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A patient is short-sitting.  The PTA palpates the inferior angle of the scapula and asks the patient to raise their arm to about 130 degree of flexion.  The patient is then asked to relax and repeat the same motion.  The PTA asks them to hold while resistance is placed at the distal humerus.  The ___ is being assessed for strength.

This ligament limits clavicular elevation:

A PTA positions a patient in supine in preparation for goniometric measurements.  When measuring internal rotation of the shoulder, the PTA should position the fulcrum:

The conoid and trapezoid ligaments make up the ___ ligament.

Trunk extension with lateral rotation facilitates scapular __________.

A patient sustained multiple injuries in a horse riding accident.  The PTA is working on regaining forearm pronation.  What nerve innervates the pronator quadratus and the pronator teres?

A PTA is to begin CKC scapular strengthening exercises with a patient in the early phase of rehab.  Which of the following would be the best option of exercise for this patient?

A patient is performing active shoulder abduction in standing.  The patient has a painful arc between 60 to 120 degrees of abduction.  Which of the following statements is true?

A patient MMT a 2+/5 of the triceps muscle.  The PT is questioning nerve damage in the UE.  The triceps is innervated by the ___ nerve.

Your are instructing your patient to perform shoulder ER in a gravity-eliminated position.  The best position to place your patient in would be: