Clinical Anatomy — Flashcards

A lesion to the _____ of the brachial plexus results in Erb palsy ("waiter's tip").

Injury to the _____ nerve presents as decreased anterior and lateral thigh sensation.

Loss of muscle action in an _____ nerve injury includes loss of:1. wrist flexion2. flexion of medial fingers (4th and 5th digits)3. abduction AND adduction of fingers (interossei)4. medial 2 lumbricals (4th and 5th digits)

_____ muscle is not pierced when paracentesis is performed using the midline approach.

A cricothyrotomy establishes an airway between the cricoid and thyroid cartilages and requires an incision through (superficial to deep):1) skin2) _____ fascia3) investing and pretracheal fascial layers of the deep cervical fascia 4) cricothyroid membrane

_____ fractures of the temporal bone are more common than transverse

Muscles lost in Erb palsy include: 1. _____2. supraspinatus3. infraspinatus4. biceps brachii

Seminiferous tubules, _____ chamber of the eye, the cornea and the brain are immunologically privileged sites

Disc herniation at _____ level will involve the gluteus medius and muscles of the anterior compartment of the leg

A proximal lesion of the _____ nerve results in "Pope's blessing", and loss of sensation in its distribution.