2014 anatomy endterm Flashcards
1
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A 10-year-old boy was walking barefoot and stepped on a sharp object and jumped away crying with pain. What fibers made him feel this pain? A) visceral motor B) visceral sensory C) somatic motor D) somatic sensory
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D) somatic sensory
2
Q
Which cell is involved in bone formation? A) Osteocyte B) Osteoclast C) Osteoprogenator cells D) Osteoblast
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D) Osteoblast
3
Q
What is the function of a flexor muscle? A) decrease the angle of the joint B) increase the angle of the joint C) move the muscle away from the midline D) move the muscle close to the midline
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A) decrease the angle of the joint
4
Q
What is the embryonic source for the development of the mandible? A) 1st arch B) 2nd arch C) 3rd arch D) 4th arch
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A) 1st arch
5
Q
Which parasympathetic spinal nerve fiber innervates the urinary bladder? A) thoracic B) lumbar C) sacral D) cervical
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C) sacral
6
Q
What is the function of the parasympathetic system? A) pupil constriction B) increased heart rate C) decreased gastric peristalsis D) increased sweating
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A) pupil constriction
7
Q
A patient was stabbed on the posterior border of the sternocleidomastoid causing the loss of sensation from the angle of the mandible. What nerve was injured? A) great auricular B) transverse cervical C) auriculotemporal D) greater occipital
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A) great auricular
8
Q
What part of a neuron gives branches to the telondria? A) axon B) cell body C) dendrite D) dendritic system
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A) axon
9
Q
Which of the following cells of the CNS are similar to Schwan cells? A) pyramidal B) astrocytes C) microglia D) oligodendrocytes
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D) oligodendrocytes
10
Q
What is the relationship between the number of motor neurons recruited and the number of skeletal muscles innervated?
A) A skeletal muscle is innervated by multiple motor neurons
B) Several skeletal muscles are innervated by sensory and motor neuron
C) A motor neuron innervates only one skeletal muscle
D) Several skeletal muscles are innervated by a single motor neuron
A
D) Several skeletal muscles are innervated by a single motor neuron
11
Q
Palatine tonsil is derived from which pharyngeal arch? A) 1st arch B) 2nd arch C) 3rd arch C) 4th arch
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B) 2nd arch
12
Q
A doctor found an axillary abscess in a patient that had tuberculosis in the lung. Which region of the neck is the source of that abscess? A) Posterior B) Carotid C) Pre-vertebral D) Subclavian
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C) Pre-vertebral
13
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A 20-year-old male got a head injury from a car accident which resulted in a sub-temporal epidural hematoma. Which artery caused the hematoma? A) middle meningeal artery B) superficial temporal artery C) ophthalmic artery D) supraorbital artery
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A) middle meningeal artery
14
Q
Paralysis of superior oblique muscle is due to which nerve? A) Oculomotor B) trigeminal C) trochlear D) abducent
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C) trochlear
15
Q
What prevents the pus from moving laterally from the retropharyngeal space? A) Alar fascia B) Carotid sheath C) prevertebral fascia D) pretracheal fascia
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B) Carotid sheath
