Final Exam Questions Flashcards
Lymphatic vessels from the lateral side of the breast drain mainly to which group of lymph nodes?
a) axillary
b) internal thoarcic (parasternal)
c) inguinal
d) supraclavicular
a) axillary
The anterior wall of the axilla is:
a) pectoralis major muscle
b) serratus anterior muscle
c) subscapularis muscle
d) intertubercular sulcus of the humerus
a) pectoralis major muscle
All of the following muscles are extensors of the hip and flexors of the knee EXCEPT:
a) biceps femoris
b) adductor magnus
c) semimembranosus
d) semitendinosus
b) adductor magnus
Which of the following structures lies in close contact with the vagina?
a) superior surface of the urinary bladder
b) urethra
c) obturator artery
d) vesicouterine pouch
b) urethra
A patient comes to the hospital with an abdominal infection that has spread retroperitoneally. Which of the following structrues is MOST LIKELY affected?
a) transverse colon
b) jejunum
c) stomach
d) descending colon
c) stomach
An intercostal nerve is the:
a) main trunk of a thoracic spinal nerve
b) anterior (ventral) ramus of a thoracic spinal nerve
c) posterior (dorsal) ramus of a thoracic spinal nerve
d) lateral cutaneous branch of a thoracic spinal nerve
b) anterior (ventral) ramus of a thoracic spinal nerve
A 72-year-old man comes to his physician for an annuak checkup. Which of the following structures is most readily palpated during a rectal examination?
a) prostate gland
b) epididymis
c) ejaculatory duct
d) ureter
a) prostate gland
Which of the following is a strong and important stabilizer of the ankle joint during its movement?
a) medial (deltoid) ligament
b) plantar aponeurosis
c) tendon of tibialis posterior muscle
d) calcaneoavicular (spring) ligament
a) medial (deltoid) ligament
The action of which of the following muscles is primarily movement of the upper extremity?
a) spinalis
b) longissimus
c) latissimus dorsi
d) iliocostalis
c) latissimus dorsi
The nasal septum is mainly composed of all the following EXCEPT:
a) septal cartilage
b) ethmoid bone
c) vomer bone
d) maxillary bone
d) maxillary bone
The left coronary artery bifurcates into which branches?
a) left marginal and circumflex
b) anterior interventricular (descending) and circumflex
c) posterior interventricular (descending) and anterior interventricular (descending)
d) posterior interventricular (descending) and circumflex
b) anterior interventricular (descending) and circumflex
Moving superior to inferior down the ventral column, which of the following is true?
a) vertebral body size decreases, vertebral foramen size increases
b) vertebral body size increases, vertebral foramen size decreases
c) vertebral body size is uniform, vertebral foramen decreases
d) vertebral body size increases, vertebral foramen size increases
b) vertebral body size increases, vertebral foramen size decreases
A patient comes to emergency with excessive vomiting and dehydration. Radiographuc images show that part of the GI tract is being compressed between the abdominal aorta and superior mesenteric artery. Which structures is most likely being compressed?
a) transverse colon
b) duodenum
c) pylorus of the stomach
d) sigmoid colon
b) duodenum
Which of the following muscles are large and important flexors of the neck?
a) platysma muscles
b) sternocleidomastoid muscles
c) digastric muscles
d) levator scapulae muscles
b) sternocleidomastoid muscles
All of the following structures that enter the gluteal region from the pelvis normally, emerge below the piriformis muscle EXCEPT:
a) inferior gluteal nerve
b) superior gluteal artery
c) sciatic nerve
d) posterior femoral cutaneous nerve
b) superior gluteal artery
A woman comes to the hospital for uterine cancer surgery. As the uterine artery passes from the itnernal iliac artery to the uterus, it crosses superior to which of the following structures that is sometimes mistakenly ligated during such surgery?
a) ureter
b) ovarian artery
c) uterine tube
d) round ligament of the uterus
a) ureter
What cranial nerve provides sensory innervation the pharynx, tongue, and middle ear?
a) glossopharyngeal (IX) nerve
b) vagus (X) nerve
c) accessory (XI) nerve
d) hypoglossal (XII) nerve
a) glossopharyngeal (IX) nerve
Which branch of the facial (VII) nerve supplies the buccinator muscle?
a) zygomatic
b) marginal mandibular
c) cervical
d) none of the above
d) none of the above (it is innervated by the buccal branch of the facial nerve)