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Dermatomes/Movements

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