EVOLVE HESI MEDICAL SURGICAL
TEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
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
Describe the action of shoulder flexion and extension. - Arm reaches up overhead
(vertical flexion)
Arm reaches back behind the body (vertical extension)
, Describe the actions of shoulder abduction and adduction. - Arm moves away from the
midline (abduction)
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.
TEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
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
Describe the action of shoulder flexion and extension. - Arm reaches up overhead
(vertical flexion)
Arm reaches back behind the body (vertical extension)
, Describe the actions of shoulder abduction and adduction. - Arm moves away from the
midline (abduction)
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.
