UE Myology

Question 1

Winging of the scapula is caused by damage to the

Answer 1

Long thoracic nerve & serratus anterior m

Question 2

Rotator Cuff injuries involve which muscles

Answer 2

Infraspinatus, supraspinatus, teres minor and subscapularis m.

Question 3

Tear at any of the rotator cuff muscles result in instability of what joint?

Answer 3

Glenohumeral Joint

Question 4

What rotator cuff muscle is most commonly injured

Answer 4

Supraspinatus

Question 5

Bicipital Myotactic Reflex

Answer 5

Striking the thumb placed over bicipital tendon

Question 6

Failure of bicipital tendon to tighten up and the foramen to flex slightly suggests injury to what nerve

Answer 6

Musculocutaneous n.

Or C5/C6 anterior rami

Question 7

Inflammation through the intertubercular groove

Result though repetitive movement of the long head of biceps t.

Answer 7

Biceps Tendinitis

Question 8

Biceps Tendinitis results from

Answer 8

Repetitive movement of the long head of the biceps t.

Causes inflammation of the tendon through the intertubercular groove

Question 9

Popeye Deformity

Answer 9

Dislocation of the long head of biceps t through intertubercular groove
Or separation entirely from the supraglenoid tubercle

Question 10

“Tennis Elbow”

Elbow Tendinitis

Answer 10

Involves pain over the lateral epicondyle and down the posterior forearm.

Question 11

Lateral Epicondylitis

Answer 11

Repeated flexion and extension of the Wrist strains the peiorstium of the Lateral Humeral Epicondyle

Question 12

What is a result of complicated action of opposition of the thumb

Answer 12

Injury of the median n.