Dennis - Anatomy

Front 1

Factors allowing the knee joint stablity

Back 1

Quadriceps femoris, Lateral and medial ligaments, Cruciate ligaments, Capsule, Menisci

Front 2

Signs and symptoms of median nerve lesion at the wrist

Back 2

Sensory loss (thumb and first 2 fingers and distal dorsal aspect of same fingers), Motor loss (2LOAF), Wasting of the thenar eminence

Front 3

Spinal roots, peripheral nerves and muscles involved in the knee jerk reflex

Back 3

L3,4, Femoral nerve, Quadricpes

Front 4

What nerve innervates biceps brachii?

Back 4

Musculocutaneous

Front 5

Name the muscles involved in dorsifelxion of the foot and teh nerve that supplies them

Back 5

Tibialis anterior and extensor digitorum longus, Deep fibular nerve

Front 6

Which spinal roots supply the dorsiflexors of the foot?

Back 6

L4, L5 and S1

Front 7

Which spinal roots are tested in the ankle jerk?

Back 7

L5, S1

Front 8

Name 2 features of the spine and its associated tissues that contribute to lateral stability

Back 8

Shape of intervertebral articulations, Paravertebral musculature

Front 9

Name 2 features that contribute to the ability of the spine to absorb shock on locomotion

Back 9

Elasticity of the intervertebral discs, Shape of the column

Front 10

Weakness of plantarflexion of the foot and paraesthesia of teh sole of the foot are associated with damage to which peripheral nerve?

Back 10

Tibial nerve

Front 11

Indicate one movement that would be affected by a lesion of the ulnar nerve at teh elbow

Back 11

Flexion at the wrist with adduction of the hand

Front 12

Indicate one movement that would be affected by a lesion of the axillary nerve in the axilla

Back 12

abduction of the arm at the shoulder

Front 13

Indicate one movement that would be affected by a lesion of the radial nerve at the radial groove of the humerus

Back 13

Extension of the wrist and fingers

Front 14

Indicate one movement that would be affected by a lesion of the common fibular nerve at the head of the fibula

Back 14

Dorsiflexion of the ankle

Front 15

Indicate one movement that would be affected by a lesion of the sciativ nerve in the buttock

Back 15

extension of the thigh at the hip, Flexion fo the leg at the knee

Front 16

Name 4 stuctures that contribute to stability of teh shoulder joint

Back 16

Rotator cuff, Glenoid labrum, Joint capsule, Ligaments - namely coracoacromial ligament

Front 17

What is the commonest direction fo shoulder dislocation?

Back 17

Anterior or anteroinferior

Front 18

Name 2 strucutres that are commonly damaged with shoulder dislocation?

Back 18

Glenoid labrum, Axillary nerve

Front 19

Name 3 ligaments that contribute to teh stability of teh ankle joint

Back 19

Calcaneofibular (or alteral), Deltoid (medial collateral), Anterior inferior tibiofubular, Anterior and posterior talofibular

Front 20

Which ligament is most likely injured during a fall on an inverted foot?

Back 20

Anterior talofibular (lateral) ligament

Front 21

Name one muscle that contributes to eversion ofthe foot

Back 21

Peroneus longus, Peroneus brevis, Digitroum longus,

Front 22

Name the muscle chiefly responsible for dorsiflexion of the foot

Back 22

Tibialis anterior

Front 23

Name the peripheral nerve and its spinal root that innervates the muscel responsible for dorisflexion of the ankle

Back 23

Fibular nerve - L5, S1

Front 24

Suggest 2 sites of lesion that would result in a loss of sensation over the palmar surface of the little finger and lateral half of the ring finger

Back 24

C8 root compression, Ulnar nerve lesion

Front 25

Suggest 2 diagnoses that could account for persistent flexion of the little finger

Back 25

Ulnar nerve lesion, Dupuytren’s contracture

Front 26

What muscels are involved in flexion of the knee against resistance?

Back 26

Semimembranosus, Semitendinosus, Biceps femoris

Front 27

Damage to which spinal root may lead to abnormal responses on examination of the patellar reflex?

Back 27

L3

Front 28

Wasting of the thenar eminence is due to damage to which nerve?

Back 28

Median

Front 29

Which muscle provides the greatest contribution to external rotation of the arm at the shoulder joint?

Back 29

Infraspinatus

Front 30

What nerve is responsible for the pronation of the forearm?

Back 30

Median nerve

Front 31

Which nerve supplies the lateral comparment of the lower leg?

Back 31

Superficial fibular nerve

Front 32

Name the most common cause of a navicular fracture?

Back 32

Extreme eversion of the foot - runnign over irregular ground

Front 33

Why is the navicular bone particularly at risk of avascular necrosis?

Back 33

The artery enters centrally and goes retrogradely.

Front 34

Obstruction of which major vein would lead to spenomegaly?

Back 34

Hepatic

Front 35

Mitochondria are found in the highest number in which type of muscle?

Back 35

Type I, slow, skeletal muscle