General
What muscle inserts on the radial tuberosity?
Biceps brachii
The opponens pollicis is an ____________ hand muscle.
Intrinsic
What muscle plays a large role in moving both shoulder flexion and elbow flexion?
Biceps brachii
What muscle would you expect to be weak in someone with foot drop? [weakness in dorsiflexors]
Anterior tibialis
Tibia, fibula, and talus
Capitulum
The opponens digiti minimi moves what finger and how?
Opposes the 5th digit
During supination of the forearm, the _______ rotates around the _________. [hint: bones]
Radius rotates around the ulna
The medial meniscus attaches to the....
Fibula
What is the inverted triangular space that forms the transition between the arm and the forearm?
Cubital fossa
Lumbrical contraction results in what movement.....
Flexion of the MCPs
Which joint moves the most during wrist flexion and extension?
Radiocarpal joint
Muscles that cross two joints can have an effect on both joints. Which of the following muscles is a two joint muscle that extends the knee and flexes the hip?
Rectus femoris
The bone prominence we think of as the "elbow head" is called...
Olecranon process
While exercising, Susie sustained injury to her psoas muscle. Clinically, you would expect to find pain and weakness during which hip movement?
hip flexion
Radial nerve
Threading a needle and sewing on a button requires what kind of grip....
Precision grip
The soleus muscle is a prime mover of:
Ankle plantarflexion
Where do the 2 sides of the pelvis attach to the spine?
The sacrum
You notice that you have been having problems standing on tiptoes to reach things from the top shelf of your kitchen cabinet. What is the medical name for this movement and which muscles are responsible?
ankle plantarflexion/ gastroc-soleus
Your new client with a "hand problem" has difficulty adducting his fingers and keeping them together. This indicates a weakness in the
palmar interossei muscles.
The strength of the finger flexors for grasp is greatest with the wrist positioned in
Name 3 muscles located in anterior compartment of the leg.
Tibialis anterior, extensor hallucis longus, extensor digitorum longus, fibularis tertius
The articulation between the head of the metacarpals and the base of the proximal phalanges is called....
MCP