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The following apply to anteromedial rotatory instability of the knee, EXCEPT:
a. Anterior subluxation of the medial tibial condyle occurs with anteromedial rotatory subluxation
b. May be accentuated by a tear of the anterior cruciate ligament
c. Occurs with tears of the medial and lateral compartment ligaments
d. Result of abduction stress test is positive with the knee at 30 degrees of flexion as the result of the anterior drawer test with the tibia externally rotated
e. Occurs with a tear of the medial compartment ligament, including the posterior oblique ligament
c. Occurs with tears of the medial and lateral compartment ligaments
Rupture of this ligament shows that the tibia can be pulled excessively on the femur
a. Posterior cruciate ligament
b. Medial collateral ligament
c. Lateral collateral ligament
d. Anterior cruciate ligament
d. Anterior cruciate ligament
The following statements describe flexion of the lumbar spine, EXCEPT:
a. Flexion in the low back produces kyphosis
b. Involves relaxation of the anterior longitudinal ligament and stretching of the supraspinal and interspinal ligaments and ligamentum flavum and the posterior longitudinal ligament
c. To test, the subject bends as far forward as he can with knees straight, and try to touch the toes
d. There is no reversal of the normal lordosis during flexion, the low back merely flattens out
e. Limited by the size of the vertebral bodies
a. Flexion in the low back produces kyphosis
Innervates the lateral rectus eye muscle:
a. Trigeminal nerve
b. Trochlear nerve
c. Oculomotor nerve
d. Abducens nerve
d. Abducens nerve
In lateral epicondylitis, repetitive stress may result in injury of the following muscles:
a. All of these
b. Proximal attachments of the extensor carpi radialis brevis
c. Extensor carpi radialis longus
d. Extensor digitorum
a. All of these
The only 2 muscles inserted into the back part of the sclera:
a. Superior oblique and inferior oblique
b. Superior rectus and medial rectus
c. None of these
d. Lateral rectus and inferior rectus
a. Superior oblique and inferior oblique
The nerve most likely to be injured in wrist slashing is:
a. Median nerve
b. Ulnar nerve
c. Radio-ulnar nerve
d. Musculocutaneous nerve
e. Radial nerve
a. Median nerve
The following statements are true of the triquetrum, EXCEPT:
a. Formed within the flexor ulnaris tendon
b. It lies under the pisiform
c. Lies just distal to the ulnar styloid process, in the proximal row
d. Third highest of all the carpal bones in incidence of fracture
e. Palpated by radially deviating the hand
a. Formed within the flexor ulnaris tendon
The most important joint in the upper extremity for spatial placement is:
a. Sternoclavicular joint
b. Shoulder joint
c. Claviculohumeral joint
d. Elbow joint
e. Wrist joint
b. Shoulder joint
The following apply to the 11th cranial nerve, EXCEPT:
a. Lifting the shoulders up toward the ear then resisting the movement from above; tests the trapezius
b. This combined motor and sensory nerve innervates the sternocleidomastoid and the upper portion of the trapezius muscles
c. Testing the function of the 11th nerve also tests for involvement of functions by motor neuron disease and dystrophy
d. Testing the function of the 11th nerve will detect weakness of either central or peripheral nuclei of origin
e. The nuclei of origin of the various part of this nerve are not adjacent and differential paresis may occur from central nuclear lesions
b. This combined motor and sensory nerve innervates the sternocleidomastoid and the upper portion of the trapezius muscles
Supplied by the femoral nerve, this neurologic level crosses the anterior portion of the middle of the thigh:
a. L2
b. L1
c. L4
d. L3
e. S1
a. L2
This anatomical area involves the highest percentage of symptoms among physical therapists reporting musculoskeletal symptoms:
a. Wrist/hands
b. Neck
c. Shoulders
d. Low back
e. Upper back
d. Low back
The following muscles arise from the medial epicondyle of the humerus and bounds the medial side of the antecubital fossa:
a. Flexor carpi radialis, palmaris longus, and flexor carpi ulnaris
b. Flexor digitorum sublimis, flexor digitorum profundus, and flexor pollicis longus
c. None of these
d. Pronator teres, palmaris longus, and flexor digitorum superficialis
d. Pronator teres, palmaris longus, and flexor digitorum superficialis
The following statements are true of the primary dorsiflexors of the foot, EXCEPT:
a. The extensor digitorum longus tendon is perceptible on the dorsum of the foot, crossing in front of the ankle mortise and fanning out to insert, by slips into the dorsal surfaces of the middle and distal phalanges of the four lateral toes
b. The tendon of the extensor hallucis longus is perceptible to its insertion at the proximal end of the distal phalanx of the great toe
c. The primary dorsiflexors of the foot lie in the anterior tibial compartment and share a common innervation, the deep peroneal nerve
d. The muscle belly of the extensor digitorum brevis can be palpated where it bulges out from the sinus tarsi and therefore can be isolated for muscle testing
e. The tendon of the tibialis anterior can be seen where it crosses the anteromedial portion of the ankle joint
d. The muscle belly of the extensor digitorum brevis can be palpated where it bulges out from the sinus tarsi and therefore can be isolated for muscle testing
This tendon can be isolated by holding the subject’s fingers in extension and flexing the finger in question at the IP joint. If the finger can be flexed at the specified joint, the tendon is intact:
a. Interossei
b. FDP
c. Lumbricals
d. FDS
e. None of these
b. FDP
The distal carpal consists of the following, EXCEPT:
a. Hamate
b. Navicular
c. Capitate
d. Trapezium
e. Trapezoid
b. Navicular
The stability and integrity of the transverse arch is maintained by:
a. Hypothenar and thenar muscles
b. Extrinsic muscles of the hands
c. Interossei and lumbricals
d. Tendons
e. Ligaments
c. Interossei and lumbricals
The following muscles chiefly flex the distal interphalangeal joint:
a. Lumbricals
b. FDP and FPL
c. None of these
d. FDS and FCU
b. FDP and FPL
Which of the following is true of the flexor digitorum superficialis?
