Upper/Lower Limb — Flashcards

Flashcard 11: Carpal tunnel syndrome is due to entrapment of the median nerve between the _____ ligament and the _____ bones

Answer: transverse carpal

Extra: The transverse carpal ligament is also known as the flexor retinaculum. Surgical incision of this ligament is used to relieve symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome.

Flashcard 12: What action do the following muscles allow the hip to do? _____ Gluteus maximus Semitendinosus Semimembranosus Long head of the Biceps femoris

Answer: Hip extension

Flashcard 13: A lesion to the _____ would result in deltoid paralysis

Answer: axillary nerve

Flashcard 14: The femoral _____ is a fascial tube found 3-4 cm below the inguinal ligament

Answer: sheath

Flashcard 15: The most common site for limb compartment syndrome is the _____ of the leg

Answer: anterior compartment

Flashcard 16: The saphenous nerve is the largest pure sensory branch of the femoral nerve and supplies the _____ aspect of the leg

Answer: medial

Flashcard 17: The _____ nerve travels with the popliteal artery through the popliteal fossa

Answer: tibial

Flashcard 18: The _____ abducts the arm from 0 to 15° and is innervated by the _____ nerve

Answer: supraspinatus

Flashcard 19: _____ syndrome is due to compression of the ulnar nerve at the wrist or hand

Answer: Guyon canal

Flashcard 20: Although the classic presentation for the "unhappy triad" involves _____ injury, the _____ is more commonly injured

Answer: medial meniscus