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| the action of the pectoralis major muscle is to: |
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| adduct and medially rotate the humerus |
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| if a person could not extedn their wrist (wrist drop) you would expect damage to the: |
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| radial nerve at the midshaft of the humerous |
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| a trip of skin which receives sensory innervation from a specific pair of spinal nerves is called a: |
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| loss of pain and temperature sensation at the level of the umbilicus is most likely caused by a lesion at which vertebral segment? |
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| which of the following cranial nerves does not innervate the extrinsic eye muscles? |
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| the primary function of the parietal lobe is the; |
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| storage of auditory and olfactory experiences |
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| from superficial to deep, what is the correct order of the meninges? |
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| dura matter/arachnoid mater/pia mater |
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| which type of neuron transmits sensory information regarding pain and pressure from thoracic and abdominal organs? |
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| all of the following are motions allowed by the scapulothoracic joint except: |
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| which of the following regarding the posterior compartment of the arm is false? |
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| it is innervated by the musculocutaneous nerve |
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| which statement is true of the ulnar nerve? |
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| it innervates intrinsic hand muscles |
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| which of the following is in the proximal row of carpal bones? |
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| the thenar muscles act on the _____ while the hypothenar muscles act on the _____. |
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| the deltoid muscle is innervated by the _____ nerve. |
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| to retract (adduct) your shoulders you would primarily use which of the following muscles? |
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| all of the following are true of the clavicle except that it: |
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| articulates with the coracoid process of the scapula |
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| when grandma pinches your cheeck, a stinging cutaneous sensation is carried to the CNS by the ____ nerve |
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| stimulation of exteroreceptors relays sensory information to the CNS concerning: |
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| hot, cold, pain and touch |
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| which of the following statements correctly describes the thalamus? it is: |
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| the principle relay station for processing afferent sensory information |
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| all of the following are true of the humerus except that: |
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| it articulates with the radial head at the olecranon fossa |
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| the fascia that encases the entire forearm is called _____ while the fascia that encases a single muscle is called _____. |
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| antebrachial fascia / deep investing fascia |
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| which structure houses the sensory receptors responsible for balance and equilibrium? |
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| cochlea, vestibule, and semicricular canals |
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| after viewing a CT scan of a patient, you find trauma to the temporal bone and consequently a tear in the middle meningeal artery. what form of hematoma should you first consider? |
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| a patient enters your office complaining of paralysis of all the facial expression muscles on the right side of her face. you also determine that she does not have any taste sensation from the anterior two-thirds of her tongue. you diagnose your patient with bells palsy. which cranial nerve is involved with this condition? |
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| the musculocutaneous nerve provides sensory innervation to the ____ |
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| which of the following statements is correct? |
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| a lesion of the dorsal ramus would cause parethesia of the posterior part of the trunk and cervical region. |
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| the proximal attachment for the flexor wad (muscles that flew the wrist and fingers) is the: |
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| medial epicondyle of the humerous |
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| which of the following cranial nerves contains parasympathetic VENs (GVEs) |
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| facial, oculomotor, vagus, glossopharyngeal |
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| which of the following statements regarding the hypothalamus is false? |
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| supraoptic nucleus processes sensations related to smell and controls swallowing |
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| all of the following statements are correct regarding cerebrospinal fluid except: |
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| it circulates through the ventricles, subdural space, and central canal of spinal cord |
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| what observation can be made when investigating the brain of a patient with alzheimers disease? |
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| dilation of the cerebral sulci, cerebral atrophy of the frontal and parietal lobes, narrowing (atrophy) of the gyri |
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| the nerve that carries sensory information from the palate, pharynx, larynx, and from the thoracic and abdominopelvic viscera is cranial nerve ___. |
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| The medial cord and lateral cords of the brachial plexus both contribute nerve fibers to form the ____ nerve. |
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| the muscles of the posterior compartment of the arm and forearm are innervated by the ___ |
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| which joint participates in supination and pronation of the forearm? |
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| which cranial nerve innervates the trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscles? |
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| which of the following muscles does the ulnar nerve innervate? |
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| flexor carpi radialis muscle and 1/2 of flexor digitorum profundus muscle |
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| sensory neurons are also known as ____ neurons, while ____ neruons carry motor impulses. The most common type of neuron is the _____ neuron, which allows communication from one nerve cell to another. |
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| afferent/efferent/association |
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| the four rotator cuff muscles responsible for holding the head of the humerous within the glenoid fossa are the: |
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| supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres major, subscapularis |
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| a neruosurgeon is about to perform an operation. before proceeding, he find it necessary to differentiate and pin-pint the somatosensory cortex (parietal lobe) from the premotor cortex (frontal lobe). which structure will allow him to differentiate these two lobes? |
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| sends motor commands from the CVS to smooth muscle and glands |
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| a fracture of the medial epicondyle of the humerous could damage which nerve? |
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| which of the following is false regarding the median nerve? |
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| it innervated the skin (sensory) of the medial palm and last 1/2 digit |
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| the muscles of the neck and diaphragm, as well as the skin of the neck and shoulder, are innervated by the: |
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| all of the following statements concerning neurons and neruoglia are true except: |
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| in the central nervous system, myelin is synthesized by schwann cells |
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| which of the following statements is true? |
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| gray matter is composed of cell bodies and unmyelinated axons, dendrites are cytoplasmic processes extending out from the neuron cell body, a tract is a bundle of axons located in the CNS, white matter is composed of afferent sensory pathways and efferent motor pathways. |
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| which of the following statements about hydrocephalus is true? |
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| it can result from a tumor in the cerecral aquduct, it can result from impaired reabsorption of CSF, symptoms may include headache, nausea, and vomiting, it is associated with an increase in CSF pressure. |
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| the brachial plexus extends from the root of the neck, passing deep to which bone? |
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| the most common causes of subarachnoid hemorrhages are the rupture of an intracranial aneurysm or head trauma. which of the following arteries will most likely cause a berry aneurysm? |
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| middle cerebral artery, anterior communicating artery, posterior communicating artery. |
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| which of the following is not a portion of the brachial plexus? |
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| the muscles of the anterior compartment of the arm all act as: |
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| which nerve is affected by carpal tunnel syndrome? |
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| the _____ connects the right and left lobes of the cerebellum |
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| which of the following cranial nerves travels through the optic canal? |
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| the vestibulocochlear nerve travels through which cranial opening? |
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| while performing a neurological exam you ask your patient to stick out her tongue. upon doing so, you notice her tongue deviates to the left suggesting a potential lesion affecting the ____ nerve. |
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| the supraglenoid tubercle is the attachment site of the: |
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| long head of biceps brachii muscle |
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| the serratus anterior is innervated by the _____, and damage to this can result in a singed scapula as the inferior angle of the scpaula pulls away from the ribs. |
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| which of the following muscles does not contribute to elbow flexion? |
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| carpal tunnel, median and lateral cord |
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| innervates intrinsic hand muscles, wrist drop, posterior arm compartment |
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| flexor radialis, digitum profundus, fracture to medial epicondyle |
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| innervated trapezious and sternocheidomastoid |
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