Care and Prevention Midterm Bloomsburg
In a rotator cuff strain, pain increases when the arm moves actively between what degrees of abduction
70° to 120°
The cumulative range of motion for flexion/extension of the cervical spine is
8-18 degrees
A classic sign associated with a biceps tendon rupture is
A "Popeye" appearance
An anterior glenohumeral dislocation outwardly displays
A flattened deltoid
Frontal plane movements of the humerus at the shoulder include
Abduction and adduction
When the body is in an upright position, the line of gravity passes is where in relation to the spinal column
Anterior to the spinal column
The vertebrae that consists of a bony ring with large, flat, superior articular facets on which the skull rests is the
Atlas
The brachial plexus is made from which levels of spinal nerves
C5-T1
The middle finger is the dermatome for
C7
Bone is strongest in resisting ________ and weakest in resisting _______
Compression/shear
Longitudinal bone growth occurs at the bone's
Epiphyseal plates
The most common mechanism of injury for damage to the glenohuneral joint is
Excessive shoulder external rotation and extension
During a brachial plexus injury, muscular weakness is evident in the
External rotators, deltoid, and biceps brachii
Limited motion in the _____________ plane is permitted at the AC joint
Frontal, sagittal, transverse
The true shoulder joint is referred to as the
Glenohumeral joint
A _______ joint only permits the movements of flexion and extension
Hinge
The main function of the rotator cuff muscles is to
Hold the head of the humerus in the glenoid tossa
What two factors determine whether an injury occurs when a force is sustained by tissues in the human body
Magnitude of forces and the tissue's material properties
The functional unit of the spine is called the
Motion segment
A _________ is an involuntary contraction of short duration caused by reflex action that can be biochemically derived or initiated by a mechanical blow to a nerve or muscle
Muscle Spasm
Bilateral sensory changes including burning pain, tingling, or total loss of sensation are referred to as
Neurapraxia
After receiving a blow to the sternum, an indivdiual has difficulty swallowing and breathing and a diminished pulse. What injury should be suspected
Posterior displacement of the clavicle
A characteristic of a _________________ is carrying the arm tightly against the chest and cross the front of the trunk in rigid adduction and internal rotation
Posterior glenohumeral dislocation
In an AC separation, the ____________ is elevated
Proximal clavicle
Pain perceived at a location remote from the site of the tissue actually causing pain is termed
Referred pain
Actions involving stimulation of a motor neuron by a sensory neuron in the spinal cord without involvement of the brain are called
Reflexes
Inability to horizontally adduct the arm without considerable pain is characteristic of a grade II
SC sprain
The development of one or more wedge-shaped vertebrae in the thoracic region through abnormal epiphyseal plate behavior is called
Scheuermann's disease
When viewing an individual from a posterior view, the spine is found to be curved. This condition is known as
Scoliosis
A type II epiphyseal injury is described as
Separation of the epiphysis and a small portion of the metaphysis
The myotome for C5 is
Shoulder abduction
The anterior deltoid and clavicular pectoralis major are the primary
Shoulder flexors
In a first-time glenohumeral dislocation, the injured arm is usually held in which of the following positions
Slightly abducted and externally rotated
A loss of cerebrospinal fluid around the spinal cord because of deformation of the spinal cord or a narrowing of the neural canal is called
Spinal stenosis
The Torg ratio aid in the assessment of
Spinal stenosis
The distribution of force over a given area is called
Stress
Impingement syndrome involves damage to the
Subacromial bursa
The _____________ bursa may become irritated when repeatedly compressed during the overhand arm action
Subacromial bursa
The immediate management for a SC joint sprain involving a posterior displacement includes
Summoning EMS
A weakened _____________ muscle is present in many chronic shoulder problems, particularly among throwers
Supraspinatus
Finger abduction assesses which of the following cervical nerves
T1
A pulling force that tends to stretch the object which it is applied is called a(n)
Tensile force
The rotator muscle group includes all but which of the following
Teres major
The basis for rating the severity of a contusion is
The impairment of joint range of motion
Which of the following is correct
The wrist is distal to the elbow
If a unilateral cervical dislocation is present, the neck will be visibly tilted in what direction
Toward the dislocated side
In a_________ fracture, the break occurs in straight line across the bone
Transverse
A __________________AC sprain involves rupture of the AC ligament and coracoclavicular ligament
Type III
Which of the following individuals is at greater risk for suprascapular nerve injury
Volleyball player
A positive Spurling test suggests
a nerve root impingement due to a narrowing of the neural foramina
A skin laceration is a result of
a tensile and shearing force
What two potential effects occur when a force acts on an object
acceleration and deformation
In a _______ fracture, the bone fragments into several pieces
comminuted
The fiber arrangement of the dermis enables the tissue to resist loads from
compression, shear, tension
The most common site for injuries to the musculotendinous unit is
near the musculotendinous junction
A condition of reduced bone mineral density is referred to as
osteopenia
An overuse injury classified as stage 2 is described as
pain during activity that does not restrict performance
Which of the following sign or symptoms would not indicate a cervical spinal injury
positive Babinski test result
Sprains that produce moderate discomfort, tenderness, swelling, ecchymosis, and detectable joint instability are categorized as
second-degree injuries
A force that acts parallel or tangent to a plane passing through the object is called a
shear force
Which of the following characteristics would suggest a cervical sprain rather than strain
symptoms that persist for several days
A common site for an apohpysitits is
the calcaneus
The function of the joint capsule is
to assist in holding the bones of the joint in place