Match the action described with the muscle given below: extends and medially rotates the humerus
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Serratus posterior superior
Pectoralis major
Pectoralis minor
Latissimus dorsi
Rhomboids
Question 2
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Three weeks after a shoulder joint dislocation the following symptoms were observed: weakness in abduction of the arm and loss of the normal rounded contour of the shoulder. The most likely diagnosis is a lesion of the
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axillary nerve
lower subscapular nerves
musculocutaneous nerve
suprascapular nerve
Question 3
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Of the muscles that act on the shoulder joint, the one that is usually considered to initiate abduction of the arm is the
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pectoralis major
deltoid
supraspinatus
infraspinatus
Question 4
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The three muscles attached to the coracoid process of the scapula are the
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pectoralis major, long head of the biceps brachii and coracobrachialis
pectoralis minor, short head of the biceps brachii and coracobrachialis
teres minor, supraspinatus and latissimus dorsi
pectoralis minor, long head of the biceps brachii and coracobrachialis
Question 5
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Collateral circulation around the shoulder joint would involve all of the following EXCEPT
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lateral thoracic artery
circumflex scapular artery
dorsal scapular artery
suprascapular artery
Question 6
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All of these muscles will rotate the arm medially EXCEPT the
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infraspinatus
latissimus dorsi
pectoralis major
subscapularis
Question 7
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Which of the following groups of muscles are attached to the greater tubercle of the humerus?
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supraspinatus, infraspinatus, subscapularis
teres major, teres minor and pectoralis minor
supraspinatus, teres minor and infraspinatus
infraspinatus, subscapularis and teres major
Question 8
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One of the following muscles arises from the infra glenoid tubercle of the scapula
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coracobrachialis
long head of biceps
long head of triceps
pectoralis minor
Question 9
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One of the following muscles is NOT a rotator cuff muscle