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EVOLVE HESI MEDICAL SURGICAL TEST WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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EVOLVE HESI MEDICAL SURGICAL
TEST WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS


Arm moves towards the midline (adduction)

* can also done horizontally as in when client is supine.

Describe the actions of internal rotation and external rotation of the shoulder. - Internal
rotation - palm moves toward the body.
External rotation - palm moves away from the body.

Describe the actions of protraction and retraction of the scapula. - protraction - scapular
borders moves away from the midline (the spine)
retraction




Dorsiflexors
Posterior: Plantar Flexors

Which muscles oppose each other on the later and rotary sides of the foot? - Lateral:
Tibialis
Peroneals

What is the function of Tibialis anterior? - dorsiflexing and inverting the foot.

What is the function of the peroneas muscles? - Primarily responsible for eversion of the
foot. peroneus longus and brevis plantarflex the foot, while the peroneus tertius
dorsiflexes it.

What are the opposing anteroposterior muscles of the knee? - The hamstrings,
gastrocnemius and the popliteus oppose the hamstrings.

The transverse plane divides the body into _________ and _______ segments. -
Superior and inferior segments of the body

, The Frontal plane divides the body into ____________ and ___________ segments. -
Anterior and posterior (front/back) segments.

The sagital plane divides the body into ________ and ________ segments - Left and
right segments

Medial is a directional term for: - Closest to the midline of the body.

Lateral is a directional term for: - Away from the midline of the body

Proximal/central means ________ to the trunk or midline of the body. - closer




Distal/peripheral means ________ from the trunk or midline of the body. - away

Superior is a directional term for: - above or towards the head

Inferior is a directional term for: - Below or away from the head

Anterior refers to - front of the body

Posterior refers to - back of the body

Superficial refers to - towards the surface of the skin / outer most layer

Deep refers to - inside the body (internal)

Spinal flexion moves the __________ surfaces of the body ___________ each other. -
anterior surfaces of the body towards each other.

Spinal extension moves the __________ surfaces of the body ___________ each
other. - anterior surfaces of the body away from each other.

Lateral spinal flexion moves the spine in which direction? - Side to side

Rotational movements happen around which central point? - The axis of the spine.

List the 4 actions of the neck (cervical spine) - Flexion
Extension
Lateral flexion
Rotation

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