Anatomy Lectures
ACL
Dr. Roe Things
Muscle Contraction
Microbiology
100

This is the only muscle that’s innervated by the superficial branch of the ulnar nerve

What is the Palmaris Brevis

100

The description of this functional test is “At approximately 30 degrees of flexion, the displaced tibial plateau will suddenly reduce in a dramatic fashion”

What is the Pivot Shift Test

100

This disease that shares its incredible name with a classmate of yours, is the milder disease that allows the dystrophin gene to maintain partial function

Becker’s Muscular Dystrophy

100

Within a sarcomere, this band does not shorten or lengthen during muscle contraction and extension

What is the A-band?

100

This test is to determine whether bacteria are obligate or facultative anaerobes –

What is the Aerotolerance test

200

A positive Lasegue test, also known as a straight leg test, is a sign of this debilitating condition.

What is Sciatica?

200

This is where the ACL originates

What is the anteromedial aspect of the tibial plateau

200

This medication treats a condition that is triggered by exposure to anesthetics such as halogenated inhalation agents and succinylcholine

What is Dantrolene

200

This protein that is located on the Z line of a muscle fiber attaches to F-actin

What is alpha-actinin

200

The B.... Bile Esculin (BBE) agar is selective and differential for the isolation of this Gram-negative bacilli family –

What is the Bacteroides family

300

This condition affects about 20% of jumping athletes and causes pain located in the inferior patella area, just below the knee cap

What is Patellar Tendonitis (Jumper’s Knee)

300

This forms rapidly within the knee region soon after an ACL tear

What is a Hemarthrosis

300

All forms of Spinal muscular atrophy are associated with loss of function mutations in this gene

What is SMN1 (Survival Motor Neuron 1)

300

This protein regulates the reuptake of calcium into the sarcoplasmic reticulum

What is Phospholamban

300

This bug is a small, motile, spore-forming bacillus that looks like “tennis rackets” on a Gram stain due to terminal spores –

What is C. tetani

400

The Rectus femoris, Vastus medialis, Vastus intermedius, and Vastus lateralis all insert at this location.

What is the Base of the patella

400

When performing knee extensions while rehabbing an ACL injury, this angle range (in degrees) should be avoided

What are the last 45 degrees until fully extended

400

This Syndrome is associated with precocious puberty, café au lait spots, and polyostotic fibrous dysplasia

What is Mccune Albright Syndrome

400

The force modulated by a skeletal muscle depends on these two things –

What are Number and Frequency of motor unit contractions

400

This enzyme in Clostridium perfringens hydrolyzes PIP2 into second messengers DAG and IP3

What is lecinthase?

500

A lesion to this nerve leads to a Calcanovalgus deformity (dorsiflexed and slightly everted foot)

What is the tibial nerve

500

If this type of fracture is found on X-Ray, it is 99.9% likely that the ACL is torn.

What is a Segond Fracture?

500

This chromosomal translocation creates a fusion gene that induces a malignancy with an onion-skin periosteal reaction

What is a 11;22 Translocation (EWS/FLI1)

500

This intermediate protein acts as a middle man between calcium ions and myosin light chain kinase

What is calmodulin

500

This toxin is a cholesterol-dependent autolysin that undergoes complete hemolysis when plated on blood agar in an anaerobic environment

What is Theta toxin (Clostridium perfringens)

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