WBR0497

Author	PageAuthor::William J Gibson
Exam Type	ExamType::USMLE Step 1
Main Category	MainCategory::Anatomy
Sub Category	SubCategory::Musculoskeletal/Rheumatology, SubCategory::General Principles
Prompt	[[Prompt::A physician-scientist presents to his primary care physician because of pain and tingling in his right hand. Over the past month, the patient has hurried to submit two R01 applications and has been working often at his keyboard. When the skin overlying the patient’s wrist is tapped lightly, the patient reports a feeling of “pins and needles”. The affected nerve traverses between the tendons of which two muscles in the carpal tunnel?]]
Answer A	AnswerA::Flexor digitorum profundus and flexor pollicus longus
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Answer B	AnswerB::Flexor digitorum profundus and flexor digitorum superficialis
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Answer C	AnswerC::Flexor digitorum superficialis and flexor pollicus longus
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Answer D	AnswerD::Opponens pollicis and flexor digitorum superficialis
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Answer E	AnswerE::Abductor pollicis brevis and oppenens pollicis
Answer E Explanation	AnswerEExp::
Right Answer	RightAnswer::B
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Approved	Approved::No
Keyword	WBRKeyword::Carpel, WBRKeyword::Carpel tunnel, WBRKeyword::Hand, WBRKeyword::Arm, WBRKeyword::Median nerve, WBRKeyword::Nerve, WBRKeyword::Palsy
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