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ANATOMY MCQs 

True or false regarding coeliac trunk

A. arises at the level of 12th thoracic vertebra

B. gives off superior mesenteric artery

C. lies behind the omental bursa

D. below it is related to the pancreas and splenic vein

E. surrounded by coeliac plexus of nerves

 

True or false regarding ulnar nerve

A. arises from lateral cord of the brachial plexus

B. supplies flexor carpi ulnaris muscle

C. supplies abductor pollicis brevis

D. supplies the 2nd lumbrical muscle

E. a lesion at the wrist joint causes more deformity than a lesion at elbow joint

 

True or false regarding inferior vena cava

A.is formed at the 5th lumber vertebral level

B.passes through the tendinous part of the diaphragm

C.passes behind the horizontal part of the duodenum

D.right testicular vein opens into it

E.has a valve at its opening in the right atrium

 

True or false regarding pectoralis major

A.supplied by the pectoral nerves

B.can abduct and laterally rotate the humerus

C.helps in climbing

D.its lower boarder forms the posterior axillary fold

E.its contraction is used in testing the mobility of a breast lump

 

True or false regarding gluteus medius

A.is supplied by the inferior gluteal nerve

B.acting from the pelvis adduct the thigh

C.arises from the outer surface of the pelvis

D.in unilateral paralysis trendelenberg sign becomes positive

E.with gluteus minimus maintain the poise and balance of the body when the foot of the opposite side is raised from the ground

 

True or false regarding the hypoglossal nerve

A.arises from the floor the 3rd ventricle

B.is the motor nerve of the tongue

C.supplies all the muscles of the tongue

D.supplies the thyrohyoid muscle

E.in unilateral paralysis protruded tongue deviates to the normal side

 

True or false regarding the root of the lung

A.lie opposite the bodies of the 5, 6 , 7 thoracic vertebrae

B.includes bronchial arteries

C.that of right lung lies behind the inferior vena cava

D.that of left lung lies behind the arch of aorta

E.vagus nerve runs anterior to it

 

True or false regarding the spleen dd>A.its long axis lies in the line of the 8th rib

B.anteriorly reaches as far as the mid-axillary line

C.its hilum is related to the tail of the pancreas

D.one or two notches are present in the posterior border

E.costodiapharmatic recess extends as far as the inferior border

 

True or false regarding the kidney dd>A. hilum of the left kidney lies just above the transpyloric plane.

B. right kidney rests on the twelfth rib

C. related posteriorly to subcostal vessels and the last thoracic, iliohypogastric and ilioinguinal nerves

D. left colic vessels are related the left kidney

E. at the hilum renal vein is anterior to the renal artery

 

True or false regarding the caecum

A. lies on the iliacus and psoas major muscles

B. lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh is anterior to it

C. entirely enveloped by the peritoneum

D. situated in the right iliac fossa above the medial half of the inguinal ligament

E. may herniate down the right inguinal canal

 

True or false regarding the appendix

A. arises from the posterolateral aspect of the caecum

B. commonly lies below the caecum

C. mesentery of the appendix contains appendicular branch of the ileocolic artery

D. lumen of the appendix is frequently completely obliterated in the elderly

E. the lumen of the appendix is relatively narrow in infants

 

True or false regarding the clavicle

A. it has a medullary cavity

B. it is a long bone

it is the most commonly fractured bone in the body

D. it develops in membrane and not in cartilage

E. it is the 1st bone to ossify in the foetus

 

True or false regarding the shoulder joint

A. Capsule extend down onto the diaphysis on the medial aspect of the neck humerus

B. Stability of the joint is related to the short muscles of the rotator cuff

C. Least commonly dislocated joint

D. the humeral head is likely to dislocate inferiorily

E. Circumflex nerve may be damaged in dislocation of the shoulder joint

 

True or false regarding the inguinal canal

A. Anteriorily over its lateral one third is related to the internal oblique muscle

B. Floor is formed by the inguinal ligament

C. The conjoint tendon forms the posterior wall of the canal medially

D. An indirect inguinal hernia passes through the internal ring

E. A direct inguinal hernia lies lateral to the inferior epigastric artery