PRACTICE QUIZ ANSWERS - FOREARM, PALM AND JOINTS
1. __E__ Abduction
of the wrist results from the action of the
A. flexor carpi radialis
B. flexor carpi ulnaris
C. extensor carpi radialis
longus
D. brachioradialis
E. Both A and C
2.__D__ Contents of
the carpal tunnel DO NOT include
A. flexor digitorum superficialis
B. flexor digitorum profundus
C. flexor pollicis longus
D. flexor carpi ulnaris
E. median n.
3.__A__ Of the following
muscles, which would be completely paralyzed by severance of the ulnar
nerve at the elbow?
A. flexor carpi ulnaris
B. pronator teres
C. flexor pollicis longus
D. flexor digitorum superficialis
E. flexor digitorum profundus
4.__C__ The following
statements concerning the branches of the radial nerve are true EXCEPT:
A. innervates extensors of
the elbow and wrist joints.
B. is accompanied by the
profunda brachii a. in the radial (spiral) groove.
C. provides cutaneous innervation
to the medial 1/3 of the dorsum of the hand.
D. innervates the brachioradialis
muscle.
E. arises from the posterior
cord of the brachial plexus
5.__D__ The proximal
digital flexion crease of the skin serves as a landmark for the
A. metacarpophalangeal joint
B. proximal interphalangeal
joint
C. base of the proximal phalanx
D. midshaft of the proximal
phalanx
E. superficial palmar arterial
arch
6.__A__ The abductor
pollicis brevis originates from the
A. flexor retinaculum
B. ulna
C. capitate
D. lunate
E. flexor retinaculum and
trapezium
7.__C__ Muscles which
do NOT attach to the extensor expansion of digit 3 include the
A. extensor digitorum
B. lumbrical
C. palmar interosseous
D. dorsal interosseous
E. Both B and D
8.__E__ A "shoulder
separation" involves rupture of the ? ligaments
A. coracoacromial
B. coracoclavicular
C. acromioclavicular
D. coracohumeral
E. Both B and C
9.__D__ A condyloid
joint permits the following movements:
A. flexion-extension
B. rotation
C. adduction-abduction
D. Both A and C
E. A, B, and C
10.__C__ Which of
the following statements is FALSE concerning the joints of the upper extremity?
A. The humerus usually dislocates
inferiorly.
B. The capsule of the elbow
joint is weak on its anterior side.
C. The collateral ligaments
of the metacarpophalangeal joints are tense when the joint is extended.
D. The wrist joint is the
articulation of the radius, scaphoid, and lunate bones.
E. Glenohumeral ligaments
reinforce the anterior part of the capsule of the shoulder joint. |