Anat

Question 1

Where does anterior thoracic artery arise from?

Answer 1

Internal thoracic or mammary artery

Question 2

Anterior to root of lung

Posterior to root of lung is the _____ nerve.

Answer 2

Phrenic nerve

Vagus nerve

Question 3

What nerve goes straight to the medulla without synapsing

Answer 3

Abdominopelvic splanchnic nerve

Question 4

Which nerves are involved in parasympathetic signals?

Answer 4

III, VII, IX et X

Question 5

Postcentral gyrus of parietal lobe

Answer 5

Somatosensory

APs ARRIVING here bring somatic sensation into consciousness

Question 6

Precentral gyrus of FRONTAL lobe

Answer 6

Somatomotor

APs ORIGINATING here cause contractions of skeletal muscles

Question 7

Where could sharp central chest pain originate from?

Answer 7

Herpes zoster
Muscle, joint, bone
Parietal pleura, fibrous pericardium

Question 8

Sub divisions of mediastinum

Answer 8

Superior

Inferior: Anterior, Middle, Posterior

Question 9

Describe the course of the right vagus nerve

Answer 9

On trachea, then oesophagus

Question 10

Describe the course of the left vagus nerve

Answer 10

Crosses left side of aortic arch, heading posterior to lung hilum towards oesophagus.

(Yeah, that’s a mouthful)

Question 11

Structures of posterior mediastinum

Answer 11

2 x Vagus nerves
Thoracic aorta
1 x Azygous vein (REMEMBER THIS, por favor)
2 x main bronchi (lung roots)
2 x sympathetic chains
1 x Thoracic duct