Question 1

Which of the following is a thenar muscle that pulls the thumb in front of the palm to meet the little finger?

Accepted Answer

A)  The adductor pollicis 
B)  The opponens pollicis 
C)  The palmar interossei 
D)  The dorsal interossei 
E)  The palmaris brevis 
A)  The adductor pollicis 
B)  The opponens pollicis 
C)  The palmar interossei 
D)  The dorsal interossei 
E)  The palmaris brevis B

Question 2

If a person presents with a boutonniere deformity, what was the mechanism of injury?

Accepted Answer

A)  DIP is forced into extension and the PIP is forced into flexion 
B)  DIP and PIP are forced into extension 
C)  DIP and PIP are forced into flexion 
D)  DIP is forced into flexion and the PIP is forced into extension 
E)  DIP has no injury and the PIP is forced into flexion 
A)  DIP is forced into extension and the PIP is forced into flexion 
B)  DIP and PIP are forced into extension 
C)  DIP and PIP are forced into flexion 
D)  DIP is forced into flexion and the PIP is forced into extension 
E)  DIP has no injury and the PIP is forced into flexion A

Question 3

What carpal bone is the most likely to dislocate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Scaphoid 
B)  Lunate 
C)  Hamate 
D)  Trapezium 
E)  Pisiform 
A)  Scaphoid 
B)  Lunate 
C)  Hamate 
D)  Trapezium 
E)  Pisiform B

Question 4

The radiocarpal joint is a condyloid joint. What does this mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  A condyloid joint is an articulation between two irregular-shaped bones. 
B)  A condyloid joint is an articulation that allows movement around two axis. 
C)  A condyloid joint is an articulation that allows gliding. 
D)  A condyloid joint is an articulation that allows movements except axial rotation. 
E)  A condyloid joint is an articulation that is connected by fibrous tissue. 
A)  A condyloid joint is an articulation between two irregular-shaped bones. 
B)  A condyloid joint is an articulation that allows movement around two axis. 
C)  A condyloid joint is an articulation that allows gliding. 
D)  A condyloid joint is an articulation that allows movements except axial rotation. 
E)  A condyloid joint is an articulation that is connected by fibrous tissue.

Question 5

What rehabilitation technique is the patient doing in the two figures to address the median and radial nerve?

Accepted Answer

A)  Levator scapulae static stretches 
B)  Active release therapy 
C)  Neural tension / flossing stretches 
D)  Positional release therapy 
E)  Sternocleidomastoid dynamic stretches 
A)  Levator scapulae static stretches 
B)  Active release therapy 
C)  Neural tension / flossing stretches 
D)  Positional release therapy 
E)  Sternocleidomastoid dynamic stretches

Question 6

How many articulations does the forearm have?

Accepted Answer

A)  One, the middle radioulnar joint between the shafts of the ulna and radius 
B)  Two, the middle radioulnar joint and distal radioulnar joint. 
C)  Three, the middle radioulnar joint, distal and superior radioulnar joint 
D)  Four, the the middle radioulnar joint, distal and superior radioulnar joint, and humeroulnar joint 
E)  Five, the the middle radioulnar joint, distal and superior radioulnar joint, humeroulnar joint, and humeroradial joint 
A)  One, the middle radioulnar joint between the shafts of the ulna and radius 
B)  Two, the middle radioulnar joint and distal radioulnar joint. 
C)  Three, the middle radioulnar joint, distal and superior radioulnar joint 
D)  Four, the the middle radioulnar joint, distal and superior radioulnar joint, and humeroulnar joint 
E)  Five, the the middle radioulnar joint, distal and superior radioulnar joint, humeroulnar joint, and humeroradial joint

Question 7

If a patient is suffering from the problem noted in the figure of the hand, which nerves would be damaged?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ulnar nerve and radial nerve 
B)  Radial nerve and median nerve 
C)  Median nerve and ulnar nerve 
D)  Ulnar nerve and musculocutaneous nerve 
E)  Musculocutaneous nerve and median nerve 
A)  Ulnar nerve and radial nerve 
B)  Radial nerve and median nerve 
C)  Median nerve and ulnar nerve 
D)  Ulnar nerve and musculocutaneous nerve 
E)  Musculocutaneous nerve and median nerve

Question 8

If a patient is suffering from Bishop's hand, what nerve has been damaged?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ulnar nerve 
B)  Radial nerve 
C)  Median nerve 
D)  Axillary nerve 
E)  Musculocutaneous nerve 
A)  Ulnar nerve 
B)  Radial nerve 
C)  Median nerve 
D)  Axillary nerve 
E)  Musculocutaneous nerve

Question 9

What nerve can become compressed in the carpal tunnel?

