A 35-year-old man suffers an open fracture of his forearm. The nerve that innervates the pronator quadratus muscle is damaged as a consequence of this injury.Which of the following nerves has been damaged in this case? Select ONE answer only.
A patient has suffered a nerve injury that has caused weakness of the pectoralis minor muscle.Pectoralis minor receives its innervation from which of the following nerves? Select ONE answer only.
A patent has weakness of humeral flexion and extension. A CT scan reveals that he has suffered damage to the nerve that innervates pectoralis major.Pectoralis major receives its innervation from which of the following nerves? Select ONE answer only.
A 24-year-old waiter cuts his hand on a dropped plate that smashed and damages the nerve that innervates opponens digiti minimi.The opponens digiti minimi muscle is innervated by which of the following nerves? Select ONE answer only.
A patient presents with a laceration on his hand and wrist that has cut the nerve that innervates opponens pollicis.The opponens pollicis muscle is innervated by which of the following nerves? Select ONE answer only.
You assess a patient that has suffered a nerve injury that has paralysed her left latissimus dorsi muscle.Latissimus dorsi receives its innervation from which of the following nerves? Select ONE answer only.
You are reviewing a patient following a fall from a horse. You suspect they may have an Erb’s palsy as a result of a brachial plexus injury. Regarding Erb’s palsy, which one of the following statements is CORRECT:
A patient presents to ED complaining of pins and needles over the lateral three and a half digits. You suspect carpal tunnel syndrome. Which of the following clinical features would you most expect to see on examination:
A patient presents with pain in the wrist and a tingling in the hand. On examination Tinel’s test is positive and you diagnose carpal tunnel syndrome. Regarding the carpal tunnel, which of the following statements is INCORRECT:
A patient sustains an injury to the proximal median nerve after falling through a glass door. Which of the following muscles would you not expect to be affected: