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Muller maneuver

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the opposite of the valsava –> breath against close month and nose –> collapsion o fupper airway

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beside external auditory foramen, XII is also pass through

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Stylomastroid foramen

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Rigor mortirs - mechanism

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not release of actin from myosin (lack of ATP)

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full anterior fontanelle in infants

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in infants, cranial bone are not fully formed –> if meningitis —> increased intracranial pressure –> full anterior fontanelle

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ankle - bones

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Talus, tibia. fibula

calcaneus (under fibula, the heel)

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Ankle ligaments - groups

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  1. lateral ligament complex
  2. Medial ligament complex (deltoid ligament) (strong
    - -> not commonly injured)
  3. ligament that connect distal fibula + tibia
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ankle - lateral ligament complex (by frequency of damage)

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  1. anerior talofibular
  2. calcaneofibular
  3. posterior talofibular
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ankle - medial ligament complex

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  1. anterior tibiotalar
  2. posterior tibiotalar
  3. tibiocalcaneal
  4. tibionavicular
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ankle - ligaments that connect distal fibula + tibia

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ankle syndesomosis:

  1. anterior inf tibiofibular
  2. posterior inf tibiofibular
  3. Tranverse ligament
  4. interrossi ligament (from bone to ankle)
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Achilles tendon is formed by … which …. (location)

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soleus + gastrocnemius muscles combine to form to Achileles tendon which insert on the posterior calcaneus and acts on ankle flexion

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ligament that connect distal fibula + tibia at the knee - causes of injury

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dorsiflexion and/or eversion of the ankle –> unstable ankle with tenderness but not significant swelling)

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Boxer’s fracture

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metacarpal fracture

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femoral nerve mononeuropathy can occur due to

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  1. trauma (pelvic fructure)
  2. compression from hematoma or abscess
  3. stretch injury
  4. ischemia
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femoral nerve - sensation

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  • anterior + medial thight

- medial leg

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muscles used when sitting up from supine position

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  1. external abdominal obliques
  2. rectus abdominis
  3. hip flexors
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major muscles responsible for hip motion

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  1. flexion: ilipsoas, rectus femoris, tensor fascia lata
  2. extension: gluteus maximus, semitendinosus, semimembranosus, long head of biceps
  3. abduction medius/minimus
  4. adduction: adductor brevis/longus/magnus
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trapezius is frequently injured by

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rear-end (whiplash) motor vehicle accidents

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psoas muscle - origin / action

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origin: anterior surface of the transverse processes + lateranl surface of vertebral T12 + L5
action: flex the tight, also contributes to lateral rotation + abduction of the tight

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platella fracture signs

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  1. swollen knee
  2. focal patella tenderness
  3. inability to extend the knee against resistance
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platella fracture - how

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  1. direct blow to anterio aspect

2. indirect: extension force transmitted through quadicipet tendon (landing on feet after falling from height)

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patellar ligaemnt attaches

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patella to tibial tuberosity and is the continuation of the quadricepts femoris tendon

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valsva is due to

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rectus abdominis (most importatnt)

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vaslava action on paroxysmal suprventricular tachycardia

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dmininish (due to increased vagus action

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iliac muscle - action + location

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flexion of the hip in the iliac fossa

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anterior dislocation of the arm is follow

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a blow to an extended abducted arm

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latissimus dorsi - location / innervation / function

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from iliac crest + lumbar fascia to spinous processes of T7-T12 and lower ribs. It inserts at the bicipital groove of the humerus
innervates by thoracodorsal nerve
functions: extension, adduction, internal rotation of humerus

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erector spinae muscle - location / action

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location: large muscle group of the back (longitudinally along the spinous processes
action: bilateral contraction –> spine extension

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carpal tunnel contains

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  • tendons of the flexor digitorum profadus, superficialis, + flexor pollicis longus (flex the thumb)
  • median nerve
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transverse ligament (aka?) of carpal tunnel attachments

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  • hamate + pisiform on the ulnar side
  • trapezium + scaphoid on the radial side
    aka: flexor retinaculum
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30
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Dupuytren contracture?

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slow progressive fibroproliferative disease of palmar fascia (nodules form on fascia)

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radial head subluxation (aka?) results from

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aka: nursemaid’s elbow (MC elbow injury in children 1-4 –> by age 5 the ligament becomes stronger)
from sudden traction on the outstretched + pronated arm of a child –> torsion and displacement of annular ligament

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interosseous membrane of forearm

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thick connective tissue between radius + ulna –> disruption can lead to instability

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common peronial nerve is divided to … /action + location of every division

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  1. superficial (lateral) –> foot eversion, sensation of lateral shin + dorsal foot
  2. deep (anterior) –> foot dorsiflexion, sensation between 1st + 2nd toes
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34
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vein traum during supracondylar fructure

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rare due to their superficial coruse

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anatomic snufbox location

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  • between extensor policis longus tendon (medially)

- tendons of the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis tendons (laterally)

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ulnar collateral ligament - injuries occur MC in / treatment

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throwers (eg. baseball) due to intesne valgus stress at elbow)
treatment: ligament reconstruction (Tommy John surgery)

