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HaneySprtMedc11-2012
Question | Answer |
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What is the external rotation of the upper arm? | With upper arm at the side of the body or with the upper arm abducted to 90 degrees, thumb is rotated upwards. |
What are the four bones of the shoulder and upper arm? | Sternum, Clavicle, Scapula, and Humerus. |
What is protraction? | Movement of the shoulder blades away from each other |
What is retraction? | Movement of the should blades towards each other. |
What is elevation? | Movement of the outer tip of the shoulder downwards towards a normal posture. |
What is the difference between adduction and abduction? | Abduction- movement of arms away from body Adduction- movement of arms towards the body |
Which should bone is most commonly fractured? | Clavicle |
A shoulder is a dangerous condition that should be treated by medical personnel T/F | True |
A shoulder sprain should be treated as a ___________ until an X-ray shows otherwise | Fracture |
__________ should be the basic first aid treatment. | PRICES |
What happens to the nerves in an athlete who suffers from Brachial Plexus? | The nerves stretch |
Where is the Sternum located? | On the anterior portion of the body |
What does the Clavicle do? | It supports the shoulder complex on the front of the body |
What are the ligaments that make up the shoulder? | Sternoclavicular, Acromioclavicular, Coracoclavicular, Glenohumeral |
What are the 4 joints that make up the shoulder and upper arm? | Sternoclavicular (SC), Acromioclavicular (AC), Coracoclavicular (CC), Glenohumeral (GH) |
What floats on the back of the rib cage (also known as the thorax)? | Scapula |
What is the humerus? | The long bone of the upper arm |
What are the muscles that cross the shoulders glenohumeral joint and adds stability to the weak bony structure? | Deltoid, Pectoralis major, Biceps, Triceps, Latissimus Dorsi, and the rotator cuff muscle group |
What raises ribs for inspiration and draws the scapula forward and downward? | Pectoralis Minor |
What rotates the scapula for abduction and flexion of upper arm (protracts scapula)? | Serratus Anterior |
What muscle assists in flexion and pronation of the arm? | Coracobrachialis |
What muscles are responsible for retraction and rotation of the scapula? | Rhomboids |
What muscle assists in extension, adduction, and internal rotation of the arm? | Teres Major |
What are the muscles of the rotator cuff? | SITS: supraspinatus; Infraspinatus; terre minor; subscapularis |
What is the most common mechanism of an anterior dislocation of the glenohumoral joint? | External rotation with abduction |
An athlete tells you he had a "separated shoulder", what joint is he referring to? | acromial clavicular jt. AC jt. |