a. Both the superficialis and profundus act to clench the fist
b. All of these
c. The chief joint that it flexes is the proximal interphalangeal joint
d. It is supplied by the median nerve
b. All of these
This mm is active in foot eversion if accompanied by dorsiflexion:
a. Extensor hallucis longus
b. Tibialis anterior
c. Tibialis posterior
d. EDL
d. EDL
A dome shaped bump that lies in the occipital region on the midline and marks the center of the superior nuchal line:
a. Lanula
b. None of these
c. Cricoid tubercle
d. Cricoid ring
e. Inion
e. Inion
The bones and associated ligaments of the foot form arches:
a. All of these
b. Medial longitudinal arch
c. Transverse arch
d. Lateral longitudinal arch
a. All of these
Within the depression between the medial malleolus’ posterior aspect and the Achilles tendon lie several soft tissue structures, EXCEPT:
a. Flexor hallucis longus tendon
b. Flexor digitorum longus tendon
c. Posterior tibial artery and tibial nerve
d. Tibialis posterior tendon
e. Tibialis anterior tendon
e. Tibialis anterior tendon
The attachments of this structure can be palpated and identified by placing the index finger on the lateral epicondyle of the femur and the middle finger on the head of the fibula:
a. Lateral collateral ligament
b. None of these
c. Medial meniscus
d. Medial collateral ligament
a. Lateral collateral ligament
MCP and IP joint extension is primarily the action of:
a. Interossei and lumbricals
b. Extensor digitorum communis
c. Extensor digitorum, lumbricals, and interossei
d. Extensor carpi ulnaris and extensor carpi radialis
b. Extensor digitorum communis
The following statements allow soft tissue palpation of certain structures, EXCEPT:
a. The flexor carpi radialis may be palpated radial to the palmaris longus proximally toward its origin at the medial epicondyle when making a tight fist and then to radially deviate and flex the wrist
b. The wrist flexors may be palpated as a unit and individually as you move from their origin at the medial epicondyle and supracondylar line down the forearm and toward the wrist
c. The ulnar nerve may be palpated as it rolled gently under the index and middle fingers in the sulcus between the medial epicondyle and the olecranon process
d. The medial collateral ligament, a basic stabilizer of the humeroulnar articulation, rises from the medial epicondyle and extends to the medial margin of the ulna’s trochlear notch may be palpated directly
e. To facilitate palpation of the triceps, the subject may lean on the table where it will stand out on the posterior aspect of the arm
d. The medial collateral ligament, a basic stabilizer of the humeroulnar articulation, rises from the medial epicondyle and extends to the medial margin of the ulna’s trochlear notch may be palpated directly
**Just proximal to the capitate, this is often the most frequently dislocated as well as the second most often fractured bone in the wrist:
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a. Capitate
b. Lunate
c. Hamate
d. Navicular
e. Base of the 3rd metacarpal
b. Lunate
Function of upper trapezius, EXCEPT:
a. Maintain shoulder level
b. When fatigued, allow the shoulders to droop
c. Shrug the shoulder
d. Retract the scapulae
d. Retract the scapulae
Sensation to the middle finger is supplied by neurologic level:
a. C8
b. C5
c. C7
d. T1
e. C6
c. C7
Decrease in lumbar lordosis results in:
a. Downward tilt of the pelvis
b. Forward tilt of the pelvis
c. Backward tilt of the pelvis
d. No change in pelvic tilt
c. Backward tilt of the pelvis
