Question | Answer |
C5 = shoulder _______________ (motion) | shoulder ABduction (arm moves away from midline) |
Shoulder ABduction is associated with what Nerve? | Axillary Nerve |
Sensory Testing for C5 is over what area? | Lateral Arm |
Sensory Testing for the Axillary Nerve is over what area? | Lateral Shoulder |
C6 = wrist ____________ (motion) | EXTENSION |
Sensory Testing for C6 is over what area? | Thumb and Index Finger (think...C6, six shooter / gun, make a gun with your thumb & 1st finger); Reflex? Brachioradialis |
Sensory Testing for the Median Nerve is over what area? | Lateral Palm (as in palmar side of hand over most of thumb, index and half of middle finger; finger tips/nail beds of index and middle finger) |
Thumb Opposition (thumb crosses to fourth or fifth finger area) is associated with what Nerve? | Median Nerve |
Sensory Testing for the Radial Nerve is over what area? | Dorsolateral hand |
The Radial Nerve innervates muscles to cause _______ ______________. | finger EXTENSION |
The Ulnar Nerve innervates muscles to cause finger ______________ | ABduction & ADDuction |
Sensory Testing for the Ulnar Nerve is over what area? | Medial hand |
C7 = Wrist ________________ (motion) | Flexion |
Sensory Testing for C7 is over what area? | Middle Finger |
C8 = Finger ________________(motion) | FLEXION |
Sensory Testing for C8 is over what area? | Ring and little finger |
L4 = foot ______ and ______ (motions) | foot DORSIflexion & ankle/foot INVERSION |
Sensory Testing for L4 is over what area? | Medial Leg/Medial Foot |
S1 = foot ______ and ______ (motions) | foot PLANTARflexion and ankle/foot EVERSION |
Sensory Testing for S1 is over what area? | lateral foot |
The Patellar Reflex involves what motions?. | Foot dorsiflexion & inversion |
The Triceps Relfex involves C____. | C7 |
The Brachioradialis Reflex involves C____. | C6 |
When you ask the patient to "press the gas pedal" (PLANTARflexion) you are testing _____ nerve root. | S1 |
The Sensory testing for the Femoral Nerve is primarily of the ______________ region. | Anterior Thigh region |
The Sensory testing for L3 is primarily of the (area on skin) | Lower Thigh region |
When you ask the patient to raise her thigh up off the seat (HIP FLEXION) you are testing ______ nerve root. | L1 |
The Sensory testing for L1 is primarily where? | Below the inguinal ligament |
The Sensory testing for the Sciatic nerve is what region on the calf? | Posterior-lateral |
What nerve is associated with Knee FLEXION? | Sciatic nerve |
The Sensory testing of the Femoral nerve is over what region? | Anterior Thigh |
When you ask the patient to "kick" their lower leg out as if to kick a ball you are testing what nerve root? | L3 |
The Sensory testing for the Femoral Nerve is primarily of the ______________ region. | Anterior Thigh region. |
The Sensory testing for L3 is primarily of the | Lower Thigh region |
The Sensory testing for the Sciatic nerve is what region on the calf? | Posterior-lateral |
When you ask the patient to move the thighs apart (Hip ABduction) you are testing L ____. | L2 |
The Sensory testing for L2 is in the region of the _____________ thigh. | medial to middle |
When you ask the patient to extend her toes (pull toes up) you are testing what nerve root? | L5 |
The Sensory testing for L5 would be in the region of the _______ leg and _____ foot. | lateral leg and dorsal foot |
When you ask the patient to extend his toes (bring them up, away from the floor) you are testing the ________________ nerve. | peroneal |
The Sensory testing for the peroneal nerve would be in the region of the ______ foot. | dorsal |
When you ask the patient to flex his toes (bend or curl down to floor) you are testing the __________________ nerve. | Tibial |
The Sensory testing for the tibial n. would be in the region of the _______ foot. | plantar |
The Sensory testing of T1 would be in the region of the ___________ _______. | medial arm |
If you ask the patient to spread their fingers and then bring them back together again you are testing ______ nerve root. | T1 |
The Sensory testing for the Obturator nerve would be in the region of the __________. | Medial thigh |
When you ask the patient to bring his thighs (hip adduction) together you are testing what nerve? | Obturator |
When you ask the patient to flex his elbow you are testing what nerve? | Musculocutaneous |
What part of the arm would you perform sensory testing of the musculocutaneous nerve? | Lateral forearm |
When you ask the patient to ABduct the shoulder(s) you are testing nerve root C___. | C5 |
Fingers spread apart and back together again...or finger ABduction/ADDuction would test nerve root _____ . | T1 |
The patient is seated and you ask her to kick her lower leg out slowly (knee extension/lower leg extension) because you want to test the nerve root L____. | L3 |
You ask the patient to pull her toes upward to the sky (toe EXTENSION) because you want to test nerve root L____. | L5 |
Upper motor neurons (UMN) are a type of _____________ neuron. | First Order |
The _____________ tract is a very important upper motor neuron tract. | Pyramidal |
Lower motor neurons, or _______ _______ _________ are cranial and spinal nerves. | second order neurons |
The cell bodies of these neurons are located in the _________, but their axons can leave the central nervous system and synapse with the muscles of the body. | brain stem |
All lower motor neurons are either __________ or _______ nerves. | spinal or cranial |
L4 sensory is over what areas? | Sensory over medial lower leg to medial heel/foot (crotch side) |
Achilles Reflex = nerve root? | S1 |