UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
The shoulder complex's main site for articulation is the... - CORRECT ANSWER - Clavicle
The usual mechanism for injury of the clavicle is... - CORRECT ANSWER - When a person
falls on their shoulder, or falls with an outstretched hand.
The usual site of clavicular fracture is... - CORRECT ANSWER - The shaft and the area near
the acromioclavicular joint
During injury, the inferior/medial movement of the lateral is caused by what? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Superior medial forces are usually applied to the clavicle during injury.
The clavicle develops via both _____ and _____ ossification which stops at approximately ___
years of age. - CORRECT ANSWER - Intramembranous and endochondral ossification, 25
years of age
The clavicle is a _____ bone, but it lacks a _____ cavity. - CORRECT ANSWER - Long,
medullary
The clavicle consists of ______ bone surrounded by a _____ bone shell. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Trabecular, cortical
The clavicle is thickest at the... - CORRECT ANSWER - centre of the shaft.
The scapular plane is... - CORRECT ANSWER - 30-45 degrees from frontal plane of the
body
, What is the consequence of the scapular plane? - CORRECT ANSWER - It points the glenoid
cavity anteriorly
The scapula is located _____ to the superior portion of the vertebral column. - CORRECT
ANSWER - lateral
The approximate vertebral level of the root of the scapular spine is... - CORRECT
ANSWER - T3
The _____ of the scapula is located at T3. - CORRECT ANSWER - Root of the spine of
scapula
The approximate vertebral level for the inferior angle is... - CORRECT ANSWER - T7
The _____ of the scapula is located at approx T7. - CORRECT ANSWER - Inferior angle
The scapula develops via ______ ossification - CORRECT ANSWER - Intramembranous
The head of the humerus is located _____, _____ and _____ to the diaphysis - CORRECT
ANSWER - Medially, superiorly and posteriorly
The subacromial space is... What muscle works in it? - CORRECT ANSWER - The area
between the head of the humerus and the coracoacromial ligament and acromioclavicular
ligament. The supraspinous muscle works in this area.
The <b>anterior sternoclavicular ligament</b> is (Capsular/Intracapsular/Extracapsular)
and restricts... - CORRECT ANSWER - Capsular; restricts anterior glide and retraction
The <b>posterior sternoclavicular ligament</b> is (capsular/intracapsular/extracapsular)
and restricts the clavicle from... - CORRECT ANSWER - Capsular; Posterior glide and
protraction