Injuries to the Arm, Wrist, and Hand

What is the real name for tennis elbow?

• lateral epicondylitis
• plantar Tendonitis

• medial epicondylitis

• Lateral tendinitis

What is a Volkmann's contracture?

• Compression of the nerves

• compression of the muscles

• compression of the tendons

• compression of the radial artery

What is the injury that involves distal phalanx and torn extensor tendon?

• mallet finger

• gamekeepers thumb

• boutonniere deformity

• jersey finger

injury that involves sprain of the ulnar collateral ligament of the thumb.

• jersey finger

• boutonniere deformity

• mallet finger

• gamekeepers thumb

What is the injury involving tearing of a finger flexor tendon caused when the finger is caught in clothing?

• jersey finger

• boutonniere deformity

• gamekeepers thumb

• mallet finger

What is tenosynovitis?

• A type of skin rash
• A bone fracture
• A viral infection of the lungs
• Inflammation of the lining of the sheath that surrounds a tendon

What is the best treatment for a ganglion cyst?

• smash it with a large book

• pop it

• try to push it back in

• leave it alone

What three bones make up the elbow joint?

• femur, tibia, and fibula
• scapula, clavicle, and sternum
• carpals, metacarpals, and phalanges
• humerus, radius, and ulna

true or false. The radius is on the same side as the thumb.

• false
• true

What bones make up the wrist joint?

• femur, tibia, fibula
• humerus, scapula, clavicle
• metacarpals, phalanges, carpals
• radius, ulna, carpal bones