Formative Flashcards

1
Q

The superior adrenal artery branches directly from which vessel?

A

Inferior phrenic artery

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2
Q

Which of the following substances is produced by the adrenal medulla?

A

Adrenaline

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3
Q

Where is erythropoietin produced

A

Kidney

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4
Q

Which structure within the kidney does urine pass through immediately before it enters the ureter?

A

Renal pelvis

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5
Q

What is the name of the smooth muscle located within the wall of the urinary bladder?

A

Detrusor

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6
Q

Where are the cremaster and Dartos muscles found

A

Scrotum

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7
Q

Which of the following nerve branches contribute to the nerve that controls the external urethral sphincter?

A

S2-S4

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8
Q

Which nerve roots contribute to the hypogastric nerve

A

T12-L2

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9
Q

Which nerve roots contribute to the lumbar plexus

A

L1-L4

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10
Q

Which nerve roots contribute to the femoral and Obturator nerves

A

L2-L4

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11
Q

Which nerve roots contribute to the sciatic nerve

A

L4-S3

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12
Q

Which of the following nerves contributes to the sensory innervation of the skin of the external genitalia?

A

Ilioinguinal

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13
Q

Function of the femoral nerve

A

sensory innervation to parts of the thigh and leg

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14
Q

Function of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve

A

sensory innervation to the lateral thigh

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15
Q

Function of the Obturator nerve

A

sensory innervation to the medial thigh

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16
Q

Function of the subcostal nerve

A

sensory innervation to part of the anterior abdominal wall.

17
Q

At what vertebral level does the inferior vena cava pass through the diaphragm?

A

T8

18
Q

What is the most medial attachment of the inguinal ligament?

A

Pubic tubercle

19
Q

What is the most lateral attachment of the inguinal ligament?

A

Anterior superior iliac spine

20
Q

Which muscles contribute to the pelvic floor?

A

Coccygeus
Iliococcygeus
Pubococcygeus
Puborectalis
And Two additional muscles, piriformis and obturator internus, also contribute to the pelvic floor.

21
Q

In the female, which artery provides the primary blood supply to the perineum?

A

Internal pudendal

22
Q

What is the name of the line that separates the superior and inferior parts of the anal canal?

A

Pectinate line

23
Q

Arcuate line

A

demarcates a region of the anterior abdominal wall where the orientation of the rectus sheath changes

24
Q

Intercristal line

A

found on the back and is used as a landmark for lumbar puncture

25
Q

Intertubercular line

A

demarcates the inferior third from the middle third of the abdominal wall.

26
Q

Pectinate line

A

separates the anal canal into the superior and inferior parts, which have different blood and nerve supply

27
Q

Which of the following structures forms the floor of the inguinal canal?

A

Inguinal ligament

28
Q

roof, and anterior and posterior borders of inguinal canal

A

consist of aponeuroses from the external and internal oblique muscles, the transversus abdominus muscle and the transversalis fascia.

29
Q

The urethra passes through the centre of which structure in the penis?

A

Corpus spongiosum

30
Q

Which structure does sperm pass through immediately after leaving the epididymis?

A

Vas deferens

31
Q

Correct

A

Periprostatic nerve plexus

32
Q

In the female, what is the name of the two strands of erectile tissue which are attached to the left and right ischial rami and converge in the midline?

A

Corpora cavernosa

33
Q

Which artery provides the primary arterial supply to the pelvic organs?

A

Internal iliac

34
Q

What is the name of the strands of connective tissue which attach to the ovary and ‘catch’ the ovum as it is released?

A

Fimbriae

35
Q

Which area of the female pelvis is the deepest and most inferior, and therefore where fluid or pus in the peritoneum may accumulate?

A

Rectouterine pouch

36
Q

Introitus

A

Opening of the vagina

37
Q

What is the name given to the ligament which covers the uterus, ovaries and uterine tubes and is continuous with the peritoneum in the female pelvis?

A

Broad ligament