Week 5 Flashcards
1
Q
What nerve supplies the following in the hand
- thenar eminence and lateral 2 lumbricals
- hypothenar eminence, all interossei and remaining lumbricals?
A
thenar eminence and lateral two lumbricals - median nerve (LOAF)
Hypothenar and everything else - ulnar nerve
2
Q
Flexion at the MCPs and PIPs is done by ____
Flexion at the DIPs is done by ____
A
MCPs and PIPs - flexor digitorum superificalis
DIPs - flexor digitorum profundus
3
Q
A Boutonniere deformity is caused by ____
A
Central slip extensor tendon rupture
4
Q
What is Froment’s test?
A
Assesses strength of adductor pollicis - positive test indicates ulnar nerve damage
