Fill in the blank questions (UNIT II) Flashcards
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The cardiac plexus, positioned between the bifurcation of the trachea and the ______________, receives axons from the cardiac and vagus nerves.
arch of the aorta
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The testicular, cremasteric and deferent arteries are all located within the ________________.
spermatic cord
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An important portal-systemic (caval) shunt occurs at the distal end of the rectum where tributaries of the __________ vein anastomosis with tributaries of the middle (and inferior) rectal vein.
superior rectal
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The lymphatics of the testes drain directly into the ___________ nodes.
lateral aortic
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At the level of the hilus of the left lung, the ________________ is positioned posterior to the primary bronchus.
Descending aorta
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With hemiparalysis of the diaphragm, the involved side _______________ during deep inspiration.
ascends
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The ______________ (thoracic space) extends from the thoracic inlet to a plane extending from the inferior border of vertebra T4 to the sternal angle.
superior mediastinum
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The _____________ artery passes posterior to the duodenum prior to branching into the right gastroepiplolic and superior pancreaticoduodenal arteries.
gastroduodenal
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The __________ fascia is continuous with the fascia of the external oblique muscle.
External spermatic
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The ________ muscles attaches in part to the tendinous arch, a thickening of the fascia of the obutrator internus muscle.
levator ani
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At the ________, the floor of the inguinal canal is formed by the lacunar ligament.
superficial ring
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The ___________________ ligament is a peritoneal fold surrounding the inferior epigastric artery.
lateral umbilical
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The ____________ connect the rete testis with the head of the epididymis.
efferent ductules
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In fetal life, the ____________ shunts the placental blood from the umbilical vein to the inferior vena cava.
ductus venosus
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The superior epigastric artery is one of the terminal branches of the ____________ artery.
Internal thoracic
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The proper hepatic artery, ______________ and ___________ vein are all suspending within the hepatoduodenal ligament.
common bile duct and hepatic portal vein
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The external anal sphincter is innervated in part by the inferior rectal nerve, a branch of the ____________ nerve.
pudendal
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The thoracic duct begins at the cisterna chyli and empties into the venous system at the junction of the _________ and ________ veins.
left subclavian, internal jugular
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In the female, the superficial transverse perineus muscle extends from the ischial tuberosity to the ____________.
perineal body (central tendon)
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During an episiotomy it may be necessary to block multiple nerves because the female perineum receives its sensory innervation from branches of the genitofemoral, ilioinguinal, ______________ and posterior femoral cutaneous nerves.
pudendal
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The convex surface of the spleen is in contact with the _______________ covering the interior surface of the diaphragm.
peritoneum
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The _________ of the penis receives its sensory innervation from the dorsal nerve of the penis, one of the terminal branches of the pudendal nerve.
glans
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The left kidney is typically positioned adjacent to the __________, psoas major, transverse abdominis and quadratus lumborum muscles.
diaphragm
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The bulbospongiosus muscle and the external anal sphincter both attach in part to the _____________.
perineal body.