Hand Fingers QUiz
Which of the following tests may be used to determine the function of the radial and ulnar arteries supplying the hand? A) Allen's test B) De Quervain's test C) Tinel's sign D) Wrist press
A (Allen's test)
Which of the following tendons is involved with mallet finger? A) Extensor Digitorum B) Flexor Digitorum Profundus C) Flexor Digitorum Superficialis D) Lumbricals
A (Extensor digitorum)
Which of the following results from a rupture of the flexor digitorum profundus tendon? A) Jersey finger B) Boutonniere deformity C) Mallet finger D) Gamekeeper's thumb
A (Jersey finger)
Which bone in the wrist is most commonly dislocated? A) Lunate B) Capitate C) Scaphoid D) Hamate
A (Lunate)
Which of the following finger nail deformities results from thyroid problems? A) Spooning B) Ridging C) Clubbing D) Scaling
A (Spooning)
Which of the following results from a repeated static contraction of the forearm muscle that correlates to medial tibial stress syndrome? A) Forearm splints B) Contusion C) Forearm fracture D) Triangular fibrocartilage injury
A (forearm splints)
To ensure the most complete healing of a PIP dorsal dislocation, constant splinting must be maintained at a 30-degree angle of flexion for how long? A) 1 week B) 2 weeks C) 3 weeks D) 6 weeks
C (3 weeks)
Which of the following is the most common cause of wrist sprains? A) Forced hyperflexion B) Forced torsion C) Forced hyperextension D) Forced shearing
C (Forced hyperextension)
Severe point tenderness in the anatomical "snuffbox" may indicate a fracture of which bone? A) Hamate B) Lunate C) Scaphoid D) Trapezoid
C (Scaphoid)
Which side of the arm receives the most frequent impact and therefore is where the majority of bruising occurs? A) Radial B) Anterior C) Ulnar D) Posterior
C (Ulnar)
Dislocations of the phalanges have a high rate of occurrence in sports. True or False?
True
Which of the following nerve roots provides innervation to the opponens digiti minimi? A) C7 B) C8 C) C6 D) C5
B (C8)
A wrist fracture resulting from the radius and ulna being forced backward and upward (hyperextension), is called a: A) Bolwer's fracture B) Colles' fracture C) De Quervain's fracture D) Smith's fracture
B (Colles' fracture)
A sprain of the ulnar collateral ligament of the MCP joint of the thumb caused by forceful abduction of the proximal phalanx is called: A) Bowler's thumb B) Gamekeeper's thumb C) Boutonniere thumb D) Baseball thumb
B (Gamekeeper's thumb)
Which nerve controls extension of the fingers, wrist, and thumb? A) Median B) Radial C) Ulnar D) Volar
B (Radial)
Tapping over the transverse carpal ligament tests for: A) Arterial impingement B) Ganglions C) Tenosynovitis of flexor tendons D) Carpal tunnel syndrome
D ( carpal tunnel syndrome)
A deformity caused by a rupture of the extensor tendon over the middle phalanx is called: A) Bowler's finger B) Mallet finger C) Handlebar palsy D) Boutonniere deformity
D (Boutonniere deformity)
Stenosing tenosynovitis of the first tunnel of the wrist through which the extensor pollicis brevis and abductor pollicis longus move is characteristic of: A) Volkmann's contractures B) Forearm splints C) Bowler's thumb D) De Quervain's disease
D (De Quervain's disease)
Which of the following is not a result of forced hyperextension of the wrist? A) Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Injury B) Lunate dislocation C) Scaphoid fracture D) De Quervain's syndrome
D (De Quervain's syndrome)
A Bennett's fracture occurs from forced axial loading and abduction of the thumb and treatment of choice is casting of the thumb/forearm. True or False?
False
A Colles' fracture is a fracture of the proximal end of the radius. True or False?
False
A common nerve entrapment involves the median nerve getting compressed between the pisiform and hook of the hamate. True or False?
False
All of the flexor muscles of the forearm are supplied by the median nerve. True or False?
False
Gamekeeper's thumb involves forceful adduction of the proximal phalanx causing a sprain of the ulnar collateral ligament. True or False?
False
Tenosynovitis most commonly affects the flexors of the forearm and wrist. True or False?
False
The concave surface of the raduis and ulna articulate with the convex surfaces of the scaphoid, lunate, triquetral, and pisiform bones. True or False?
False
The volar plate of the PIP joint is most commonly injured in sports as a result of a severe hyperextension force. True or False?
True
A wrist sprain is the most common wrist injury. True or False?
True
Which of the following tests is used to detect De Quervain's syndrome? A) Tinel's test B) Allen's test C) Phalen's test D) Finkelstein's test
D (Finkelstein's test)
Which of the following conditions is due to a developmental abnormality of the wrist characterized by anatomic changes in the radius, ulna and carpal bones leading to palmar and ulnar wrist subluxation? A) Carpal tunnel syndrome B) Hoffman's disease C) Dupuytrens contracture D) Madelung deformity
D (Madelung deformity)
A blow to the end of the finger that avulses the extensor tendon from its insertion is called a mallet finger. True or False?
True
A ganglion is a herniation of the joint capsule or of the synovial sheath of a tendon; it is often thought of as a cyst structure. True or False?
True
Crossing the volar aspect of the carpal bones is the transverse carpal ligament, which serves as the roof to the carpal tunnel through which the median nerve passes. True or False?
True
Forearm splints are commonly seen in rowers. True or False?
True
If a Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex injury is not properly managed it can result in a permanent loss of wrist motion. True or False?
True
The main symptom of forearm splints is a dull ache between the extensor muscles crossing the back of the forearm. True or False?
True
