Anatomy
The thoracic spine is composed of this number of vertebrae.
What is 12?
A group of muscles innervated by a single spinal nerve root.
What is a myotome?
A positive shoulder abduction test indicates this injury.
What is Brachial Plexus pathology?
Normal end feel of cervical flexion
What is firm/tissue stretch end feel?
Close packed position for cervical facets.
What is full extension?
The cervical segment/joint C1-C2 is named this.
What is the Atlanto-axial Joint?
Nerve root responsible for shoulder abduction.
What is C5?
What is Quadrant Position/test?
Axial load & hyper-flexion of C-spine are common mechanisms.
What is a c-spine fracture?
This cervical spine segment has the MOST amount of flexion-extension movement.
What is C5-C6?
What is the anterior longitudinal ligament?
Nerve root distribution contributing to numbness/tingling along medial elbow.
Involves running a reflex hammer/sharp object along anterior-medial shin
What is the Oppenheim test?
The amount of cervical side flexion expected in a "normal" patient.
What is 20-45 degrees?
Pathology associated with narrowing of the vertebral foramen
The proper anatomical term for "funnel chest"
What is pectus excavatum?
What is C6?
Dizziness and confusion are positive signs during this special test.
What is the Vertebral Artery Test/Cervical Quadrant?
In a patient with upper cross syndrome, the serratus anterior is typically ____. (tight or weak)
What is weak?
Which thoracic vertebrae’s spinous process is directly posterior to the vertebral body and in line with the transverse processes?
T1-3
This specific vertebral level has the greatest downward angle. (ex: C1)
What is T7?
These nerve roots combine to form the ulnar nerve.
What is C8 and T1?
Splaying of the toes/great toe extension during the Babinski test may indicate this pathology.
What is an upper motor neuron lesion?
An athlete that complains of low back pain that is worse in the morning and increases when bending over or when sitting for prolonged periods most likely has this condition.
Disc protrusion
The name for the outer portion of a vertebral disc.
What is the annulus fibrosus?