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1
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What nerve innervates the abductor pollicis brevis?

A

Median Nerve

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What is the function of the abductor pollicis brevis?

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Palmar Adduction

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3
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What nerve innervates the opponens pollicis?

A

Median Nerve

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4
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What is the function of the opponens pollicis?

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Opposition

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5
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What nerve innervates the Flexor pollicis brevis: superficial head?

A

Median Nerve

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6
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What is the function of the pollicis brevis: superficial head?

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Thumb MCP flexion

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7
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What does MCP stand for?*

A

Meta carpo phalangeal

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8
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What nerve innervates the lumbricals on the
radial side?

A

Median Nerve

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9
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What is a lumbrical?

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Deep palm muscles

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10
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What is the function of the lumbricals on the radial side?

A

MCP flexion & extension of IP joints of digits II & III

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11
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What does IP stand for?*

A

Interphalangeal

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12
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Label the Hand*

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13
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What nerve innervates the abductor digiti minimi?

A

Ulnar nerve

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14
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What’s the function of the abductor digiti minimi?

A

Abduction of the 5th digit

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15
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What nerve innervates the opponens digiti minimi

A

Ulnar nerve

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16
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What’s the function of the opponens digiti minimi?

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Opposition of the 5th digit

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17
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What nerve innervates the flexor digiti minimi?

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Ulnar nerve

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18
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What’s the function of the flexor digiti minimi?

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MCP Joint Flexion & 5th digit opposition

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19
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What nerve is innervates the adductor?

A

Ulnar nerve

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20
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What is the function of the adductor?

A

Adducts CMC joint of thumb

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21
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What does CMC stand for?*

A

carpo meta carpal

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22
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What nerve innervates the lumbricals on the ulnar side?

A

Ulnar nerve

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23
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What’s the function of the lumbricals on the ulnar side?

A

MCP Flexion
IP Extension of digits IV & V

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24
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What nerve innervates the palmar interossei?

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Ulnar nerve

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25
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What is the function of the palmar interossei?

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Adduction & Assistance with MCP flexion

IP Joint Extension of digits II-V

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26
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What nerve innervates the dorsal interossei?

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Ulnar

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27
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What is the function of the dorsal interossei?

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Abduction & assistance with MCP Flexion

IP Joint Extension of digits II-V

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28
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What nerve innervates the flexor digitorum superficialis?

A

Median nerve

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29
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What is the function of the flexor digitorum superficialis?*

A

Flexion of PIP joints

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30
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What does FDS stand for?

A

Flexor digitorum superficialis

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31
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What nerve innervates the flexor digitorum profundus?

A

Median nerve

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32
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What’s the function of the flexor digitorum profundus?

A

Flexion of DIP joints to digits II & III

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33
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What does FDP stand for?

A

Flexor digitorum profundus

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34
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What nerve innervates the flexor pollicis longus?

A

Median Nerve

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35
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What is the function of the flexor pollicis longus?

A

IP joint flexion of thumb?

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36
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What does FPL stand for?

A

Flexor pollicis longus

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37
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What is the function of the flexor digitorum profundus?

A

Flexion of DIP joints to digits IV & V

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38
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What nerve innervates the flexor digitorum profundus?

A

Ulnar nerve

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39
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What nerve innervates the extensor digitorum communis?

A

Radial nerve

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40
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What is the function of the extensor digitorum communis?

A

Extension of MCP joints

Contributes to extension of the IP joints

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41
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What does EDC stand for?

A

Extensor Digitorum communis

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42
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What nerve innervates the extensor digiti minimi?

A

Radial nerve

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43
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What is the function of the extensor digiti minimi?

A

Extension of MCP jjoint of the digit V.

Contributes to extension of the IP joint

44
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What does EDM stand for?

A

Extensor digiti minimi

45
Q

What nerve innervates the indicis proprius?

A

Radial nerve

46
Q

What’s the function of the indicis proprius?

A

MCP extension of digit II

Contributes to extension of the IP joints

47
Q

What does EIP stand for?

A

Extensor indicis proprius

48
Q

What nerve innervates the extensor pollicis longus?

A

Radial nerve

49
Q

What is the function of the extensor pollicis longus?

A

Extension of IP joints of thumb.

50
Q

What does EPL stand for?

A

Extensor pollicis longus

51
Q

What nerve innervates the extensor pollicis brevis?

A

Radial nerve

52
Q

What is the function of the extensor pollicis brevis?

A

Extension of MCP & CMC joints of thumb

53
Q

What does EPB stand for?