Accepted Answer

A)  Radial nerve 
B)  Median nerve 
C)  Ulnar nerve 
D)  Musculocutaneous nerve 
E)  Posterior antebrachial cutaneous nerve 
A)  Radial nerve 
B)  Median nerve 
C)  Ulnar nerve 
D)  Musculocutaneous nerve 
E)  Posterior antebrachial cutaneous nerve

Question 10

Which of the following nerves controls the majority of extensor muscles?

Accepted Answer

A)  The median nerve 
B)  The axillary nerve 
C)  The ulnar nerve 
D)  The radial nerve 
E)  The subscapular nerve 
A)  The median nerve 
B)  The axillary nerve 
C)  The ulnar nerve 
D)  The radial nerve 
E)  The subscapular nerve

Question 11

What problem or condition is noted in this figure of the wrist, hand, and finger?

Accepted Answer

A)  A hamate fracture 
B)  A wrist ganglion 
C)  A dislocated lunate 
D)  Triangular fibrocartilage complex injury 
E)  Colle's fracture 
A)  A hamate fracture 
B)  A wrist ganglion 
C)  A dislocated lunate 
D)  Triangular fibrocartilage complex injury 
E)  Colle's fracture

Question 12

What will be a sign or symptom of tenosynovitis as compared to tendinitis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pain with passive stretching 
B)  Isometric exercises produce pain 
C)  Isometric exercises produce weakness 
D)  Isometric exercises produce pain and weakness 
E)  Tenderness and pain over the tendon 
A)  Pain with passive stretching 
B)  Isometric exercises produce pain 
C)  Isometric exercises produce weakness 
D)  Isometric exercises produce pain and weakness 
E)  Tenderness and pain over the tendon

Question 13

Which of the following statements is true of the middle radioulnar joint?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is an enarthrodial joint that is covered by a thin, fibrous capsule. 
B)  It is a pivot joint that moves in a ring formed by the ulna and the annular ligament. 
C)  It is held together by an oblique ligamentous cord and the interosseous membrane. 
D)  It is a pivot joint formed by the articulation of the head of the ulna with a small notch on the radius. 
E)  It is held securely by the anterior and posterior radioulnar ligaments. 
A)  It is an enarthrodial joint that is covered by a thin, fibrous capsule. 
B)  It is a pivot joint that moves in a ring formed by the ulna and the annular ligament. 
C)  It is held together by an oblique ligamentous cord and the interosseous membrane. 
D)  It is a pivot joint formed by the articulation of the head of the ulna with a small notch on the radius. 
E)  It is held securely by the anterior and posterior radioulnar ligaments.

Question 14

The figure of the wrist, hand, and fingers demonstrates which of the following conditions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Boutonniere deformity 
B)  Mallet finger 
C)  Dupuytren's contracture 
D)  Trigger finger 
E)  Gamekeepers thumb 
A)  Boutonniere deformity 
B)  Mallet finger 
C)  Dupuytren's contracture 
D)  Trigger finger 
E)  Gamekeepers thumb

Question 15

What joint classification is the first carpometacarpal joint?

