MSK 4 Week 3| 155 QUESTIONS| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

What is the normal elbow angle for men and women? correct answer: -men: 11-14 degrees -women: 13-16 degrees *increase beyond normal = cubitus valgus* What is unique regarding the elbow angle for someone's dominant arm? correct answer: dominate arm may be increased by 10-15 degrees due to repetitive throwing trauma What are the 3 main flexors and 2 main extensors of the elbow? correct answer: -F: biceps brachii (long, short), brachialis, brachioradialis -E: triceps brachii (long, lateral, medial), anconeus What muscles originate at the medial epicondyle of the humerus? correct answer: -pronator teres -flexor carpi radialis -palmaris longus -flexor carpi ulnaris *PASS-FAIL-PASS-FAIL* What are the functions of the muscles that originate at the medial epicondyle of the humerus? correct answer: -finger flexion (extrinsic) -wrist flexion -pronation What muscles originate at the lateral epicondyle of the humerus? correct answer: -ECRB