Anatomy (Textbook) MCQs Flashcards
The birth canal is innervated by the:
a) pudendal nerve
b) femoral nerve
c) obturator nerve
d) ilioinguinal nerve
e) genitofemoral nerve.
a) pudendal nerve
d) ilioinguinal nerve
e) genitofemoral nerve.
Laryngeal motor innervation is from the following:
a) glossopharyngeal nerve
b) internal laryngeal nerve
c) recurrent laryngeal nerve
d) iliohypoglossal nerve
e) superior laryngeal nerve.
c) recurrent laryngeal nerve
e) superior laryngeal nerve.
In a 2-year-old child:
a) the narrowest point of the trachea is the cricoid ring
b) fluid requirements are 100mL/kg per day
c) blood volume is 50mL/kg
d) chest wall compliance is decreased compared to the adult
e) there is increased platelet function.
a) the narrowest point of the trachea is the cricoid ring
b) fluid requirements are 100mL/kg per day
The right lung has:
a) one fissure
b) no Sibson’s fascia
c) a direct relationship to the azygos vein
d) two pulmonary veins
e) seven bronchopulmonary segments.
c) a direct relationship to the azygos vein
d) two pulmonary veins
The following are intimately related to the neck of a femoral hernia:
a) pubic tubercle
b) inguinal ligament
c) inferior epigastric artery
d) femoral vein
e) femoral artery.
a) pubic tubercle
b) inguinal ligament
d) femoral vein
The coeliac plexus is related:
a) anteriorly to the crura of the diaphragm
b) anteriorly to the inferior vena cava
c) anteriorly to the aorta
d) to the L3 vertebra
e) posteriorly to the pancreas
a) anteriorly to the crura of the diaphragm
c) anteriorly to the aorta
e) posteriorly to the pancreas
For amputation at mid-thigh the following nerves must be blocked:
a) obturator
b) femoral
c) sciatic
d) genitofemoral
e) lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh.
a) obturator
b) femoral
c) sciatic
e) lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh.
The recurrent laryngeal nerve supplies:
a) sensation below the cords
b) the intrinsic muscles of the pharynx
c) the cricothyroid muscle
d) the inferior constrictor
e) the epiglottis.
a) sensation below the cords
The following cross the 1st rib:
a) the vagus nerve
b) the subclavian artery
c) the supratentorial membrane
d) the T1 nerve root
e) the sympathetic chain.
b) the subclavian artery
d) the T1 nerve root
Concerning the cervical sympathetic chain:
a) it terminates as a plexus around the internal carotid artery
b) the cervical cord gives grey rami to the cervical chain which relays and distributes with the cervical nerves
c) the middle cervical ganglion is a constant feature
d) the inferior cervical and the first thoracic ganglia may fuse
e) it is the site of relay for post-ganglionic fibres to the upper limb
a) it terminates as a plexus around the internal carotid artery
b) the cervical cord gives grey rami to the cervical chain which relays and distributes with the cervical nerves
d) the inferior cervical and the first thoracic ganglia may fuse
e) it is the site of relay for post-ganglionic fibres to the upper limb
Concerning the femoral nerve:
a) it arises from the L2, L3 and L4 spinal segments
b) it lies lateral to the femoral artery at the inguinal ligament
c) it supplies the lateral aspect of the thigh
d) total block allows arthroscopy of the knee to be performed
e) block relieves pain from a fractured femur
a) it arises from the L2, L3 and L4 spinal segments
b) it lies lateral to the femoral artery at the inguinal ligament
e) block relieves pain from a fractured femur
The right main bronchus:
a) has the pulmonary artery as a superior relation
b) is 5cm long
c) is superior to the azygos vein
d) gives off the middle lobar bronchus which divides into superior and
inferior branches
e) bifurcates with upper and lower branches.
e) bifurcates with upper and lower branches.
The trachea:
a) is 1.5–2cm in diameter
b) begins at C4 and ends at T6
c) is supplied entirely by the bronchial arteries
d) is lined by transitional epithelium
e) is narrowest at the level of the cricoid in a child
a) is 1.5–2cm in diameter
e) is narrowest at the level of the cricoid in a child
The parietal pleura at the lung apex:
a) is attached to the medial one-third of clavicle
b) rises 2.5cm above the neck of the 1st rib
c) is grooved by the subclavian vein
d) is closely related to the phrenic nerve
e) is attached to the transverse process of C7.
a) is attached to the medial one-third of clavicle
c) is grooved by the subclavian vein
d) is closely related to the phrenic nerve
