Musculoskeletal System Physical Assessment- Chapter 22
For assessment of the spine you would ask the patient to do these movements
Flex, extend, abduct, and rotate
Older common age-related change in the curvature of the spinal column
Kyphosis (forward curving of the spine)
Fibrous bands running directly from one bone to another that strengthen the joint and help prevent movement in undesirable directions
Ligaments
normal inward curvature of the lumbar and cervical regions of the spine (common in 2 year old child)
Lordosis
Moving a limb away from the midline of the body
abduction
Moving a limb towards the midline of the body
adduction
Anterior and posterior stability are provided to the knee joint by the
anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments
Hematopoiesis takes place in which of the following
bone marrow
a positive Phalen test and Tinel sign are signs of
carpal tunnel syndrome
Moving the arm in a circle around the shoulder
circumduction
lowering a body part
depression
raising a body part
elevation
moving the sole of the foot outward at the ankle
eversion
straightening a limb at a joint
extension
Bending a limb at a joint
flexion
Examination of the shoulder includes 4 motions
forward flexion, abduction, internal and external rotation
When assessing an infant, the examiner completes the Ortolani maneuver by
gently lifting and abducting the infants flexed knee which palpating the greater trochanter with the fingers
Moving the sole of the foot inward at the ankle
inversion
Turning the forearm so that the palm is down
pronation
Moving a body part forward and parallel to the ground
protraction
Pronation and suprination of the hand and forearm are moved by these bones
radius and ulna
moving a body part backward and parallel to the ground
retraction
Moving the head around a central axis
rotation
Turning the forearm so that the palm is up
supination
Bulge sign is a test for
swelling in the suprapatellar pouch
examiner measures a patient's for length discreptancy. What is a normal finding?
within 1 cm of each other
