Musculoskeletal

Question 1

Tendons are most often connectors between which 2 anatomical structures?

Answer 1

Muscle to bone

Question 2

What do you call a double walled tubular structure surrounding some tendons?

Answer 2

Synovial sheath

Question 3

What is the main nerve of interest in carpal tunnel syndrome?

Answer 3

Median nerve

Question 4

Phalen’s sign is an indication for which joint?

Answer 4

Wrist

Question 5

Which rotator cuff tendon is evaluated by placing your hand on the opposite shoulder?

Answer 5

Infraspinatus

Question 6

What position should the foot be in when scanning the Achilles’ tendon?

Answer 6

Hanging off bed/chair prone

Question 7

How does the bicipital groove appear with subluxation of the biceps tendon?

Answer 7

Empty

Question 8

Xanthomas are found in association with what?

Answer 8

Achilles’

Question 9

The artifact that gives the sonographer incorrect information on the tendon’s integrity due to the sound beam not being perpendicular to the central axis is called what?

Answer 9

anistrophy

Question 10

What can rheumatoid arthritis cause?

Answer 10

Tendinosis, hyperemia and erosion (not numbness and tingling)

Question 11

What is Guyon’s Canal (Syndrome)?

Answer 11

An entrapment of the ulnar nerve as it passes through a tunnel in the wrist called Guyon’s canal