MSK1: 2nd Shifting Flashcards
What are the 5Ds in Vertebrobasilar insufficiency
- Drop attack
- Dysphagia
- Dysarthria
- Dizziness
- Diplopia
TRUE OR FALSE: βIn thoracic levoscoliosis, the vertebral bodies rotate to the
left, the spinous processes rotate to the right, the thoracic cage narrowed on the left and hollower on the rightβ
True
TRUE OR FALSE: Nutation of the pelvis occurs when the sacral promontory
moves anteriorly and downward
True
TRUE OR FALSE: Trunk lateral flexion may be taken by subtracting the distance between any finger to floor in erect standing from the distance of any finger to the floor after bending to the side maximally
False
TRUE OR FALSE: Excessive lumbar lordosis puts undue tensile stresses on
the Y ligament of Bigelow
True
TRUE OR FALSE: The C7 nerve root exists between C7 and T1
False
TRUE OR FALSE: Calcification of the posterior longitudinal ligament may
decrease the diameter of the spinal canal and therefore may impinge on the spinal cord and cause muscle weakness
False
TRUE OR FALSE: Roentgenographic findings of spondylosis reveals a
Scottie dog sign
False
TRUE OR FALSE: βIn persons with swayback deformity, the upper abdominals are tightβ
True
TRUE OR FALSE: A grade of 3 in Meyerding classification means that the vertebra below has translated to as much as 75%
False
TRUE OR FALSE: Individuals with right posterolateral herniation of the
nucleus pulposus presents with trunk listing to the left
True
TRUE OR FALSE: Pain beyond 70 degrees of hip flexion in unilateral straight
leg raise is indicative of joint pain instead of a nerve problem
True
TRUE OR FALSE: The Nash Moe classification measures the amount of
rotation that occurred in the vertebral lamina
False
TRUE OR FALSE: The spinous processes of the 4th to 6th thoracic vertebra
project half a vertebral body inferiorly
True
TRUE OR FALSE: βThe 1st, 10th, 11th and 12th ribs have only one facet for
attachment to the vertebraβ
True