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103 Cards in this Set
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Exaggerated over-curvature of thoracic area of vertebral column? |
Kyphosis |
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Lateral deviation of vertebral column |
Scoliosis |
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Major feature of cervical vertebrae |
Transverse Foramina |
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Structure which regionally determines vertebral movement |
Facet joints |
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Vertebra located at level of Iliac crest |
L4 |
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Ligament that connects internal surface of laminae of vertebrae |
Ligamentum flavum |
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Ligament that protects against hyperextension of vertebral column |
Anterior longitudinal |
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Ligament affected by whiplash injury |
anterior longitudinal |
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Ligament which limits skull rotation |
alar |
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defective portion of vertebra with spondylolisthesis in cervical area |
pedicle |
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Defective portion of vertebra with spondyloisthesis in lumbar area |
pars interarticularis, Lamina |
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Common direction of all superior articular facets of vertebrae |
posterior |
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structure in contact with posterior surface of dens |
Transverse ligament of Atlas (part of cruciate ligament) |
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Most commonly herniated intervertebral disk |
L4 - L5 |
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Most common compressed with herniated intervertebral disc? |
L5 |
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Spinal nerve affected by protrusion of the disc between C5/C6 |
C6 |
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Spinal nerve affected with herniated disc at L3/L4 |
L4 |
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Thoracic intercostal space located deep to triangle of auscultation |
sixth |
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vertebral level of lumbar puncture |
L4 |
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Muscles which extend and side-bend the spine |
Erector Spinae |
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Muscles which extend, Rotate, and side-bend the spine |
transversopsinae |
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Innervation of Suboccipital Muscles |
Suboccipital Nerve (dorsal ramus C1) |
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Roof of Suboccipital triangle |
Semispinalis capitis |
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Floor of suboccipital triangle |
Posterior Arch of Atlas; posterior atlanto-occipital membrane |
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Major Vessel within suboccipital triangle |
vertebral artery |
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Synonym for dorsal ramus of C2 |
greater occipital nerve |
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Inferior extent of dura-arachnoid sac |
SV2 |
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inferior extend of spinal cord |
LV2 |
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Location of internal vertebral plexus |
Epidural space |
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Most frequently fractured bone of the body? |
clavicle |
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most frequently dislocated carpal bone |
lunate |
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most frequently fractured carpal bone |
scaphoid |
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osseous structure palpated deep to "anatomical snuff box" |
scaphoid |
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Fracture of the distal radius that produces a "dinner fork" appearance |
Colles' Fracture |
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Nerve injured with fracture of surgical neck of humerus |
Axillary |
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Nerve injured with fracture of shaft of humerus |
radial |
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nerve injured that results in wrist drop |
radial |
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nerve injured with fracture of medial humeral epicondyle |
ulnar |
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muscle that is the chief flexor and chief extensor at shoulder point |
Deltoid |
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Muscles innervated by axillary nerve |
deltoid and teres minor |
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muscle that initiates abduction of arm |
supraspinatus |
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most commonly torn tendon of rotator cuff |
supraspinatus |
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Two muscles that rotate scapula for full abduction of arm |
Trapezius and serratus anterior |
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tendon that courses through shoulder joint |
long head of biceps |
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chief supinator muscle of hand, with forearm flexed |
biceps brachii |
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Primary (major) flexor of the forearm |
Brachialis |
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Orientation of structures located in cubital fossa - lateral to medial |
tendon biceps brachii, brachial artery, median n. |
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Injury to what nerve causes winged scapula |
Long Thoracic Nerve |
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Spinal levels of axillary nerve |
C5 / C6 |
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spinal levels of innervation to muscles of the hand |
C8 and T1 |
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dermatomes of thumb |
C6 |
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nerve to thenar compartment |
Recurrent branch of Median N. |
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Innervation of adductor pollicis |
Ulnar (deep br) |
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Innervation to all interosseous muscles |
Ulnar (deep br) |
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innervation to nail bed of middle finger |
Median Nerve |
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Innervation to nail bed of ring finger |
ulnar and median |
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region affected by upper trunk injury of brachial plexus (C5-C6) |
Shoulder |
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Region affected by lower trunk injury of brachial plexus (C8-T1) |
Intrinsic hand muscles |
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Nerve Compressed with carpal tunnel syndrome |
Median |
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Nerve affected by cubital tunnel syndrome |
Ulnar |
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Paralysis of which muscles results in total "claw" hand |
Lumbricals |
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Boundaries of femoral triangle |
inguinal ligament, sartorius, adductor longus |
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structure immediately lateral to femoral sheath |
femoral nerve |
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structure immediately medial to femoral artery in femoral sheath |
femoral vein |
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contents of femoral canal |
deep inguinal lymph nodes |
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medial boundary of femoral ring |
lacunar ligament |
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structures that course throughout entire length of adductor canal |
femoral artery and vein |
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structures that course through only a portion of adductor canal |
Saphenous nerve, nerve to vastus medialis, descending genicular vessels |
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muscle that forms floor of popliteal fossa |
popliteus |
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muscle that is chief flexor at hip joint |
iliopsoas |
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Muscle that prevents pelvis from tilting when walking |
Gluteus Medius |
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Nerve affected when pelvis tilts to unsupported side during gait |
Superior gluteal N. |
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Muscles which extend the thigh and flex the leg |
Hamstrings |
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Muscles that extends leg |
Quadriceps Femoris |
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Specific muscle that holds patella in place |
vastus medialis |
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first portion of quadriceps femoris to recover following injury |
Vastus Medialis |
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Muscle that unlocks knee joint |
Popliteus |
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Muscle affected with "foot slap" |
tibialis anterior |
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major spinal cord level of nerve affected causing foot slap |
L4 |
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Chief invertors of foot |
Tibialis anterior and posterior |
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Chief evertors of foot |
Fibularis longus and brevis |
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Ligament that checks backward displacement of femor on tibia |
Anterior Cruciate |
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Ligament laxity with positive valgus maneuver |
Medial Collateral |
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most commonly injured ankle ligament |
anterior talofibular |
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Ligament stretched with "flat foot" |
plantar calcaneonavicular (spring) |
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Joints for movements of inversion and eversion |
Subtalar and transverse tarsal |
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Major artery to head of femur in adult |
Medial femoral circumflex |
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Nerve affected with fracture of head and neck of fibula |
Common Fibular |
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Tendon affected with avulsion fracture of 5th metatarsal |
fibularis brevis |
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innervation of adductor magnus |
obturator, tibial portion of sciatic |
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Nerve affected with tarsal tunnel syndrome |
tibial |
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cutaneous innervation to medial side of foot |
saphenous nerve (L4) |
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cutaneous innervation to lateral side of foot |
Sural nerve (S1) |
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cutaneous innervation of heel |
Tibial |
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Cutaneous innervation to dorsal aspect of web between toes 1 and 2 |
Deep fibular |
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cutaneous innervation of most of dorsum of foot |
Superficial fibular |
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Major injury triad with lateral impact to knee |
Medial collateral |
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Locking of knee when walking suggests |
Meniscus injury |
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Spinal level of Achilles reflex |
S1 |
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Spinal level of patellar reflex |
L4 |
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Dermatome to small toe |
S1 |
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Major dermatome to big toe |
L4 |
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Cutaneous innervation of most of dorsum of foot |
Superficial fibular |