Using the AC joint during an assessment would give an indication of ______ symmetry.

1. A. ankle
2. B. hip
3. C. shoulder
4. D. head

Correct Answer: C
The AC joint is the acromioclavicular joint located at the junction of the acromion process and the clavicle. The AC joint is assessed to indicate the symmetry of the shoulder.

A postural assessment may be performed while a client is at rest in a supine position.

1. A. TRUE
2. B. FALSE

Correct Answer: B
A postural assessment can be performed while the client is standing to observe how they hold themselves upright in relation to gravitational forces or while laying
down in a supine/prone position to determine any asymmetries.

Which two tendons comprise the anatomical snuff box?

1. A. Extensor pollicus lonqus and extensor pollicus brevis
2. B. Extensor carpi ulnaris and flexor digitorum lonqus
3. C. Extensor diqiti minimi and flexor carpia radial
4. D. Extensor digitorum and extensor retinaculum

Correct Answer: A
The term anatomical snuff box or rather, ??snuff box?? was coined by using the space between the tendons of the extensor pollicus longus and the extensor pollicus brevis (and the abductor pollicus longus) as a place to hold snuff tobacco.

What does a ??sulcus?? refer to in the human body?

1. A. Protuberance
2. B. Bony landmark
3. C. Attachment site
4. D. Furrow

Correct Answer: D
A sulcus is the anatomical term for a furrow, fissure, crevice or a groove in the human body. Two examples are the central sulcus of the cerebellum which divides the frontal and parietal lobes, and the radial sulcus along the lateral border of the humerus which houses the radial nerve and the deep brachial artery.

Which of the four quad muscles is the largest in size?

1. A. Rectus femoris
2. B. Vastus lateralis
3. C. Vastus intermedius
4. D. Vast medialis

Correct Answer: B
The vastus lateralis is the largest quadriceps muscle with its origin starting superiorly to the intertrochanteric line and inserting into the lateral border of the patella.