UE Muscles and Neurological Screening

Question 1

Neck flexion, extension, rotation, lateral bending

Answer 1

Mms: SCM, trapezius, other deep neck mms
Cord Segment: C1-C4
Nerves: cervical spinal accessory

Question 2

shoulder shrug, scapular upward rotation

Answer 2

mms: upper trapezius
myotomes: C4
cord segment: C1-C4
nerves: spinal accessory

Question 3

shoulder horizontal adduction

Answer 3

mms: pec major/minor
cord segment: C5-C8, T1
nerves: medial/lateral pectoral

Question 4

scapular downward rotation

Answer 4

mms: pec minor
cord segment: C8-T1
nerves: medial/lateral pectoral

Question 5

scapular protraction, scapular upward rotation

Answer 5

mms: serratus anterior
cord segment: C5-C7
nerves: long thoracic

Question 6

scapular elevation, downward rotation

Answer 6

mms: levator scapula
cord segment: C5
nerves: dorsal scapular

Question 7

scapular adduction, elevation, downward rotation

Answer 7

mms: rhomboids
cord segment: C4-C5
nerves: dorsal scapular

Question 8

shoulder abduction

Answer 8

mms: supraspinatus
cord segment: C4-C6
nerves: suprascapular

Question 9

shoulder lateral rotation

Answer 9

mms: infraspinatus
cord segment: C4-C6
nerves: suprascapular

Question 10

shoulder medial rotation, adduction

Answer 10

mms: latissimus dorsi, teres major, subscapularis
cord segment: C5-C8
nerves: suprascapular and thoracodorsal

Question 11

shoulder abduction, flexion, and extension

Answer 11

mms: deltoid
myotome: C5
cord segment: C5-C6
nerves: axillary

Question 12

shoulder lateral rotation

Answer 12

mms: teres minor
cord segment: C4-C5
innervation: axillary

Question 13

elbow flexion, forearm supination

Answer 13

mms: biceps brachii
myotome: C6
reflex: C5
cord segment: C5-6
nerves: musculocutaneous

Question 14

shoulder flexion, adduction

Answer 14

mms: coracobrachialis
cord segment: C6-7
nerves: musculocutaneous

Question 15

elbow flexion

Answer 15

mms: brachialis
cord segment: C5-6
nerves: musculocutaneous

Question 16

4th and 5th digit DIP flexion

Answer 16

mms: flexor digitorum (ulnar part)
cord segment: C7-T1
nerves: ulnar profundus

Question 17

wrist ulnar flexion (deviation)

Answer 17

mms: flexor carpi ulnaris
cord segment: C7-T1
nerves: ulnar

Question 18

thumb adduction

Answer 18

mms: adductor pollicis
cord segment: C8-T1
nerves: ulnar

Question 19

5th digit abduction

Answer 19

mms: abductor digiti minimi
cord segment: C8-T1
nerves: ulnar

Question 20

5th digit opposition

Answer 20

mms: opponens digiti
cord segment: C7-T1
nerves: ulnar

Question 21

5th digit MCP flexion

Answer 21

mms: flexor digiti minimi
cord segment: C7-T1
nerves: ulnar

Question 22

2-5th digit MCP flexion, adduction, abduction

Answer 22

mms: interossei
myotomes: T1
cord segment: C8-T1
nerves: ulnar

Question 23

forearm pronation

Answer 23

mms: pronator teres, pronator quadratus
cord segment: C6-C7
nerves: median

Question 24

wrist radial deviation

Answer 24

mms: flexor carpi radialis
cord segment: C6-C7
nerves: median

Question 25

wrist flexion

Answer 25

mms: palmaris longus cord segment: C7-T1 nerves: median

Question 26

2nd-5th digit PIP flexion

Answer 26

mms: flexor digitorum superficialis cord segment: C7-T1 nerves: median

Question 27

thumb IP flexion

Answer 27

mms: flexor pollicis longus cord segment: C7-T1 nerves: median

Question 28

2nd-3rd digit DIP flexion

Answer 28

mms: flexor digitorum profundus cord segment: C7-T1 nerves: median

Question 29

thumb abduction

Answer 29

mms: abductor pollicis brevis cord segment: C6-T1 nerves: median

Question 30

thumb MCP flexion

Answer 30

mms: flexor pollicis brevis cord segment: C6-T1 nerves: median/ulnar

Question 31

thumb opposition

Answer 31

mms: opponens pollicis cord segment: C8-T1 nerves: median

Question 32

2nd-5th digit MCP flexion, IP extension

Answer 32

mms: lumbricals cord segment: C8-T1 nerves: median/ulnar

Question 33

elbow flexion

Answer 33

mms: brachioradialis cord segment: C5-6 reflex: C6 nerves: radial

Question 34

elbow extension

Answer 34

mms: triceps brachii, anconeus cord segment: C6-C8 reflex: C7 nerves: radial

Question 35

wrist radial deviation (extension)

Answer 35

mms: extensor carpi radialis cord segment: C6-C8 nerves: radial

Question 36

2nd-5th digit MCP, IP extension

Answer 36

mms: extensor digitorum, extensor digiti minimi, extensor indicis cord segment: C6-C8 nerves: radial

Question 37

wrist ulnar deviation (extension)

Answer 37

mms: extensor carpi ulnaris cord segment: C6-C8 nerves: radial

Question 38

forearm supination

Answer 38

mms: supinator cord segment: C5-C6 nerves: radial

Question 39

thumb MCP abduction

Answer 39

mms: abductor pollicis longus cord segment: C7-C8 nerves: radial

Question 40

thumb extension

Answer 40

mms: extensor pollicis longus/brevis cord segment: C6-C8 nerves: radial

Question 41

2nd digit extension

Answer 41

mms: extensor indicis cord segment: C6-C8 nerves: radial