Upper Extremities

Question 1

What are tests for checking inflammation of subacromial bursa

Answer 1

Neer’s and Hawkings

Question 2

What test checks for a labral tear?

Answer 2

O’breins

Question 3

Where does the long head of the bicep originate?

Answer 3

at the supraglenoid tubercle

Question 4

What test checks for biceps tendonitis?

Answer 4

Yergason’s test –transverse tear

Question 5

What causes winging of the scapula?

Answer 5

damage to the long thoracic nerve (C5-7)

Question 6

Weakness of what muscle causes winging of the scapula?

Answer 6

serratus anterior m.

Question 7

What are 4 causes of thoracic outlet syndrom?

Answer 7

1. entrapment between scalenus anterior and medius
2. entrapment between clavicle and first ribs
3. entrapment between tendon of pectoralis minor and ribs
4. Cervical rib

Question 8

What can the thoracic outlet syndrome effect?

Answer 8

brachial plexus, subclavian artery, subclavian vein

Question 9

What can be used to check for thoracic outlet syndrome?

Answer 9

Halsted manuever

Question 10

What is the true elbow joint?

Answer 10

the ulnohumeral joint

Question 11

What is the primary movement of the elbow?

Answer 11

flexion and extension

Question 12

What is the secondary movement of the elbow?

Answer 12

gliding, abduction, adduction

Question 13

What is tennis elbow

Answer 13

inflammation of tendons of lateral epicondyle, pain with wrist extension against resistance

Question 14

What is golfer’s elbow?

Answer 14

inflammation of tendons of medial epicondyle, pain with wrist flexion against resistance

Question 15

What originates at the lateral epicondyle?

Answer 15

Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus

Question 16

What originates at the medial epicondyle?

Answer 16

Flexor Carpi Radialis and Pronator Teres

Question 17

Elbow dysfunction is often perceived as pain in what area?

Answer 17

wrist

Question 18

Describe the tinel’s sign

Answer 18

tapping on wrist to determine if carpal tunnel syndrome exists

Question 19

Describe phalen test

Answer 19

upside down prayer –tests for carpal tunnel

Question 20

Describe finkelstein’s test and the muscles involved

Answer 20

Dequervain’s tensynovitis –> fist with thumb on inside, it involves APL and EPB

Question 21

Describe the allen test

Answer 21

Fists are clenched and then blood is allowed to return - determines the patency of radial and ulnar arteries

Question 22

Describe the treatment order of medial, later, promixal, and distal

Answer 22

medial before lateral

proximal before distal

Question 23

ROM abduction of shoulder

Answer 23

180 (2 from GH 1 from ST)

Question 24

ROM adduction of shoulder

Answer 24

50

Question 25

ROM flextion of shoulder

Answer 25

180

Question 26

ROM extension of shoulder

Answer 26

90

Question 27

ROM internal rotation of shoulder

Answer 27

100

Question 28

ROM internal rotation of shoulder

Answer 28

60

Question 29

what are exteroreceptors

Answer 29

reporting external enviorment

Question 30

what are interoreceptors

Answer 30

sampling the internal milieu of body

Question 31

what are proprioceptors

Answer 31

internal effected by external forces, sensing pressure and body movement

Question 32

What are the cellular elements of fascia?

Answer 32

fibroblast, myofibroblast, macrophage, mast cells

Question 33

what are the ECM of fascia?

Answer 33

laminin, elastic fibers, collagen fibers, fibronectin

Question 34

What are the 4 primary layers of fascia from superficial to deep?

Answer 34

pannicular fascia, appendicular/axial fasica, maningeal fascia, visceral fascia

Question 35

what are the 4 P's of fascia?

Answer 35

protection, passageways, posture, packaging

Question 36

What is the difference between somatic ligaments and visceral ligaments?

Answer 36

somatic ligaments have regular density whereas visceral ligaments have irregular CT of varying densities