Anatomy

Question 1

Fossa pituitary gland sits in -

+ what bone it’s in

Answer 1

Sella Turcica

Sphenoid

Question 2

Histology - AP is dark/lpale staining?

PP is therefore

Answer 2

Dark

Pale

Question 3

AP - purple cells??
Pink Cells??
+ what they secrete
clear Cells??

Answer 3

Basophils - ACTH, TSH
Acidophils - GH + Prolactin
Chromophobes

Question 4

Artery supplying AP =
PP =
+ they are branches of?

Answer 4

Superior hypophysial
Inferior hypophysial
Internal Carotid

Question 5

Vein draining pituitary + to where?

Answer 5

hypophysial vein - cavernous sinus

Question 6

Thyroid gland at what vertebral level

Answer 6

C5 - T1

(between thyroid cartilage + 6th tracheal ring

Question 7

Isthmus is at what tracheal rings

Answer 7

2nd - 4th

Question 8

Superior thyroid artery comes from what artery?

Answer 8

External carotid (1st branch)

Question 9

Inferior thyroid artery comes from

Answer 9

subclavian artery

Question 10

Superior thyroid vein drains into
Middle thyroid vein drains into
Inferior thyroid vein drains into

Answer 10

Internal jugular
internal jugular
Brachiocephalic

Question 11

What lymph nodes drain thyroid gland?

Answer 11

deep cervical