Jump Far, your conference triple jump champion, just underwent surgery for piriformis syndrome. They are one of the unlucky ones whose sciatic nerve pierces the piriformis muscle.  Dr. Hack did a wonderful job with correcting the piriformis syndrome, however they inadvertently cut the Superior Gluteal Nerve in the process.  What problems would you expect Jump to have?   Provide 4.              A)             B)             C)             D)

 Which type of synapse is most common in the nervous system?

You just performed a Lachman’s test on an injured basketball player. They complains of pain with this test.  Explain 3 reasons why this test could be painful, even though it shouldn’t. (false +) 1.  2.    3.

One of your patients report to you that their doctor at home told them they had “sciatica”.  Explain what this means.  

Taylor, your 15 yr old soccer player, has been c/o numbness in their feet during the the past four soccer games.  They state that it gets better after the games.  After completion of a low leg evaluation, you suspect that Taylor is experiencing chronic compartment syndrome.   A. What additional history questions you would want to ask? B. Provide options to manage the Dx until the end of the season. 

Chicken breasts contain white meat and chicken thighs contain mostly dark meat. Chickens can only fly for a few seconds but can stand or walk for long periods of time.  Based upon this information what type of fibers are likely in abundance in chicken breast meat?

 Voltage-gated sodium channels have both an activation gate and a(n) ________ gate.

 The axon is connected to the cell body at the

 After extended stimulation, the recycling of neurotransmitter is unable to keep up with demand and the synapse weakens until neurotransmitter can be replenished.  This is called:

Hypokalemia is a lower than normal concentration of K+ in the blood.  This would cause: