Chapter 7

1. Each finger has three interphalangeal joints while the thumb is has only two.
Ans: False

2. Motions of the wrist joint include flexion, extension, abduction and adduction.
Ans: True

3. Motions of the finger metacarpophalangeal joints include flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction.
Ans: True

4. Radial flexion is movement of thumb side of hand toward medial aspect or radial side of forearm.
Ans: False

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17. The ulnar nerve branching from C8 and T1 provides sensation to the ulnar side of hand, the ulnar one-half of
ring finger, and the entire little finger.
Ans: True

18. The extensor carpi radialis longus muscle can perform weak extension of the elbow when contracting
concentrically.
Ans: False

19. The flexor digitorum superficialis performs its action in the frontal plane.
Ans: False

20. The flexor pollicis longus may be palpated on the posterior surface of the thumb.
Ans: False

21. The interphalangeal joints may be actively flexed to a greater degree with the wrist in slight extension as
opposed to full flexion.
Ans: True

22. Normally, the wrist has more adduction range of motion than abduction range of motion.
Ans: True

23. The extensor carpi ulnaris and flexor carpi ulnaris are the prime movers in ulnar deviation.
Ans: True

24. Hitting the funny bone is actually a contusion to the humeral nerve.
Ans: False

25. The only muscle involved in extending all of the metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joints of the four
fingers is the extensor digitorum.
Ans: True

26. Which of the following statements is not true regarding the wrist and hand joints?
a. forms 16 phalanges
b. composed of 29 bones
c. contain more than 25 joints
d. composed of more than 30 muscles
Ans: a

27. Which of the following is the origin of the flexor carpi radialis?
a. proximal 3/4ths of the anterior and medial ulna
b. middle anterior surface of the radius
c. posterior aspect of the proximal ulna
d. medial epicondyle of the humerus
Ans: d

28. Which of the following is the origin of the palmaris longus?

a. proximal 3/4ths of the anterior and medial ulna
b. middle anterior surface of the radius
c. posterior aspect of the proximal ulna
d. medial epicondyle of the humerus
Ans: d

29. Which of the following is the origin of the flexor digitorum profundus?
a. proximal 3/4ths of the anterior and medial ulna
b. middle anterior surface of the radius
c. posterior aspect of the proximal ulna
d. medial epicondyle of the humerus
Ans: a

30. Which of the following is the origin of the flexor pollicis longus?
a. proximal 3/4ths of the anterior and medial ulna
b. middle anterior surface of the radius
c. posterior aspect of the proximal ulna
d. medial epicondyle of the humerus
Ans: b

31. Which of the following is the insertion of the extensor carpi ulnaris?
a. base of 5th metacarpal
b. base of distal phalanges
c. base of 3rd metacarpal
d. base of 2nd metacarpal
Ans: a

32. Which of the following is the insertion of the extensor carpi radialis brevis?
a. base of 5th metacarpal
b. base of distal phalanges
c. base of 3rd metacarpal
d. base of 2nd metacarpal
Ans: c

33. Which of the following is the insertion of the extensor carpi radialis longus?
a. base of 5th metacarpal
b. base of distal phalanges
c. base of 3rd metacarpal
d. base of 2nd metacarpal
Ans: d

34. Which of the following is the insertion of the flexor digitorum profundus?
a. base of 5th metacarpal
b. base of distal phalanxes of the four fingers
c. base of 3rd metacarpal
d. base of 2nd metacarpal
Ans: b

35. Which of the following muscles performs adduction of the wrist?

a. palmaris longus
b. flexor carpi ulnaris
c. flexor pollicis longus
d. extensor carpi radialis longus
Ans: b

36. Which of the following muscles performs abduction of the wrist?

a. palmaris longus
b. flexor carpi ulnaris
c. extensor digitorum
d. extensor carpi radialis longus
Ans: d

37. Which of the following muscles performs flexion of the thumb?

a. palmaris longus
b. flexor carpi ulnaris
c. flexor pollicis longus
d. extensor carpi radialis longus
Ans: c

38. Which of these muscles may be palpated just proximal to the dorsal aspect of the wrist?
a. palmaris longus
b. flexor carpi ulnaris
c. flexor pollicis longus
d. extensor carpi radialis longus
Ans: d

39. Which of the following muscles has its origin on the lateral epicondyle of the humerus?
a. extensor indicis
b. extensor pollicis longus
c. extensor digitorum
d. abductor pollicis longus
Ans: c

40. Which of the following muscles has its insertion on the four tendons to the bases of middle and distal phalanxes
of the four fingers on the dorsal surface of the hand?
a. extensor indicis
b. extensor pollicis longus
c. extensor digitorum
d. abductor pollicis longus
Ans: c

41. Which of the following muscles performs extension of the index finger?
a. extensor indicis
b. extensor pollicis longus
c. extensor digiti minimi
d. abductor pollicis longus
Ans: a

42. Which of the following muscles does not perform wrist extension?
a. extensor indicis
b. extensor pollicis longus
c. extensor digitorum
d. abductor pollicis longus
Ans: d

43. Which of the following muscles performs abduction of the thumb?

a. extensor indicis
b. extensor pollicis longus
c. extensor digitorum
d. abductor pollicis longus
Ans: d

44. Which of the following muscles performs an action in the frontal plane?
a. extensor indicis
b. extensor pollicis longus
c. extensor digitorum
d. abductor pollicis longus
Ans: d

45. Which of the following muscles may not be palpated on the dorsal aspect of the hand?
a. extensor indicis
b. extensor pollicis longus
c. extensor digitorum
d. abductor pollicis longus
Ans: d

46. The wrist joint moves through the ____ plane about the _____ axis with ulnar and deviation.
a. transverse, longitudinal
b. frontal, sagittal
c. sagittal, coronal
d. frontal, frontal
Ans: b

47. The 3rd metacapophalangeal joint moves in which of the following planes?
a. frontal, sagittal
b. transverse, longitudinal
c. sagittal, transverse
d. frontal, transverse
Ans: a

48. Proximal interphalangeal joint motion occurs about the ___ axis.
a. transverse
b. longitudinal
c. sagittal
d. frontal
Ans: d

49. In order to obtain the greatest amount of active wrist extension you should place the fingers in ____.
a. full active extension
b. relaxed flexion
c. tight adduction
d. relaxed abduction
Ans: b

50. Which of the following muscles flexes the distal interphalangeal joints of the fingers?
a. flexor digitorum profundus
b. flexor pollicis longus
c. flexor digitorum superficialis
d. flexor digitorum communis
Ans: a