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A football player suffers a herniated (ruptured) intervertebral disk in his neck. The disk compresses the spinal nerve exiting through the intervertebral foramen between the 4th and 5th cervical vertebrae. Which spinal nerve is affected?

AROM may vary between individuals depending upon:

Stance phase of gait is composed of all the following, EXCEPT:    

During an industrial accident, a sheet metal worker lacerates the anterior surface of his wrist at the junction of his wrist and hand. Examination reveals no loss of hand function, but the skin on the dorsum of the hand is numb. Branches of which nerve must have been severed?

What strategies might an OTR use to minimize the potential for a contracture to develop on a patient who is graded a 0 out of 5 on a manual muscle test?

In which plane and around which axis is CMC flexion of the thumb?

An OTR is testing the strength of Buddy’s glenohumeral joint (shoulder joint). Buddy is able to flex his shoulder through full ROM against gravity, can hold it, but only take slight resistance (breaks to light touch). What grade of muscle strength is this?

Which of the following acts on the mid plane of the disc and tends to cause each superior vertebra to move in relation to the inferior vertebra?

What is the inferior attachment of rectus capitis posterior major?

The deep palmar arch is primarily supplied by….