Deck 24: Musculoskeletal System

Question 1

Tendinitis is seen more often in the shoulder, wrist, and _____________.

A) elbow
B) knee
C) hip
D) fingers

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which one of the following imaging artifacts bends the sound beam to an oblique path?

A) Reverberation
B) Anisotropy
C) Refractile shadowing
D) Time of flight

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The easiest tendon to image in the adult shoulder is the __________________.

A) supraspinatus
B) biceps
C) infraspinatus
D) subscapularis

Answer 3

B

Question 4

A hypoechoic halo around a tendon represents which one of the following?

A) Partial tear
B) Tendonitis
C) Normal synovial sheath
D) Abnormal synovial sheath

Question 5

Which one of the following imaging artifacts depends on the angle of incidence?

A) Reverberation
B) Anisotropy
C) Shadowing
D) Mirror image

Question 6

A complete tear of a muscle with a straightforward appearance of a retracted hyperechoic muscle surrounded by a hematoma is known as the _________________ sign.

A) McBurney's
B) clapper-in-the-bell
C) gastrocnemius
D) sandwich

Question 7

The tendon responsible for dorsal and plantar flexion of the foot is the _____________ tendon.

A) biceps
B) patellar
C) Achilles
D) semimembranous

Question 8

A bursa provides which one of the following functions?

A) Fluid protection to areas that are subject to friction
B) Support to muscles
C) Support to tendons
D) Nerve bundles to the ligaments

Question 9

A Baker's cyst is an example of:

A) communicating bursa.
B) communicating tendon.
C) fatty pockets.
D) joint effusion.

Question 10

When compared with muscle, a normal nerve is ________________.

A) hyperechoic
B) isoechoic
C) hypoechoic
D) unable to be visualized on ultrasound

Question 11

Indications for wrist sonography include all of the following except:

A) pain and swelling.
B) Thompson sign.
C) trauma.
D) Tinel's sign.

Question 12

Support and strength of a joint result, in part, from which one of the following structures?

A) Muscle
B) Bursa
C) Cartilage
D) Ligament

Question 13

Important artifacts in musculoskeletal ultrasound include all of the following except:

A) reverberation.
B) refractile shadowing.
C) mirror image.
D) anisotropy.

Question 14

The crass position is used to evaluate which one of the following structures?

A) Knee
B) Wrist
C) Ankle
D) Shoulder

Question 15

Which one of the following structures is a bandlike flat tendon connecting muscle to bone?

A) Ligament
B) Aponeurosis
C) Synovial sheath
D) Pinnate

Question 16

The proximal portion of the muscle is considered the ______________.

A) insertion
B) anastomosis
C) origin
D) bifurcation

Question 17

Infringement of the median nerve in the wrist results in:

A) arthritis.
B) bursitis.
C) impingement syndrome.
D) carpal tunnel syndrome.

Question 18

Acute rotator cuff tear may be caused by all of the following except:

A) years of playing tennis.
B) biceps tendon rupture.
C) falls.
D) shoulder dislocation.

Question 19

Which one of the following types of tendinitis causes pain over the lateral wrist or thumb side of the wrist?

A) Tenosynovitis
B) de Quervain tendinitis
C) Synovial tendinitis
D) Carpal tunnel syndrome

Question 20

The Achilles tendon is at an increased risk for injury because of ________________.

A) its vulnerable location
B) no surrounding muscle
C) its limited blood supply
D) its large size

Question 21

Sonographic appearance of the normal muscle appears _________________.

A) hyperechoic
B) complex
C) homogeneous
D) heterogeneous

Question 22

Patients with carpal tunnel syndrome typically have a positive ____________ sign.

A) Phalen's
B) Homen
C) Thompson
D) Murphy

Question 23

The most common site of an Achilles tendon tear is __________________.

A) proximal
B) medial
C) lateral
D) distal

Question 24

The posterior glenoid labrum is a good landmark to help locate which one of the following structures?

A) Biceps tendon
B) Infraspinatus tendon
C) Supraspinatus tendon
D) Deltoid muscle

Question 25

The largest tendon of the body is the ___________________.

A) biceps
B) Achilles
C) supraspinatus
D) trapezius