You are assisting in the emergency room when the attending physician examines a patient after an elbow injury. The physician holds the proximal interphalangeal joint of the little finger and asks the patient to flex the distal phalanx. T

This procedure tests the functionality of what nerve?
A) radial
B) ulnar
C) median
D) posterior interosseous
E) anterior interosseous


Ans: B

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