Question 1

The most palpable shoulder girdle muscle is the trapezius muscle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following muscles is most commonly affected by scapular winging?

Accepted Answer

A)  The trapezius muscle
B)  The rhomboid muscle
C)  The serratus anterior muscle
D)  The levator scapulae muscleE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 3

Which of the following is an important application of the trapezius muscle?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is always used in preventing the glenoid fossae from being pulled down during the lifting of objects with the arms.
B)  It rotates the medial border of the scapula down and back toward the spinal column when chinning movement begins.
C)  It is always used in movements drawing the scapula forward with slight upward rotation, such as throwing a baseball.
D)  It has a significant role in protecting and stabilizing the sternoclavicular joint during upper extremity movements.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 4

Which of the following muscles is innervated by the long thoracic upward nerve (C5-C7) ?

Accepted Answer

A)  The rhomboid muscle
B)  The trapezius muscle
C)  The serratus anterior muscle
D)  The pectoralis minor muscleE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 5

Which of the following bony landmarks is located on the posterior surface of the scapula?

Accepted Answer

A)  Glenoid fossa
B)  Posterior fossa
C)  Infraspinous fossa
D)  Subscapular fossaE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 6

Which of the following applications necessarily involves the levator scapulae muscle concentrically?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stabilizing the sternoclavicular joint during upper extremity movements
B)  Preventing scapula winging
C)  Carrying objects on the tip of the shoulders
D)  Shrugging the shouldersE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Which of the following actions is performed concentrically by the serratus anterior muscle?

Accepted Answer

A)  Upward rotation
B)  Downward rotation
C)  Flexion
D)  ExtensionE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

The shoulder girdle movements primarily involve all of the following muscles except:

Accepted Answer

A)  the pectoralis major muscle.
B)  the trapezius muscle.
C)  the serratus anterior muscle.
D)  the rhomboid major and minor muscles.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 9

Which of the following actions is associated with the middle fibers of the trapezius muscle?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abduction, horizontal adduction, and flexion
B)  Internal rotation, extension, and adduction
C)  Horizontal adduction, depression, and abduction
D)  Upward rotation, adduction, and elevationE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

The levator scapulae muscle when contracting concentrically is responsible for upward rotation of the inferior angle of the scapula.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 4: The Shoulder Girdle

Which of the following actions is performed concentrically by the serratus anterior muscle?

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The most palpable shoulder girdle muscle is the trapezius muscle.

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Which of the following bony landmarks is located on the posterior surface of the scapula?

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The shoulder girdle movements primarily involve all of the following muscles except:

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Which of the following muscles is innervated by the long thoracic upward nerve (C5-C7) ?

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Which of the following muscles is most commonly affected by scapular winging?

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Which of the following actions is associated with the middle fibers of the trapezius muscle?

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Which of the following is an important application of the trapezius muscle?

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The levator scapulae muscle when contracting concentrically is responsible for upward rotation of the inferior angle of the scapula.

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Which of the following applications necessarily involves the levator scapulae muscle concentrically?

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Exam 4: The Shoulder Girdle

Which of the following actions is performed concentrically by the serratus anterior muscle?

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The most palpable shoulder girdle muscle is the trapezius muscle.

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Which of the following bony landmarks is located on the posterior surface of the scapula?

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The shoulder girdle movements primarily involve all of the following muscles except:

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Which of the following muscles is innervated by the long thoracic upward nerve (C5-C7) ?

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Which of the following muscles is most commonly affected by scapular winging?

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Which of the following actions is associated with the middle fibers of the trapezius muscle?

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Which of the following is an important application of the trapezius muscle?

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The levator scapulae muscle when contracting concentrically is responsible for upward rotation of the inferior angle of the scapula.

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Which of the following applications necessarily involves the levator scapulae muscle concentrically?

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