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deep branchial artery passes inferior to … muscle

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teres major

38
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deltoin origin

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clavicle, acromion, spine of scapule

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characteristic finding in bicep tenonditis

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tenderness of the bicipital groove (spearates lesser + greater tubercles)

40
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De Quervain tenosynovitis

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overuse of abductor pollicis longus –> thumb + wrist pain

41
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tha largest carpal bone

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capitate

42
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main muscle for foot inversion

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tibialis posterior

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  1. prepatellar bursa - location

2. suprapatellar bursa - location

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  1. between patella + the overlying skin

2. anteriorly between distal femur + quadriceps

44
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ACL is most common injured during

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noncontact injuries –> in sudden deceleration + pivot on the extended knee

45
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ACL - artery

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ACL is supplied by middle geniculate artery –> ACL injuery –> rapid onset hemarthroses

46
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movent of knee in bursitis

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active is decreased or painful

passive is normall

47
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fracture of coracoid process of scapula

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rare / in gun shoots

48
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the abnormal curvatures if an adult vertebral column

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  1. kyphosis –> increase of posterior curvatuire
  2. lordosis –> increase of anterior curvatire
  3. scoliosi –> lateral curvature
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the curvatures of an adult vertebral column

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  1. cervical 2. thoracic

3. lumbar 4. sacral

50
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tendon of biceps femoris attach to (at the knee)

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styloid process of the head to fibula

51
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supraspinatus muscle is vulneable to injury due to

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impingement between the acromion + the head of the humerus

supraspinatus tendinopathy is the MC cause of rotator cuff syndrome

52
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clavicular fracture - due to / mc location / nerves + vessels

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  • due to direct trauma
  • MC in middle 1/3
  • neurovascular damage is rare
  • medial part goes up (due to sternocl.), lateral goes down due to weight + pectoralis major (in oppose to trapezius force)
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clavicle is the point of origin or insertion of numerous muscles including

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  1. deltoin (inf lateral)
  2. pect major (inferomedial)
  3. subclavius (inf lateral)
  4. trapezius (superolateral)
  5. sternocleid (supromedial)
  6. sternohyoid (inf medial)
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superior gluteteal location - IM injection / trauma

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superior lateral: safe
superior medial: superior gluteteal + sciatic nerve
inferior medial: sciatic nerve
inferior lateral: sciatic nerve
but THE MOST SAFE is anterolateral gluteal –> at von Hochstetter triangle

55
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rotator cuff muscles - origin on scapule + attachement on humerus

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supraspinatus - supraspinous fossa to greater tuberosity
infraspinatous - infraspinous fossa to greater tuberosity
teres minor - lateral border of scapula to greater tuberosity
subscapularis - subscapular fossa to lesser tuberosity

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quatdricepts muscle is connected to the tibia by

repetitive contraction can lead to

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  • patella to tibial tuberosity and is the continuation of the quadricepts femoris tendon
  • Osgood - Schlatter disease (focal pain + swelling at the tibial tuberosity)
57
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Biceps tendon ruptures present as / due to

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visible or palpable mass in the mid-upper arm (Popeye deformity)
due to sudden extendion of flexed elbow while contraction of the biceptos (eg. lifting of a heavy object)

58
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foramen of vertebra

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  1. vertebral foramen
  2. tranverse foramen
  3. intravertebral foramina
59
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lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) - overuse of

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extensor carpi radialis brevis (wrist extension)

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medial epicondylitis (golfer’s elbow) - overuse of

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wrist flexors

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piriformis location / action / clinical significance

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passes through the greater sciatic foramen + is involved with external rotation –> muscle injury or hypertrophy –> compress sciatic nerve in the foramen –> PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME –> tender muscle in deep palpation or on adduction + internal location
structure passing above piriformis: superior gluteal vessels + nerves
structure passing below piriformis: inferior gluteal vessels, internal pupendal vessels, multiple nerves (esp sciatic)

62
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Acromioclavicular joint subluxation

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from downward blow of the tip of the shoulder –> swelling and upward displacement of clavicle –> not associated with nerves

63
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sciatic foramen is divided to … by

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greater + lesser foramen by sacrospinous ligament

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greater sciatic foramen borders

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anterolaterally by greater sciatic notch of the ilium, inferiorly by the ischial spine and sacrospinous ligament, superiorly by the anterior sacroiliac ligaent, posteromedially by the sacrotuberous ligament

65
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calcaneovalgus foot

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dorsiflexed + everted

66
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oblique popliteal ligament

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wide fibrous band that connect posterior distal femur to the posterior proximal tibial

67
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seminomembranous muscle attach to (at the knee) / action

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medial condyle of tibia

knee flexion + hip extension

68
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longest muscle of the body / origin / attachment / injury commonly occurs in … and cause …

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sartorius muscle
origin: anterior iliac spine –> inserts into the pes anserinus of anteromedial tibia (near the tibial tuberosity)
pes anserinus bursitis occurs in renners –> anteromedial knee pain
LATERAL BORDER OF FEMORAL TRIANGLE

