Ortho II Lab Test 1 - Tests and Mechanisms , 1-22 UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Question: Arm Squeeze Test
Correct Answer: Squeezes the musculocutaneous, median, ulnar, and radial nerves, will reproduce
radiating pain if mechanosensitive
Question: Upper Limb Tension Test 1A
Correct Answer: extension of the elbow and wrist and hand stretches the median nerve, lateral flexion
shows it originates from the root or brachial plexus
Question: Upper Limb Tension Test 2B
Correct Answer: extension of the elbow and wrist and hand stretches median nerve, lateral flexion shows
it originates from the root or brachial plexus
Question: Upper Limb Tension Test 3C
Correct Answer: elbow extension and wrist and hand flexion with pronation compresses the deep branch
of the radial nerve in the radial tunnel, lateral flexion shows it originates from the root or the brachial plexus
Question: Upper Limb Tension Test 4D
Correct Answer: Flexion of the elbow with wrist and hand extension stretches the ulnar nerve at the
cubital tunnel, lateral flexion shows it originates from the root or brachial plexus
Question: Alar Ligament Stress Test
Correct Answer: pinching C2 SP will isolate the alar ligament, then lateral flexion and rotation tests the
integrity of the ligament
Question: Neck Tornado Test / Choi's Test
Correct Answer: applies compressive force to the IVF at all angles in a 180 degree arc
Question: Sharp-Purser Test
Correct Answer: semi-flexed neck causes spinal cord compression, the atlas and occiput have slid forward,
this pushes C1 and C0 back posteriorly where they're normally at and increases the space in the spinal canal
Question: Brudzinski's Sign
Correct Answer: flexing the neck creates tension on inflamed meninges so they flex the hips and knees to
take stretch off of them
Question: Adson's Test
Correct Answer: ipsilateral rotation activates and shortens scalenes while stretching neurovascular bundle.
Inspiration elevates the 1st rib and decreases interscalene space
Question: Wright's Hyperabduction Test
Correct Answer: part 1: narrows subcoracoid tunnel through pec minor stretch part 2: narrows
costoclavicular space
Question: Halstead Maneuver / Reverse Adson's
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Question: Arm Squeeze Test
Correct Answer: Squeezes the musculocutaneous, median, ulnar, and radial nerves, will reproduce
radiating pain if mechanosensitive
Question: Upper Limb Tension Test 1A
Correct Answer: extension of the elbow and wrist and hand stretches the median nerve, lateral flexion
shows it originates from the root or brachial plexus
Question: Upper Limb Tension Test 2B
Correct Answer: extension of the elbow and wrist and hand stretches median nerve, lateral flexion shows
it originates from the root or brachial plexus
Question: Upper Limb Tension Test 3C
Correct Answer: elbow extension and wrist and hand flexion with pronation compresses the deep branch
of the radial nerve in the radial tunnel, lateral flexion shows it originates from the root or the brachial plexus
Question: Upper Limb Tension Test 4D
Correct Answer: Flexion of the elbow with wrist and hand extension stretches the ulnar nerve at the
cubital tunnel, lateral flexion shows it originates from the root or brachial plexus
Question: Alar Ligament Stress Test
Correct Answer: pinching C2 SP will isolate the alar ligament, then lateral flexion and rotation tests the
integrity of the ligament
Question: Neck Tornado Test / Choi's Test
Correct Answer: applies compressive force to the IVF at all angles in a 180 degree arc
Question: Sharp-Purser Test
Correct Answer: semi-flexed neck causes spinal cord compression, the atlas and occiput have slid forward,
this pushes C1 and C0 back posteriorly where they're normally at and increases the space in the spinal canal
Question: Brudzinski's Sign
Correct Answer: flexing the neck creates tension on inflamed meninges so they flex the hips and knees to
take stretch off of them
Question: Adson's Test
Correct Answer: ipsilateral rotation activates and shortens scalenes while stretching neurovascular bundle.
Inspiration elevates the 1st rib and decreases interscalene space
Question: Wright's Hyperabduction Test
Correct Answer: part 1: narrows subcoracoid tunnel through pec minor stretch part 2: narrows
costoclavicular space
Question: Halstead Maneuver / Reverse Adson's
