Your Patient Had Trauma to the Ulnar Nerve and Cannot

question 16

Multiple Choice

Your patient had trauma to the ulnar nerve and cannot actively abduct and adduct her fingers.You note weakness of which of the following muscles as a result of this?

• A) Lumbricales three and four
• B) Opponens digiti minimi
• C) Dorsal and palmar interossei
• D) Flexor digiti minimi

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Definitions:

Brain Tumor

An abnormal growth of cells within the brain or the central spinal canal, which can be benign (non-cancerous) or malignant (cancerous).

Occipital Lobe

The occipital lobe is the region of the brain located at the back of the head, responsible for processing visual information.

Cerebral Cortex

The external surface of the cerebrum within the brain, crucial for functions such as memory, attention, perception, awareness, thinking, language, and consciousness.

Corpus Callosum

The large band of neural fibers connecting the two brain hemispheres and carrying messages between them.