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