Upper Limb - Tone, Power And Reflexes

Question 1

What are the muscles in the shoulder? (7)

Answer 1

Trapezius
Serrated anterior
Deltoid
Rhomboids
Supraspinatus
Infraspinatus
Subscaularis

Question 2

How do you test the nerves of the trapezius?

Answer 2

Shoulder shrug

Question 3

What never roots are associated with the trapezius?

Answer 3

C3 and 4

Question 4

How do you test the nerves of the serratus anterior?

Answer 4

Wall push

Question 5

What root nerves are associated with the serratus anterior?

Answer 5

C5, 6 and 7

Question 6

How do you test the nerves of the Deltoid?

Answer 6

Shoulder abduction

Question 7

What root nerves are associated with the Deltoid?

Answer 7

C5

Question 8

How do you test the rhomboids?

Answer 8

Hand on hip and backwards elbow push

Question 9

What root nerves are associated with rhomboids?

Answer 9

C4 and 5

Question 10

How do you test the supraspinatus nerves?

Answer 10

Arm at side abduction

Question 11

What root nerves are associated with the supraspinatus?

Answer 11

C5

Question 12

How do you test the infraspinatus?

Answer 12

Arm at side, external rotation of arm from the elbow

Question 13

What root nerves are associated with the infraspinatus?

Answer 13

C5 and 6

Question 14

How do you test the subscapularis?

Answer 14

Lift off test

Question 15

What root nerve are associated with the subscapularis?

Answer 15

C6

Question 16

What are the three main nerves in the arm?

Answer 16

Radial nerve
Ulnar nerve
Median nerve

Question 17

How can you test the nerves of the biceps?

Answer 17

Elbow flexion and extension

Question 18

What root nerves are associated with elbow flexion?

Answer 18

C5 and 6

Question 19

What root nerves are associated with eblow extension?

Answer 19

C6, 7 and 8

Question 20

How do you test for brachioradialis?

Answer 20

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

Question 21

What root nerve is associated with the brachioradialis?

Answer 21

C6

Question 22

How would you test the wrists nerves?

Answer 22

Wrist extension and flexion

Question 23

What root nerves are associated with wrist extension?

Answer 23

C6, 7 and C8

Question 24

What root nerves are associated with wrist flexion?

Answer 24

C7, 8 and T1

Question 25

How can you test the nerves in the fingers?

Answer 25

Finger extension, 'grip my fingers', finger adduction and abduction

Question 26

What root nerves do finger extension test?

Answer 26

C7 and 8

Question 27

What root nerve does finger flexion test?

Answer 27

C8

Question 28

What root nerve is associated with finger abduction?

Answer 28

T1 / ulnar nerve

Question 29

What root nerve is associated with finger adduction?

Answer 29

T1 / secon palmar interosseous

Question 30

What root nerves are associated with biceps reflex?

Answer 30

C5 and 6

Question 31

What root nerves are associated with the triceps reflex

Answer 31

C6, 7 and 8

Question 32

What root nerves are associated with the supinator reflex?

Answer 32

C5 and 6

Question 33

What is clonus?

Answer 33

Set of involuntary and rhythmic muscular contractions and relaxations. Usually suggestive of a upper motor neuron lesions.

Question 34

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

Answer 34

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