Anatomical Basis of Physical Examination — Flashcards

Foramen of _____ acts as a pathway for the spread of parotid or superficial mastoid infections to the canal or vice versa.

Which intercostal nerve is often the source of referred cardiac pain?_____

The _____ artery is palpated in infants to check for pulselessness before initiating CPR

Wrist slash injuries:A deep laceration on the _____ side of the wrist may injure the radial artery, median nerve, flexor carpi radialis tendon, and palmaris longus tendon

Which thoracic muscles are not pierced when doing pleural tapping in the midaxillary line?_____

Loss of muscle action in a _____ nerve injury includes loss of:1. wrist flexion2. flexion of lateral fingers (2nd and 3rd digits)3. thumb opposition (not thumb flexion)4. lateral 2 lumbricals (2nd and 3rd digits)

_____ represents the classical location of femoral hernia

_____ system of tooth charting: Number is assigned to each quadrant and that number is placed before tooth's number.

_____ femoral hernia is lateral to the femoral artery

Hint: A

A lesion to #_____ would result in deltoid paralysis.