Upper/Lower Limb — Flashcards

Flashcard 41: Injury to the _____ nerve (C5-C6) is commonly due to: - fracture at the surgical neck of the humerus - anterior dislocation of the humerus

Answer: axillary

Flashcard 42: The _____ (rotator cuff muscle) aDducts and medially (internally) rotates the arm (action)

Answer: subscapularis

Flashcard 43: _____ is most apparent when making a fist, and is due to a(n) proximal ulnar nerve lesion

Answer: "OK gesture" hand

Flashcard 44: Which type of hernia protrudes below the inguinal ligament, lateral to the pubic tubercle? _____

Answer: Femoral hernia

Extra: * mislabeled in sketchy (femoral hernia box should be pointing to girl with skateboard + skull tattoo) Netters:

Flashcard 45: _____ (distortion of the hand) is most apparent when extending fingers or at rest, and is due to a(n) distal median nerve lesion

Answer: "Median claw" hand

Flashcard 46: Injury to the _____ nerve presents as: 1. loss of forearm flexion and forearm supination (action) 2. loss of sensation over the lateral forearm (sensation)

Answer: musculocutaneous (C5-7)

Flashcard 47: What action do the following muscles allow the hip to do? _____ Gluteus medius Gluteus minimus

Answer: Hip abduction

Flashcard 48: The common peroneal nerve splits into the deep peroneal nerve (supplying the _____ compartment) and the superficial peroneal nerve (supplying the lateral compartment)

Answer: anterior

Flashcard 49: The _____ nerve (L4-S3) provides: - sensory innervation to the sole of foot - motor innervation to the triceps surae (soleus), plantaris, popliteus, flexor muscles of the foot, and tibialis posterior

Answer: tibial

Flashcard 50: The sciatic nerve is commonly injured due to: - _____ - posterior hip dislocation - piriformis syndrome

Answer: a herniated disc