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MCQ on Back of Body and Scapular Region



1.
The patient was unable to retract his scapula because of paralysis of the trapezius and
2.
The deltoid muscle is
3.
The muscles of the rotator cuff of the shoulder joint :
4.
The lateral cord of the brachial plexus
5.
Following a gunshot wound to the shoulder, a patient is unable to abduct the arm between 0 and 15 degrees, with reduced lateral rotation of the humerus. What nerve is probably injured?
6.
The rotator cuff is composed of all of the following muscles except:
7.
Several deficits in muscle function of the right upper limb were noted, including inability to abduct the arm. This was caused by denervation of which muscle?
8.
After initial examination, a patient is sent to radiology. Radiographs reveal that the portion of the scapula forming the tip or point of the shoulder has been fractured. This bone is the
9.
A person riding a mountain bike on a rustic trail hits a rut, the fork of the bike breaks and the person is thrown into a tree, severely fracturing the upper end of his humerus. During the repair the surgeon ties off the artery traveling through the quadrangular space to stop the hemorrhage. Which artery did he ligate?
10.
while undergoing physical therapy because of his shoulder injury, he comments that it is very painful when his forearm is brought across his chest (medial or internal rotation of the humerus). You deduce that the pain is due to stretching of the lateral (external) rotators of the shoulder. Which muscle was most likely the source of his pain?
11.
During a strenuous game of tennis a 55 year old woman complained of severe shoulder pain that forced her to quit the game. During physical examination it was found that she could not initiate abduction of her arm, but if her arm was elevated to 45 degrees from the vertical (at her side) position, she had no trouble fully abducting it. Injury to which muscle was responsible?
12.
In old age, the supraspinatus tendon is sometimes ruptured where it blends with the capsule of the shoulder joint. Following this kind of injury one might expect
13.
An elderly man complained of pain in his shoulder when he brought his forearm and hand behind his back while dressing. It was determined that the pain was caused by stretching of the lateral rotators of his arm during this motion. Which muscle was most likely involved?
14.
Which muscle is the strongest medial rotator of the arm?
15.
In a case of Erb's palsy, where roots C5 and C6 of the brachial plexus are avulsed (torn out) which muscle is paralyzed?
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