Thoracics - Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

Abdomen separated from thoracic cavity by ___________ Correct Answer: Diaphragm Abdominal cavity extends superiorly to ___th intercostal space Correct Answer: 4th ICS Abdominal cavity- house viscera of what? Correct Answer: -Components of GI system -Spleen -comp. of Urinary system -suprarenal glands -major neurovascular structures What is the potential space btwn abdominal wall & viscera (which are lined by peritoneum)? Correct Answer: Peritoneal Cavity Does the abdominal wall relax or c...

Supination causes radial head to move which direction - Anterior Pronation causes radial head to move which direction - Posterior Muscle to treat rib 1 - Anterior / middle scalene Muscle to treat rib 2 - Posterior scalene Muscle to treat rib 3-5 - Pectoralis minor Muscle to treat rib 6-9 - Serratus anterior Muscle to treat rib 10-11 - Latissimus dorsi Muscle to treat rib 12 - Quadratus lumborum Bones that make up pterion - Frontal, parietal, temporal, sphenoid Condylar compression affec...

towne's - Answer views foramen magnum, occiput,fleck neck and tuck shin, tube tilt is 35 caudal lateral skull - Answer skull view of sella turcica water's - Answer views frontal and maxillary sinuses, elvate chin PA caldwell - Answer views frontal,ethmoid,sphenoid sinus, frontal bone contacting bucky APLC - Answer views luschka and disc, chin slightly elevated with 15 cephalic tube tilt anterior oblique - Answer face bucky at 45 degrees posterior oblique - Answer back to buck...

NBCE Physiotherapy Exam Questions with Complete Solutions Cardiovascular Fitness - ANSWER vigorous exercise that results in 50-85% max oxygen consumption and 60 to 90 % heart rate & maintains this level for 15-20 minutes Aerobic Exercise - ANSWER cyclic movements caused by the contraction of large muscle masses relying on aerobic energy pathways Target Heart Rate Equation - ANSWER 220 beats/min - 20 (age) = 200 (estimated max. heart rate) Max heart rate - 60 (res...

Open Chain Exercise - ANSWER- Hand or foot free to move during exercise. Non weight bearing with movement occurring at elbow or knee joint. If weight applied to distal portion of the limb ex. bench press, biceps curl, leg extensions, straight leg raises Closed Chain Exercise - ANSWER- hand or foot is fixed ex. pushups, handstand pushups, pull ups, squats, lunges Lower Cross Syndrome - ANSWER- hyperlordosis = AS ilium tight erector spinae, psoas, and quads Upper Cross Syndrome - ANSWER- w...

NBCE - PART 2 – PRINCIPLES EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS cord compression AKA compressive myelopathy - Answer-severe subluxation and ligament laxity c1-c2 causes it, dentate traction causes direct mechanical irriation to cord, lateral translation can irritate cord, especially during distraction cord traction - Answer-adjust this with SOT, restores CSF flow: sphenobasilar top, sacral bottom vertebral artery insufficiency - Answer-cervical rotation causes nausea numbness nystagmus ...

OMM Review - Savarese - COMLEX Exam 2023 Which ligament runs vertically along the posterior aspect of the vertebral bodies? - ANSWER Posterior Longitudinal Ligament (Begins to narrow at lumbar region) Why is the lumbar spine more susceptible to disc herniations? - ANSWER Narrowing of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament In the thoracic and lumbar regions, the nerve root exits where in relation to the corresponding vertebrae? - ANSWER Below Where does the spinal cord usually terminate? - ANSWE...

OMM Review - Savarese – Questions & Answers ComplexExam 2023/2024 update Which ligament runs vertically along the posterior aspect of the vertebral bodies? - ANSWER Posterior Longitudinal Ligament (Begins to narrow at lumbar region) Why is the lumbar spine more susceptible to disc herniations? - ANSWER Narrowing of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament In the thoracic and lumbar regions, the nerve root exits where in relation to the corresponding vertebrae? - ANSWER Below Where ...

Static palpation CORRECT ANSWERS: Description (fixation, malposition, subluxation) Where body or spinous is stuck Motion palpation CORRECT ANSWERS: Diminished = decreased = restricted Where body or spinous cannot go Disc wedge/lateral bend listings CORRECT ANSWERS: Static: inferior or superior TP Motion: R superior TP & body or L inferior TP & body Rotation listings CORRECT ANSWERS: Static: posterior or anterior SP Motion: - PR = SP R - BL = body L Segmental contact points...

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