinal ligament?

Femoral Artery

Which one of the following muscles extends the thigh and flexes the leg?

Biceps femoris

Which one of the following hamstring muscles forms the oblique popliteal ligament at the knee?

Semimembranosus

Which one of the following ligaments is intra-capsular at the knee?

Anterior Cruciate

Which one of the following landmarks is the attachment for the Posterior Cruciate Ligament?

Posterior intercondylar area of tibia

Which one of the following structures joins the lateral meniscus to the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) and the medial femoral condyle?

Posterior meniscofemoral ligament

Which one of the following pairs of muscles will cause inversion at the ankle?

Tibialis Posterior and Tibialis Anterior

Which one of the following statements regarding the tibiofibular joints is FALSE?

The distal tibiofibular joint is immobile and stops movement of the superior joint.

Which one of the following muscles is the strongest hip flexor?

Iliopsoas

Which statement best describes the function of the superior and inferior extensor retinacula?

Holds the tendons of the tibialis anterior and extensor digitorum longus in place to prevent bowstringing

Which one of the following gluteal muscles abducts and medially rotates the thigh?

Gluteus minimus

What type of bone is the patella?

A Sesamoid bone

Which one of the following hip ligaments is located posteriorly, spirals down from acetabular rim and attaches to the femoral neck between the greater and lesser trochanter?

Ishiofemoral ligament

Which one of the following muscles or muscle groups is the primary extensor of the knee joint?

Quadriceps femoris

Which one of the following ligaments is the main stabilizing structure of the femur during weight bearing and flexion of the knee?

Posterior Cruciate

Which one of the following pairs of muscles will attach to the head of the fibula?

Biceps Femoris (long head) and Fibularis Longus

Which one of the following terms is the anatomical name for the fat filled, diamond shaped depression on the posterior surface of the knee?

Popliteal Fossa

Which one of the following posterior compartment muscle is primarily responsible for proprioception but missing in a small portion of the population?

Plantaris

Which one of the following joints forms a mortise?

Talocrural joint