Superficial Back and Vertebral Column

Question 1

Lymphatic drainage from the superficial back is mainly to the

Answer 1

Axillary lymph nodes

Question 2

Lymph from the back of the neck drains into

Answer 2

Occiptial and cervical nodes

Question 3

Movements of the scapula

Answer 3

Elevation and depression

Adduction and Abduction (retraction and protraction)

Superior rotation and inferior rotation

Question 4

Scapular rotation occurs roughly in the ___ plane

Answer 4

Coronal

Question 5

Only bone connecting the scapula directly to the body wall

Answer 5

Clavicle

Question 6

Dermatome

Answer 6

Segment that is innervated by a single spinal nerve

Question 7

Cutaneous innervation of the back is through the

Answer 7

dorsal rami of spinal nerves

Question 8

Borders of the triangle of asculatation

Answer 8

Medial border: inferior part of trapezius
Lateral border: medial border of the scapula
Inferior border: Latissimus dorsi
Floor: Rhomboid major and serratus posterior superior

Question 9

Petit’s Triangle

Answer 9

Weakening in muscular abdominal wall where lumbar hernias can occur

Question 10

Borders of Petit’s Triangle

Answer 10

Medial border: Latissimus dorsi
Lateral border: External oblique muscle of abdomen
Inferior border: Iliac crest
Floor: Internal oblique muscle of abdomen

Question 11

Winged scapula

Answer 11

Damage to the long thoracic nerve which innervates the serratus anterior