Muskoletal System Flashcards
- A bursa provides which one of the following functions?
a. Fluid protection to areas that are subject to friction
b. Support to muscles
c. Support to tendons
d. Nerve bundles to the ligaments
A
2. The crass position is used to evaluate which one of the following structures? a. Knee b. Wrist c. Ankle d. Shoulder
D
. A Baker’s cyst is an example of:
a. communicating bursa.
b. communicating tendon.
c. fatty pockets.
d. joint effusion.
A
.Which one of the following imaging artifacts depends on the angle of incidence?
a. Reverberation
b. Anisotropy
c. Shadowing
d. Mirror image
B
Which one of the following imaging artifacts bends the sound beam to an oblique path?
a. Reverberation
b. Anisotropy
c. Refractile shadowing
d. Time of flight
C
Infringement of the median nerve in the wrist results in:
a. Arthritis.
b. Bursitis.
c. impingement syndrome.
d. carpal tunnel syndrome.
D
The tendon responsible for dorsal and plantar flexion of the foot is the _____________ tendon.
a. Biceps
b. Patellar
c. Achilles
d. semimembranosus
C
- A complete tear of a muscle with a straightforward appearance of a retracted hyperechoic muscle surrounded by a hematoma is known as the _________________ sign.
a. McBurney’s
b. Clapper-in-the-bell
c. gastrocnemius
d. sandwich
B
Which one of the following structures is a bandlike flat tendon connecting muscle to bone?
a. Ligament
b. Aponeurosis
c. Synovial sheath
d. Pinnate
B
Support and strength of a joint result, in part, from which one of the following structures?
a. Muscle
b. Bursa
c. Cartilage
d. Ligament
D
When compared with muscle, a normal nerve is \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A.hyperechoic b. Isoechoic c. hypoechoic d. unable to be visualized on ultrasound
A
Important artifacts in musculoskeletal ultrasound include all of the following except: A.reverberation B.refractile shadowing C. mirror image D. anisotrophy
C
The Achilles tendon is at an increased risk for injury because of ________________.
a. its vulnerable location
b. no surrounding muscle
c. its limited blood supply
d. its large size
C
15. Indications for wrist sonography include all of the following except: A.pain and swelling b.Thompson sign C.trauma d.Tinel's sign
B
.Acute rotator cuff tear may be caused by all of the following except:
a. years of playing tennis.
b. biceps tendon rupture.
c. falls.
d. shoulder dislocation.
A
The proximal portion of the muscle is considered the ______________.
a. Insertion
b. Anastomosis
c. origin
d. bifurcation
C
A hypoechoic halo around a tendon represents which one of the following?
a. Partial tear
b. Tendonitis
c. Normal synovial sheath
d. Abnormal synovial sheath
C
endinitis is seen more often in the shoulder, wrist, and _____________.
a. Elbow
b. Knee
c. hip
d. Fingers
A
The easiest tendon to image in the adult shoulder is the __________________.
a. Supraspinatus
b. Biceps
c. infraspinatus
d. Subscapularis
B
The most common site of an Achilles tendon tear is __________________.
a. Proximal
b. Medial
c. lateral
d. distal
D
The largest tendon of the body is the ___________________.
a. Biceps
b. Achilles
c. supraspinatus
d. trapezius
B
- Patients with carpal tunnel syndrome typically have a positive ____________ sign.
a. Phalen’s
b. Homen
c. Thompson
d. Murphy
A
Sonographic appearance of the normal muscle appears _________________.
a. Hyperechoic
b. Complex
c. homogeneous
d. Heterogeneous
C
- The posterior glenoid labrum is a good landmark to help locate which one of the following structures?
a. Biceps tendon
b. Infraspinatus tendon
c. Supraspinatus tendon
d. Deltoid muscle
B
Which one of the following types of tendinitis causes pain over the lateral wrist or thumb side of the wrist?
a. Tenosynovitis
b. de Quervain tendinitis
c. Synovial tendinitis
d. Carpal tunnel syndrome
B
