Sessions 1-3 Quiz Qs Flashcards
What is a synergistic
A muscle that does not perform an action on its own but supports the primary action of other muscles
What do agonists and antagonists do
Agonists perform the primary action and antagonists oppose it
How do you diagnose collections of fluid
Ultrasound scans as inexpensive and effective. CT and MRI are more expensive although MRI would be the next most appropriate thing to diagnose underlying pathology
What does the clavicle prevent
protraction
What is happening when someone pretends to be a chicken
Abducting and adducting
Where is brain natriuretic peptide released from
Ventricles
Where does the glut max attach to
Gluteal tuberosity
Where do all the adductor muscles attach
Pubis
In femoral shaft fracture what usually happens to the distal fragment
Pushed into varus deformity (adducted) due to attachment of adductors and gastrocnemius
Referred pain for osteoarthritis of hip can present in the
Knee
What muscles are responsible for extension of the knee joint
Vastus muscles
What nerve is at risk of damage with femoral shaft fracture
Femoral nerve
Which femoral fracture is more common in women and elderly and why
Intracapsular becuase osteoporosis is more common
Why does the leg swell in femur fracture
Thick bone with good blood supply
Hamstrings attachment
ischial tuberosity
