ANATOMY FIRST TERM EXAM- SEPT 13, 2019

Question 1

No. of vertebral bones

Answer 1

33

*The vertebral column is composed of 33 vertebrae organized in five regions:

7 cervical
12 thoracic
5 lumbar
5 sacral (fused to form the sacrum)
4 coccygeal (the lower 3 are commonly fused)

Question 2

Flat bone

Answer 2

Scapula

Flat bones: found in the vault of the skull (frontal and parietal bones)

Question 3

Nerve supply of skin at the back

Answer 3

C2

Question 4

Sensory

Answer 4

Posterior

Question 5

Exterior

Answer 5

Dura mater

Question 6

Not part of appendicular skeleton

Answer 6

Xyphoid process

*The AXIAL SKELETON consists of the elements forming the CENTRAL AXIS of the body. The APPENDICULAR SKELETON consists of the bones forming the UPPER and LOWER LIMB GIRDLES and EXTREMITIES.

Question 7

Do not have sinusoids:

A. Liver
B. Spleen
C. Bone marrow

Answer 7

Organs such as the liver, spleen, and bone marrow contain blood vessel structures called sinusoids instead of capillaries.

Question 8

CSF flows in

Answer 8

Subarachnoid space

Question 9

CSF created by

Answer 9

Choroid plexus

Question 10

Inferior nerves collectively known as

Answer 10

Cauda equina

Question 11

Damage to cauda equina

Answer 11

Legs affected

Question 12

Forward translation of vertebra

Answer 12

Spondylolisthesis

*In spondylolisthesis, the body of a lower lumbar vetebra (usually L5) slips FORWARD on the body of the vertebra below (or upon the sacrum) and carries with it the whole of the upper portion of the vertebral column).

Question 13

Stenoid narrowing symptoms

manifest:

Answer 13

Leg

Question 14

Hangman’s fracture

Answer 14

Pedicles of the axis

*Severe extension injury of the neck such as might occur in an automobile accident or a fall, is the usual cause of Hangman’s fracture.

Question 15

No IDV

Answer 15

Sacrum

Question 16

Sacral hiatus

Answer 16

Lamina

*The laminae of the 5th sacral vertebra, and sometimes those of the 4th, fail to meet in the midline forming the sacral hiatus.

Question 17

Border of lumbar triangle

Answer 17

Highest point of iliac crest

Question 18

Lumbar tap

Answer 18

L4

Question 19

pregnant

Answer 19

Lordosis

Question 20

Polio

Answer 20

Scoliosis

Question 21

Prostate

Answer 21

Venous plexus

Question 22

Lumbar puncture

Answer 22

Subarachnoid space

Question 23

What level does the spinal cord end in

adults

Answer 23

L1

Question 24

Congenital hemivertebra

Answer 24

Scoliosis

Question 25

Reflex of C5

Answer 25

Biceps

Question 26

Wrist extension

Answer 26

C6 and C7

Question 27

Which part of the ipsilateral…

Answer 27

Left hypochondriac

Question 28

Queckenstendt (positive)

Answer 28

Block of Subarachnoid

Question 29

Vertebral prominens

Answer 29

Vein

Question 30

What passes through intervertebral

foramen

Answer 30

Segmental spinal nerves

Question 31

Least movement

Answer 31

Origin

• Origin: least movable, mostly fleshy, proximal end
• Insertion: most movable, mostly fibrous, distal end

Question 32

Areolar tissue

Answer 32

Perimysium

Question 33

Depression of bone

Answer 33

Fossa

Question 34

Result of poliomyelitis

Answer 34

Scoliosis

*Paralysis of muscles caused by poliomyelitis or the presence of a congenital hemivertebra can cause scoliosis.