SHB Exam 2 Questions & Answers
Carpel Tunnel Disease:
Results from any lesion that will decrease the size of the ____________.
Possible Causes:
Fluid retention
Infection
Excessive exercise
The _________ nerve is the softest structure in the tunnel and is the most affected by an
increase in pressure.
*Note _______ Wasting - ANSWERS- Results from any lesion that will decrease the size of the
carpal tunnel.
- Median Nerve
- Thenar Wasting
Midshaft fracture of humerus: ____ nerve and ____ artery - ANSWERSRadial nerve and deep
brachial artery
Posterior Interosseous is a branch of the ________ nerve that innervates the ______ of the
______ forearm. Palsy of this nerve can cause _______. - ANSWERS- Radial Nerve
- extensors of the posterior forearm
- wrist drop
_____ nerve passes through the cubital fossa - ANSWERSmedian
The radial pulse is felt ________ to the Flexor pollicis longus - ANSWERSlateral
Carpel Tunnel Disease:
Results from any lesion that will decrease the size of the ____________.
Possible Causes:
Fluid retention
Infection
Excessive exercise
The _________ nerve is the softest structure in the tunnel and is the most affected by an
increase in pressure.
*Note _______ Wasting - ANSWERS- Results from any lesion that will decrease the size of the
carpal tunnel.
- Median Nerve
- Thenar Wasting
Midshaft fracture of humerus: ____ nerve and ____ artery - ANSWERSRadial nerve and deep
brachial artery
Posterior Interosseous is a branch of the ________ nerve that innervates the ______ of the
______ forearm. Palsy of this nerve can cause _______. - ANSWERS- Radial Nerve
- extensors of the posterior forearm
- wrist drop
_____ nerve passes through the cubital fossa - ANSWERSmedian
The radial pulse is felt ________ to the Flexor pollicis longus - ANSWERSlateral
