Axial
A clinician palpates the prominent spinous process at the base of a patient's neck before inserting a central line.
Which vertebra is being palpated?
C7 (Vertebra prominens)
A rugby player fractures his collarbone after falling on his shoulder.
Which bone and portion has most likely been fractured?
Middle Clavicle
hallux or digiti minimi: which has only 2 phalanges
hallux (big toe)
Who done run over by a tuktuk?
Janani!!
Lawrence!!
A patient is unable to rotate their head from side to side after sustaining trauma to the upper cervical spine.
Which specialised vertebra is MOST likely injured?
C2 (axis)
What connects to the medial epicondyle and lateral epicondyle on humerus ?
Medial epicondyle - anterior forearm muscles connect (Flexors)
Lateral epicondyle - posterior forearm muscles connect (Extensors)
What movement does the iliofemoral ligament resist?
hip extension
Who has trauma with gum tree
Negin!!
Who's girlfriend is far far away right now
Adi!!
A trauma patient sustains a cervical spine injury. Imaging reveals damage to the vertebra that has no vertebral body and articulates directly with the occipital condyles.
Which vertebra has been injured?
Atlas (C1)
A patient has lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) due to repetitive backhand strokes.
What movement would be most painful. Why?
The posterior forearm extensor muscles (extension)
What ligaments surrounds head of radius like a ring?
Annular ligament
Who has been arrested before
Milan!!
A patient has reduced thoracic spinal mobility following multiple vertebral fractures.
Which anatomical feature of thoracic vertebrae contributes MOST to this reduced range of motion?
Long inferiorly sloping spinous processes
Name the carpal bones:
- proximal lateral
- proximal medial
- articulates with thumb
- articulates with radius
- articulates with ulna
Proximal Row (from lateral to medial): Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetrum, and Pisiform
Distal Row (from lateral to medial): Trapezium, Trapezoid, Capitate, and Hamate
articulates with thumb - trapezium
radius - scaphoid/ lunate
trick question - no bones articulate with ulna
A patient undergoes a valgus stress test (anime girl legs)
Which ligament is being assessed? is this ligament intracapsular or extracapsular
damage to MCL (medial tibial collateral ligament)
extra-capsular ligament
Who has done surgery on sheep?
Neha!!!
A neurosurgeon plans a posterior approach to the cranial cavity and uses the asterion as an anatomical landmark.
Which bones meet at the asterion?
A 23-year-old quarterback lands her shoulder during a tackle. Imaging demonstrates some remaining contact between the articular surfaces.
Classify injury
Most likely direction of injury?
Mechanism of action
One stabilising structure likely damaged.
One nerve at risk.
a)Anterior glenohumeral subluxation
b)Anteriorinferior
c)Forced abduction with external rotation
d)Glenoid labrum (Bankart lesion) or inferior glenohumeral ligament
e) Axillary nerve
A patient has a subpubic angle of 65°.
How might this affect labour?
It may complicate or obstruct vaginal delivery because the pelvic outlet is narrower.
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