This is the only muscle that’s innervated by the superficial branch of the ulnar nerve
What is the Palmaris Brevis
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
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
Within a sarcomere, this band does not shorten or lengthen during muscle contraction and extension
What is the A-band?
This test is to determine whether bacteria are obligate or facultative anaerobes –
What is the Aerotolerance test
A positive Lasegue test, also known as a straight leg test, is a sign of this debilitating condition.
What is Sciatica?
This is where the ACL originates
What is the anteromedial aspect of the tibial plateau
This medication treats a condition that is triggered by exposure to anesthetics such as halogenated inhalation agents and succinylcholine
What is Dantrolene
This protein that is located on the Z line of a muscle fiber attaches to F-actin
What is alpha-actinin
The B.... Bile Esculin (BBE) agar is selective and differential for the isolation of this Gram-negative bacilli family –
What is the Bacteroides family
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)
This forms rapidly within the knee region soon after an ACL tear
What is a Hemarthrosis
All forms of Spinal muscular atrophy are associated with loss of function mutations in this gene
What is SMN1 (Survival Motor Neuron 1)
This protein regulates the reuptake of calcium into the sarcoplasmic reticulum
What is Phospholamban
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
The Rectus femoris, Vastus medialis, Vastus intermedius, and Vastus lateralis all insert at this location.
What is the Base of the patella
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
This Syndrome is associated with precocious puberty, café au lait spots, and polyostotic fibrous dysplasia
What is Mccune Albright Syndrome
The force modulated by a skeletal muscle depends on these two things –
What are Number and Frequency of motor unit contractions
This enzyme in Clostridium perfringens hydrolyzes PIP2 into second messengers DAG and IP3
What is lecinthase?
A lesion to this nerve leads to a Calcanovalgus deformity (dorsiflexed and slightly everted foot)
What is the tibial nerve
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?
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)
This intermediate protein acts as a middle man between calcium ions and myosin light chain kinase
What is calmodulin
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)