Athletic Trainer Chapter 24 SMARTBOOK || Questions & Answers (Graded A)

Athletic Trainer Chapter 24 SMARTBOOK || Questions & Answers (Graded A) True or false: The radius is considered an extension of the humerus and is thicker proximally than distally - ANSWER - False Identify the characteristics of the middle radioulnar joint - ANSWER - -It provides a surface for muscle attachment -It has openings for blood vessels at the upper and lower ends Identify the muscles of the forearm that are positioned anteriorly - ANSWER - -Pronators -Flexors The major blood supply for the muscles of the forearm stems from the _____ artery - ANSWER - brachial True or false: While observing an injured forearm, if a deformity is present, the patient is observed pronating and supinating the forearm - ANSWER - False The _____ is a bone of the forearm that is long, straight, and larger proximally than distally and may be thought of as a direct extension of the humerus - ANSWER - ulna A characteristic of the middle radioulnar joint is that it is _____ - ANSWER - the junction between the shafts of the ulna and the radius The extensors of the wrist and fingers originate on the _____ - ANSWER - external condyle of the humerus Except for the flexor carpi ulnaris and half of the flexor digitorum profundus, most of the flexor muscles of the forearm are supplied by the _____ nerve - ANSWER - median An observation technique used in the assessment of injuries to the forearm is _____ - ANSWER - inspecting for deformities and swelling visually Articulations associated with - ANSWER - Flexor retinaculum Extensor muscles associated with - ANSWER - Brachioradialis