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Upper Limb - Tone, Power And Reflexes Flashcards

1
Q

What are the muscles in the shoulder? (7)

A

Trapezius
Serrated anterior
Deltoid
Rhomboids
Supraspinatus
Infraspinatus
Subscaularis

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2
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How do you test the nerves of the trapezius?

A

Shoulder shrug

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3
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What never roots are associated with the trapezius?

A

C3 and 4

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4
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How do you test the nerves of the serratus anterior?

A

Wall push

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5
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What root nerves are associated with the serratus anterior?

A

C5, 6 and 7

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6
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How do you test the nerves of the Deltoid?

A

Shoulder abduction

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7
Q

What root nerves are associated with the Deltoid?

A

C5

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8
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How do you test the rhomboids?

A

Hand on hip and backwards elbow push

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9
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What root nerves are associated with rhomboids?

A

C4 and 5

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10
Q

How do you test the supraspinatus nerves?

A

Arm at side abduction

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11
Q

What root nerves are associated with the supraspinatus?

A

C5

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12
Q

How do you test the infraspinatus?

A

Arm at side, external rotation of arm from the elbow

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13
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What root nerves are associated with the infraspinatus?

A

C5 and 6

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14
Q

How do you test the subscapularis?

A

Lift off test

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15
Q

What root nerve are associated with the subscapularis?

A

C6

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16
Q

What are the three main nerves in the arm?

A

Radial nerve
Ulnar nerve
Median nerve

17
Q

How can you test the nerves of the biceps?

A

Elbow flexion and extension

18
Q

What root nerves are associated with elbow flexion?

A

C5 and 6

19
Q

What root nerves are associated with eblow extension?

A

C6, 7 and 8

20
Q

How do you test for brachioradialis?

A

Hold the patients forearm and wrist with the forearm semipronated and ask the patient to pull their hand towards their face

21
Q

What root nerve is associated with the brachioradialis?

A

C6

22
Q

How would you test the wrists nerves?

A

Wrist extension and flexion

23
Q

What root nerves are associated with wrist extension?

A

C6, 7 and C8

24
Q

What root nerves are associated with wrist flexion?

A

C7, 8 and T1

25
Q

How can you test the nerves in the fingers?

A

Finger extension, ‘grip my fingers’, finger adduction and abduction

26
Q

What root nerves do finger extension test?

A

C7 and 8

27
Q

What root nerve does finger flexion test?

A

C8

28
Q

What root nerve is associated with finger abduction?

A

T1 / ulnar nerve

29
Q

What root nerve is associated with finger adduction?

A

T1 / secon palmar interosseous

30
Q

What root nerves are associated with biceps reflex?

A

C5 and 6

31
Q

What root nerves are associated with the triceps reflex

A

C6, 7 and 8

32
Q

What root nerves are associated with the supinator reflex?

A

C5 and 6

33
Q

What is clonus?

A

Set of involuntary and rhythmic muscular contractions and relaxations.

Usually suggestive of a upper motor neuron lesions.

34
Q

What is the Hoffmanns sign and how do you test it?

A

The hoffmanns sign is a sign of heightened reflexes. By flicking the patients index or middle finger down if the thumbs flexes it is a positive test

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