Questions and CORRECT Answers
Whiplash injuries oftenly in car crashes. The scalene mus-
What injuries are common for first rib fractures? What
cles pull on the ribs during rhythmic breathing so these
muscles pull on the ribs to cause a potential fracture?
muscles can potential pull and cause a forceful fracture.
"Flail chest" causes paradoxical breathing cause by multi-
ple fractures to rib segments. Most commonly in the tho-
racic region of ribs 5-9. During expiration and inspiration,
What sign of multiple rib fractures is seen with the chest the fractured ribs have a paradoxical breathing pattern
and breathing? and move the opposite way and cause pressure on the
lungs
CAUSES shortness of breath
Hernias (which can happen anywhere) of organs of tissue
through the abdominal wall, either anterior, laterally, or
posteriorly.
What are some examples of portrusions in the abdominal
region?
"Diastasis Recti" is the fancy term for linea alba portrusion
caused by the separation of the rectus abdominis muscle
from the linea alba tissue.
Pain is always associated with hernias, whereas linea alba
What symptoms are associated with hernias vs. "Diastasis
separation is commonly painless and just causes abnor-
Recti"
mal anatomical structure
What event usually causes the separation of the linea alba
Pregnancy
or what causes "Diastasis Recti"
A hernia in pediatric boys that indirectly or directly
What is a pediatric inguinal hernia?
portrudes into the inguinal canal/scrotum
A direct inguinal hernia is a hernia of the weak portion of
the abdominal wall that impacts the area.
What is the difference between direct and indirect in-
guinal hernia?
An indirect inguinal hernia is a hernia that protrudes into
, the inguinal canal itself
What is the anatomical triangle in this region that repre-
sents a weak portion of the abdominal wall?