69
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MCC of spinal stenosis

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degenerative arthritis –> lead to formation of facet joint osteophytes + hypertrophy of ligamentum flavum (a strong elastic liga,ent supporting the posterior aspect of the spinal canal) + disc herniation –> spinal narrowing (stenosis)

70
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synovial sheath of flexor digitorum superficialis + profandus tendons

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from palm through carpal tunnel to a point 1 cm proximal to transverse carpal ligament –> median nerve lies outside

71
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obturator artery on children

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gives the artery of the ligamentum teres –> supplies a minor portion of femoral head –> important in children because it supplies the region of femoral head proximal to the epiphyseal growth plate (minimal significance in adults)

72
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LP - lugament that will traverse

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off the midline –> ligamentum flavum

in midline –> supraspinous + interspinous ligament

73
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Anserine bursitis

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pain along the medial knee and well defined tenderness approximately 4 cm distal to the anteromedial joint margin of the knee

74
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sural nerve in greek / function

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γαστροκίμιο

pure sensory nerve –> postolateral leg + lateral foot

75
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musculocutaneous nerve in arm

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penetrates the coracobranchialis –> between bicep + coracobranchialis –> goes to elbow between biceps branchi + branchialis

76
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ulnar nerve course in forearm

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between olecranon + medial epicondyle of humerus –> between flexor carpi ulnaris + flexor digitorum profundus

77
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Radial nerve course in forearm

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through the supinator muscle near the head of the radius

78
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median nerve course in forearm

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between the humeral + ulnar heads of the pronator teres muscles –> between flexor digitorum superficialis + flexor digitorum profundus –> carpal tunel

79
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hamstrings?

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muscles at posterior thigh

80
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Myotome of upper extremity

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C4: shoulder/scapula elevation
C5: shoulder abduction
C5/6: elbow flexion, wrist extension
C7: elbow extension, finger extension
C8: wrist flexion, finger flexion
T1: finger abduction
81
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lumpoosacral plexopathy duting fetal descent

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foot drop + numbness in the lateral aspect of the leg + dorsal foot –> resolition within a year

82
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pudendal nerve - course

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S2-4 –> passes between piriformis + coccygeus muscle as it exis the pelvis through greater schiatic foramen –> reenters pelvis near the ischial spine through lesser sciatic foreamen –> divided to its terminal branches

83
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muscle that attach to anterior iliac crest

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sartorius muscle

84
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anatomical mark of LP

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LP at L3/4 or L4/5 –> L4 vertebral body lies on a line drawn between the highest points of the iliac crests

85
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femoral nerve course

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L2-L4 (the largest branch of plexus) –> between psoas and iliacus –> under iguinal ligament (lateral to artery)
–> branching into anterior + posterior

86
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femoral nerve block for anesthesia - location

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inguinal crease (not ring)

87
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bladder cancer - nerve compression

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it compresses the obturator nerve which is extis the pelvis through obturator foramen

88
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pelvic innervation

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  1. pudendal (S2-4) –> sensory: perineum, motor: urethral+anal sphincter
  2. Lateral femoral cutaneous (L2-3) –> sensroy: anter + lateral tight (injury during hyperflexion of the thighs for pelvic surgery or vaginal delivery
  3. inferior gluteal
  4. Genitofemoral (L1-2) –> sensory: scrotum/labia majora, medial thigh (anterior to psoas, injury during laparotomy), motor to parts of genitalia (eg. cremasteric reflex)
  5. Obturator
  6. Iliohypogastric (T12-L1) –> sensory hypogastric (injury due to Pfnannestiel skin incisions, like cesarean, appendidectomy), motor to anterolateral abdom walls
  7. ilioinguinal (L1) –> sensory from skin of the upper + medial thigh, the root of penis + upper scrotal, labia major
89
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lumbosacral radiculopathy - nerves?

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L2 –> upper antromedial tight sensor , hip flexion (iliopsoas)
L3 –> lower antromedial tight sensor, hip flexion (iliopsoas), hip adduction, knee extension (quadricepts)
L4 –> lower anterolateral thight knee, medial calf+ foot sensor, hip adduction, knee extension (quadriceps), patellar reflex)
L5 –> Buttocks, posterolateral tight, anterolateral leg, dorsal foot sensor, foot dorsiflexion + inversion, foot eversion, toe extension
s1 –> Buttocks, posterior tight + calf, lateral foot sensor, hip extension, knee flexion (hamstrings), foot plantarflexion, achilles reflex

90
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conus medularis vs cauda equina syndrome - location / symptoms

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conus medularis: L1-L2 –> flaccid paralysis of bladder + rectum, impotence + saddle anshesia, leg wekness
cauda equina syndrome: S2-S4 –> back pan radiates to legs, saddle anesthesia, bowel + bladder dysfuntion (LATE), loss of ankle reflex

91
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radial nerve enter forearm anterior to lateral epicondyle - after?

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divides into
superficial–> somatic sensory innervation to the radial half of the dorsal hand
deep –> innervates the extensor muscles of forerm

92
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radial nerve trauma in the supinator trauma

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due to repetitive pronation/sunipation of forearm (screwdriver), dirct, dislocation of radius –> finger drop, not wrist drop, and not sensory symptoms
(between superficial + deep parts of supinator muscle

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