A

Extensor pollicis brevis

54
Q

What nerve innervates the abductor pollicis longus?

A

Radial nerve

55
Q

What is the function of the abductor pollicis longus?

A

Abduction & extension of CMC joint

56
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What does APL stand for?

A

Abductor pollicis longus

57
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What nerve innervates the flexor carpi radialis?

A

Median nerve

58
Q

What is the function of the flexor carpi radialis?

A

Flexion of wrist

Unlar deviation

59
Q

What does FCR stand for?

A

Flexor carpi radialis

60
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What nerve innervates the palmaris longus?

A

Median nerve

61
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What is the function of the palmaris longus?

A

Wrist flexion

62
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What does PL stand for?

A

Palmaris longus

63
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What nerve innervates the flexor carpi ulnaris?

A

Ulnar nerve

64
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What is the function of the flexor carpi ulnaris?

A

Wrist flexion

Ulnar deviation

65
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What does FCU stand for?

A

Flexor carpi ulnaris

66
Q

What nerve innervates the extensor carpi radialis brevis?

A

Radial nerve

67
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What is the function of the extensor carpi radialis brevis?

A

Wrist extension

Radial deviation

68
Q

What’s ECRB stand for?

A

Extensor carpi radialis brevis

69
Q

What nerve innervates the extensor carpi radialis longus?

A

Radial nerve

70
Q

What’s the function of the extensor carpi radialis longus?

A

Wrist extension

Radial deviation

71
Q

What does ECRL stand for?

A

Extensor carpi radialis longus

72
Q

What nerve innervates the extensor carpi radialis?

A

Radial nerve

73
Q

What’s the function of the extensor carpi radialis?

A

Wrist extension

Ulnar deviation

74
Q

What nerve innervates the volar forearm muscles?

A

Median nerve

75
Q

What muscles make up the volar forearm?

A

Pronator Teres

Pronator quadratus

76
Q

What is the function of the pronator teres?

A

Pronation of forearm

77
Q

What is the function of the pronator quadratus?

A

Pronation of forearm

78
Q

What nerve innervates the dorsal forearm muscles?

A

Radial nerve

79
Q

What muscles make up the dorsal forearm?

80
Q

What’s the function of the supinator?

A

Supination of forearm

81
Q

What nerve innervates the biceps & brachialis?

A

Musculocutaneous nerve

82
Q

What nerve innervates the brachioradialis?

A

Radial nerve

83
Q

What’s the function of biceps?

A

Elbow flexion with supinated forearm

84
Q

What’s the function of the bracialis?

A

Elbow flexion with forearm pronated

85
Q

What’s the function of the brachioradialis?

A

Elbow flexion with neutral forearm

86
Q

What nerve innervates the triceps?

A

Radial nerve

87
Q

What nerve innervates the anconeus?

A

Radial nerve

88
Q

What’s the function of the tricep?

A

Elbow extension

89
Q

What’s the function of the anconeus?

A

Elbow extension

90
Q

What muscles make up the rotator cuff?

A

-Supraspinatus
-Infraspinatus
-Teres Minor
-Subscapularis
(S.I.T.S)

91
Q

What actions do the rotator cuff muscles perform

A

aBduction
External rotation
E. Rotation & aDduction
I. Rotation & aDduction
(AEEI)

92
Q

What nerve innervates the subscapularis?

A

Subscapular nerve

93
Q

What’s the function of the subscapularis?

A

Internal rotation

94
Q

What nerve innervates the supraspinatus?

A

Suprascapular nerve

95
Q

What’s the function of the supraspinatus?

A

aBduction

Shoulder elevation

96
Q

What nerve innervates the infraspinatus?

A

suprascapular nerve

97
Q

What’s the function of the infraspinatus?

A

External rotation

98
Q

What nerve innervates the Teres Minor?

A

Axillary nerve

99
Q

What’s the function of the Teres Minor?

A

External rotation

100
Q

What nerve innervates the anterior deltoid?

A

Axillary nerve

101
Q

What nerve innervates the coracobrachialis?

A

Musculocutaneous nerve

102
Q

What nerve innervates the middle deltoid?

A

Axillary nerve

103
Q

What nerve innervates the posterior deltoid?

A

Axillary nerve

104
Q

What nerve innervates the pectoralis major?

A

Lateral pectoral nerve

105
Q

What nerve innervates the latissimus dorsi?

A

Thoracodorsal nerve

106
Q

What nerve innervates the Teres major?

A

Subscapular nerve

NBCOT Musculoskeletal System (3 decks)

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