A Patient Is Holding a Piece of Elastic Tubing with Both

question 35

Multiple Choice

A patient is holding a piece of elastic tubing with both hands in front of the body.Both elbows are flexed to 90°, and both upper arms are held gently against the sides of the patient's chest.Instruct the patient to internally and externally rotate both shoulders simultaneously in this position.This activity strengthens the:

• A)Internal rotators concentrically and eccentrically.
• B)External rotators concentrically and the internal rotators eccentrically.
• C)Internal rotators concentrically and the external rotators eccentrically.
• D)External rotators concentrically and eccentrically.

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Definitions:

Optic Chiasma

The Optic Chiasma is the X-shaped structure formed at the point where the optic nerves cross over each other, located at the base of the brain.

Optic Nerves

The pair of cranial nerves transmitting visual information from the retina to the brain.

Posteriorly

Relating to or located toward the back or rear of an organism or structure.

Cranial Nerves

Twelve pairs of nerves that arise directly from the brain, not from the spinal cord, and pass through various foramina in the skull to innervate structures in the head, neck, and some other areas.