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Testing Your Comprehension
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- Radical mastectomy, once a common treatment
for breast cancer, involved removal of the pectoralis major along with the
breast. What functional impairments would result from this? What synergists
could a physical therapist train a patient to use to recover some lost function?
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- Removal of cancerous lymph nodes from
the neck sometimes requires removal of the sternocleidomastoid on that side.
How would this affect a patient’s range of head movement?
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- In a disease called tick paralysis, the
saliva from a tick bite paralyzes skeletal muscles beginning with the lower
limbs and progressing superiorly. What would be the most urgent threat to
the life of a tick paralysis patient?
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- Women who habitually wear high heels may
suffer painful "high heel syndrome" when they go barefoot or wear
flat shoes. What muscle(s) and tendon(s) are involved? Explain.
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- A student moving out of a dormitory kneels
down, in correct fashion, to lift a heavy box of books. What prime movers
are involved as he straightens his legs to lift the box?
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