Living Anatomy Tests

Question 1

First vertebral spine palpable on everyone

Answer 1

C6

Question 2

Vertebra prominens

Answer 2

C7

Question 3

Vertebral levels:

Answer 3

Spine of scapula: T3
Inferior angle of scapula: T7, body of T8
Subcostal Margin: L3
Supracristal plane: L4 (landmark for lumbar puncture)

Question 4

The spinal cord ends at

Answer 4

L1/L2

Question 5

Schober’s test

Answer 5

Tests lumbar flexion
Have patient flex lumbar spine and increase distance between two lines

Question 6

Anterior axillary fold

Answer 6

Pectoralis major and pectoralis minor

Question 7

Posterior axillary folds

Answer 7

Teres major and latissimus dorsi

Question 8

Test for pectoralis major

Answer 8

Press hand against head
Press hand against hips

Question 9

Test for trapezius

Answer 9

Extend head, shrug shoulders, abduct arm above 90 degrees

Question 10

Test for Latissimus dorsi

Answer 10

Resist extension of arm with flexed forearm
Press elbow into palm

Question 11

Test for teres major

Answer 11

Resist medial rotation

Question 12

Test for teres minor

Answer 12

Resist lateral rotation
Horn blower’s
Hitchhikers

Question 13

Test for infraspinatous

Answer 13

Resist lateral rotation

Question 14

Supraspinatous test

Answer 14

Abduction in scapular plane
Empty can test (raise arms to 90 degrees in scapular plane then rotate medially as far as possible)

Question 15

Serratus anterior test

Answer 15

Push again wall or table and watch for scapular winging

Question 16

Deltoid test

Answer 16

Anterior- resist flexion
Lateral- abduct arm against resistance

Question 17

Subscapularis

Answer 17

Internal rotation test
Belly press test
Lift off test

Question 18

Triceps test

Answer 18

Long head- resist extension of forearm
Lateral- resist extension of forearm
Medial head- no individual test

Question 19

Biceps brachii test

Answer 19

Resist flexion of supinated forearm

Question 20

Brachialis test

Answer 20

Resist flexion of pronated forearm

Question 21

Sub Acromial impingement test

Answer 21

Hawkins test
Neer’s test
Both passive tests

Question 22

Biceps tendinopathy testing

Answer 22

Speed’s test ( arm elevated, elbow flexed, examiner applies downward pressure)
Yergason’s test (elbow at side, palm in supination, examiner attempts to pronate hand)

Question 23

Acromioclavicular joint testing

Answer 23

Cross arm test

Question 24

Flexor retinaculum attachments

Answer 24

Pisiform
Hook of hamate
Tubercle of scaphoid
Crest of trapezium

Question 25

Palmar interossei test

Answer 25

Hold paper between digits

Question 26

Tinel’s test

Answer 26

Tap median nerve proximal to carpal tunnel
Test for carpal tunnel

Question 27

Phalens test

Answer 27

Place back of hands together with wrists flexed and elbows out to the side
Test for carpal tunnel

Question 28

Touching thumb to index finger tests

Answer 28

Median nerve

Question 29

Spreading extended fingers tests

Answer 29

Ulnar nerve

Question 30

Extended wrist test

Answer 30

Radial nerve

Question 31

Making a tight fist test

Answer 31

radial nerve

Question 32

Joint swelling due to fluid

Answer 32

Effusion

Question 33

Joint swelling due to synovial tissue

Answer 33

Synovitis

Question 34

Joint swelling due to bony enlargement

Answer 34

Osteophyte

Question 35

Lateral epicondylitis

Answer 35

Tennis elbow
Reproducible pain with resisted wrist extension
Patient fully extends wrist

Question 36

Medial epicondylitis

Answer 36

Golfers elbow
Reproducible pain with resisted wrist flexion
Patient fully flexes wrist