Musculoskeletal Part Nine

Question 1

define each MMT from 0-5 (just names)

Answer 1

5 - normal

4 - good

3 - fair

2 - poor

1 - trace

0 - zero

Question 2

what brings on pain associated with vascular claudication

Answer 2

physical exertion

Question 3

what is a discography

Answer 3

radioopaque dye injected into disc to identify abnormalities within the disc (annulus or nucleus)

needle inserted into the disc with assistance of radiography (fluoroscopy)

Question 4

dermatome level for nipples

Answer 4

T4

Question 5

dermatome level for perineum (dick, b-hole)

Answer 5

S2-S4

Question 6

C5, C6, C7 level dermatomes

Answer 6

lateral parts of upper limbs

Question 7

what does T2 MRI do

Answer 7

suppress fat and demonstrates tissue with high water content

Question 8

effects on mandible secondary to forward head posture

Answer 8

elevated

retruded

Question 9

what happens to the tongue in a forward head postre

Answer 9

drops to the floor of the mouth

Question 10

what is 3/5 MMT

Answer 10

lifting or holding against gravity without resistance

Question 11

what type of movement brings on symptoms of spinal stenosis

Answer 11

walking

Question 12

what patients would be good for bone scans

Answer 12

RA

bone cancer

bone infection

Question 13

muscle fasciculation AKA

Answer 13

muscle twitching

Question 14

what is arthrography

Answer 14

injects water soluble dye into an area and observe with a radiograph

(watching how fluid moves within a joint)

Question 15

slow twitch fibers are Type #?

Answer 15

type 1

Question 16

diagnostic ultrasound looks to assess…

Answer 16

soft tissue dysfunctions

Question 17

in a forward head posture, what happens to the upper cervical spine

Answer 17

extended (can compress vascular structures)

Question 18

bad things about myelography

Answer 18

very expensive

more side effects than MRI/CT

Question 19

what is arthrography used for

Answer 19

abnormalities within joints (tendon ruptures)

Question 20

what is 4/5 MMT

Answer 20

lifting or holding against gravity with moderate to minimal resistance

Question 21

what type of pulses would be demonstrated with vascular claudication

Answer 21

decreased/absent

Question 22

dermatome level of umbillicus

Answer 22

T10

Question 23

progressive order for the recruitment of muscle fibers during contraction

Answer 23

ST

FT

FTA

FTAB

FTB

Question 24

dermatome level for inguinal or groin

Answer 24

T12

Question 25

what do radiographs look at

Answer 25

"hot spots" of increased metabolic activity

Question 26

how would someone with neoplastic disease describe their pain

Answer 26

gnawing intense penetrating

Question 27

what color is bone on x-ray

Answer 27

white

Question 28

dermatome for the thumb

Answer 28

C6

Question 29

what is a bone scan

Answer 29

chemicals laced with radioactive tracers are injected

Question 30

for OA, what happens to pain after they wake up

Answer 30

pain eases through the morning (4-5 hours)

Question 31

what reduces symptoms of vascular claudication

Answer 31

rest

Question 32

for OA, what position might bring on pain for someone

Answer 32

pain and stiffness with rising

Question 33

dermatome level for medial side of great toe

Answer 33

L4

Question 34

what is myelography

Answer 34

dye injected and visualized as it passes through vertebral canal to observe anatomy within region

Question 35

TFL actions at different positions of the knee

Answer 35

ABD/IR 0-30 degrees knee flexion: knee ext 45-145 knee flex: knee flex

Question 36

what is 5/5 MMT

Answer 36

lift/hold against gravity with max resistance

Question 37

are MRIs expensive?

Answer 37

yes

Question 38

two types of muscle fibers

Answer 38

slow twitch fast twitch

Question 39

what muscle group are type 1 muscle fibers more commonly seen in

Answer 39

Type 1

Question 40

overall, bone scans look at ____ activity within bones

Answer 40

metabolic

Question 41

for facet joint dysfunction, when is pain present and when does it go away

Answer 41

present with rising eases within one hour

Question 42

C8, T1 level dermatome

Answer 42

medial sides of upper limbs

Question 43

C5 level cermatome

Answer 43

clavicle

Question 44

what does T1 MRI for

Answer 44

bony anatomy

Question 45

three major characteristics of lower motor neuron lesions

Answer 45

fasciculations decreased DTRs hypotonia

Question 46

fast twitch fibers are type #?

Answer 46

type 2

Question 47

what is myelography used for

Answer 47

discs stenosis

Question 48

for spinal stenosis, what positions would increase/decrease pain

Answer 48

decrease: flexed positions increase: extended

Question 49

for facet joint dysfunction, what reduces symptoms

Answer 49

movement in pain-free range

Question 50

what is 1/5 MMT

Answer 50

muscle contraction seen or felt

Question 51

what is 2/5 MMT

Answer 51

movement with gravity eliminated

Question 52

dermatome for ring and little fingers

Answer 52

C8