Accepted Answer

A)  The saddle joint 
B)  The arthrodial joint 
C)  The ellipsoid joint 
D)  The hinge joint 
E)  The flail joint 
A)  The saddle joint 
B)  The arthrodial joint 
C)  The ellipsoid joint 
D)  The hinge joint 
E)  The flail joint

Question 16

Which of the following statements is true of the superior radioulnar joint?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a false joint that is enclosed in a thin, fibrous capsule. 
B)  It is held securely by the posterior and anterior radioulnar ligaments. 
C)  It is a gliding articulation that is separated by a fibrocartilaginous disk. 
D)  It is a pivot joint that moves in a ring formed by the ulna and the annular ligament. 
E)  It is held together by an oblique ligamentous cord and the interosseous membrane. 
A)  It is a false joint that is enclosed in a thin, fibrous capsule. 
B)  It is held securely by the posterior and anterior radioulnar ligaments. 
C)  It is a gliding articulation that is separated by a fibrocartilaginous disk. 
D)  It is a pivot joint that moves in a ring formed by the ulna and the annular ligament. 
E)  It is held together by an oblique ligamentous cord and the interosseous membrane.

Question 17

What is the only clinical prediction rule used for the hand?

Accepted Answer

A)  deQuervains for tenosynovitis 
B)  Scapholunate dislocation 
C)  Triangular fibrocartilage complex injury 
D)  Carpal tunnel syndrome 
E)  Hook of the hamate fracture 
A)  deQuervains for tenosynovitis 
B)  Scapholunate dislocation 
C)  Triangular fibrocartilage complex injury 
D)  Carpal tunnel syndrome 
E)  Hook of the hamate fracture

Question 18

Which of the following tests is used to determine the function of the radial and ulnar arteries supplying the hand?

Accepted Answer

A)  Speed's test 
B)  Yergason's test 
C)  Allen's test 
D)  Phalen's test 
E)  Neer's test 
A)  Speed's test 
B)  Yergason's test 
C)  Allen's test 
D)  Phalen's test 
E)  Neer's test

Question 19

Select the symptoms that are related to the injury of the forearm, wrist, hand, and fingers.
Forearm Contusion

Accepted Answer

A)  Pain 
B)  Ecchymosis 
C)  Hematoma 
D)  Swelling 
E)  Muscular weakness
F) Tenderness
G) Disability
H) Crepitus
I) Deformity 
A)  Pain 
B)  Ecchymosis 
C)  Hematoma 
D)  Swelling 
E)  Muscular weakness
F) Tenderness
G) Disability
H) Crepitus
I) Deformity

Question 20

Which of the following conditions will occur when a person consistently performs wrist flexion activities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tendinitis of the flexor digitorum profundus 
B)  Tendinitis of the abductor pollicis brevis 
C)  Tendinitis of the flexor carpi ulnaris 
D)  Tendinitis of the palmaris longus 
E)  Tendinitis of the flexor figitorum superficialis 
A)  Tendinitis of the flexor digitorum profundus 
B)  Tendinitis of the abductor pollicis brevis 
C)  Tendinitis of the flexor carpi ulnaris 
D)  Tendinitis of the palmaris longus 
E)  Tendinitis of the flexor figitorum superficialis

Exam 24: The Forearm, Wrist, Hand, and Fingers

Which of the following is a thenar muscle that pulls the thumb in front of the palm to meet the little finger?

If a person presents with a boutonniere deformity, what was the mechanism of injury?

What carpal bone is the most likely to dislocate?

The radiocarpal joint is a condyloid joint. What does this mean?

What rehabilitation technique is the patient doing in the two figures to address the median and radial nerve?

How many articulations does the forearm have?

If a patient is suffering from the problem noted in the figure of the hand, which nerves would be damaged?

If a patient is suffering from Bishop's hand, what nerve has been damaged?

What nerve can become compressed in the carpal tunnel?

Which of the following nerves controls the majority of extensor muscles?

What problem or condition is noted in this figure of the wrist, hand, and finger?

What will be a sign or symptom of tenosynovitis as compared to tendinitis?

Which of the following statements is true of the middle radioulnar joint?

The figure of the wrist, hand, and fingers demonstrates which of the following conditions?

What joint classification is the first carpometacarpal joint?

Which of the following statements is true of the superior radioulnar joint?

What is the only clinical prediction rule used for the hand?

Which of the following tests is used to determine the function of the radial and ulnar arteries supplying the hand?

Select the symptoms that are related to the injury of the forearm, wrist, hand, and fingers. Forearm Contusion

Which of the following conditions will occur when a person consistently performs wrist flexion activities?

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