Page: 10-11 (Peripheral Nerve Entrapments and Conditions)

Question 1

_____: refers to a deformity in which the finger tip is curled in and cannot straighten itself. This deformity usually results from injury, which either damages the tendon or tears the tendon from the bone?

a. ) Swan neck deformity
b. ) Mallet finger
c. ) Boutonniere deformity
d. ) Trigger finger

Answer 1

b.) Mallet finger

Question 2

_____: refers to when a finger becomes locked in a flexed position. The finger locks when one of the tendons that flex the finger becomes inflamed and swollen. To straighten the finger, a person must force the swollen area into the sheath producing a popping or snapping?

a. ) Swan neck deformity
b. ) Mallet finger
c. ) Boutonniere deformity
d. ) Trigger finger

Answer 2

d.) Trigger finger

Question 3

_____: refers to hyper-flexion of the DIP and hyper-extension of the PIP joints seen in RA?

a. ) Swan neck deformity
b. ) Mallet finger
c. ) Boutonniere deformity
d. ) Trigger finger

Answer 3

a.) Swan neck deformity

Question 4

_____: refers to hyper-extension of the DIP and hyper-flexion of the PIP joints seen in RA?

a. ) Swan neck deformity
b. ) Mallet finger
c. ) Boutonniere deformity
d. ) Trigger finger

Answer 4

c.) Boutonniere deformity

Question 5

_____: refers to abnormal thickening underneath the skin of the palm and fingers. Causes the last two fingers to curl into the palm. Later on the middle finger may be involved?

a. ) Morton’s neuroma
b. ) Dupuytren’s contracture
c. ) Morton’s finger
d. ) DeQuervain’s tenosynovitis

Answer 5

b.) Dupuytren’s contracture

Question 6

_____: refers to inflammation of the extensor pollicis brevis and the abductor pollicis longus tendons on the side of the wrist at the base of the thumb. Can be brought on by simple strain injury?

a. ) Morton’s neuroma
b. ) Dupuytren’s contracture
c. ) Morton’s finger
d. ) DeQuervain’s tenosynovitis

Answer 6

d. ) DeQuervain’s tenosynovitis

- (+) Finkelstein’s test

Question 7

Which nerve is associated with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (under the flexor retinactulum)?

a. ) Ulnar
b. ) Radial
c. ) Median
d. ) Musculocutaneous

Answer 7

c.) Median

Question 8

Which nerve is goes through the Tunnel of Guyon (under the hook of hamate)?

a. ) Ulnar
b. ) Radial
c. ) Median
d. ) Musculocutaneous

Answer 8

a.) Ulnar

Question 9

Which nerve is associated with Pronator Teres Syndrome (between heads of pronator teres at the elbow)?

a. ) Ulnar
b. ) Radial
c. ) Median
d. ) Musculocutaneous

Answer 9

c. ) Median

- Or a lesion of the Anterior Interosseous branch of the Median nerve.

Question 10

Which nerve is associated with Crutch Palsy (spiral groove)?

a. ) Ulnar
b. ) Radial
c. ) Median
d. ) Musculocutaneous

Answer 10

b.) Radial

Question 11

Which nerve is goes through the Cubital Tunnel (elbow)?

a. ) Ulnar
b. ) Radial
c. ) Median
d. ) Musculocutaneous

Answer 11

a.) Ulnar

Question 12

A positive (+) Pinch Grip test indicates paralysis of which nerve?

a. ) Ulnar
b. ) Radial
c. ) Median
d. ) Musculocutaneous

Answer 12

c.) Median

Question 13

A positive (+) Froments test indicates paralysis of which nerve?

a. ) Ulnar
b. ) Radial
c. ) Median
d. ) Musculocutaneous

Answer 13

a.) Ulnar

Question 14

Which nerve is associated with Meralgia Paresthetica (over the pelvic brim under the inguinal ligament)?

a. ) Sciatic
b. ) Lateral femoral cutaneous
c. ) Deep peroneal
d. ) Common peroneal

Answer 14

b. ) Lateral femoral cutaneous

- L2/L3 NR

Question 15

Which of the following nerves is associated with Erb’s Palsy?

a. ) Median
b. ) Ulnar
c. ) Radial
d. ) Musculocutaneous

Answer 15

c.) Radial