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Which of these is not a phase of ventilation? 

What type of muscle contraction is described?

While testing the integrity of the cranial nerves you request that your patient do a variety motions.  Which of these would not be an appropriate action to ask the patient to do? 

Which of these muscles is recruited as you move from deep to forced inspiration? This muscle also allows for scapular retraction, elevation and downward rotation. 

Which of the following is a true match of muscle with primary function?     

You observe a patient’s breathing as part of a respiratory assessment.  Which muscle of respiration is recruited and becomes the most active during forced expiration?

All of the following are true of the lumbar region except… 

You are palpating immediately anterior to the external auditory meatus and encounter a bony prominence that moves as you open and close your mouth.  This is the insertion of the…

Which of these are most severe, causing a stress fracture and slippage of one vertebrae anteriorly onto the vertebrae below?

You are attempting to assess the integrity of the dorsal scapular nerve.  Which of the following scapular motions would you expect to be impaired?