Gross Anatomy

Question 1

What is the most
common plane needed to image the head useful in Head Trauma
Patient.

Answer 1

Transverse. CT shows images of the body that resemble transverse anatomical sections.

Question 2

What is the specialized movement of the thumb across the palm of the hand
reaching the other digits of the hand.

Answer 2

Opposition

Question 3

Circumduction is the orderly combination of shoulder movements
so that the hand traces a circle and the arm traces a cone. What is the proper combination of the triplanar movement of the shoulder joint?

Answer 3

flexion→abduction→extension→adduction (or in the opposite order)

Question 4

Study of the interrelationships of all of the structures in a specific body section, such as the abdomen. This helps us appreciate the interrelationships of body structures, such as how muscles, nerves, blood vessels, and other structures work together to serve a particular body location.

Answer 4

Regional Anatomy

Question 5

What are the three specialized branches of anatomy?

Answer 5

Pathological Anatomy - study of the structural changes caused by a disease

Radiographic Anatomy - study of the internal structures visualized by imaging (X ray, MRI, CT Scan, etc.)

Molecular Biology - study of the anatomical structures at subcellular level

Question 6

Dermis cells produce ___ when exposed to UV light. This also aids in the absorption of calcium into blood

Answer 6

Vitamin D

Question 7

The layer of epidermis which is not usually present in thin skin.

Answer 7

Stratum lucidum

Question 8

These cells arise from the red bone marrow and are essential for the immunologic defense of the body such as flagrance. These can be found on the epidermis

Answer 8

Langerhans’ cells

Question 9

It consists of 3/4 of the thickness of the epidermis

Answer 9

Stratum Corneum

Question 10

Layer of the epidermis where it consists of cuboidal or columnar cells which rests on the basement membrane

Answer 10

Stratum Basale/ Stratum Germinativum

Question 11

T/F

Humans have the same number of melanocytes, but the amount of melanin produced varies.

Answer 11

True

Question 12

What layer of the epidermal strata releases lipid-rich, water-repellent secretion?

Answer 12

Stratum granulosum

Question 13

It is a pigmentary disorder characterized by the loss of melanocytes due to autoimmune disorder( melanocyte survival)

Answer 13

Vitiligo. This is a condition in which there is a partial or complete loss of melanocytes from patches of skin.

Question 14

You noticed a patient at the OPD with unique patches of white hair (forelock). Upon careful examination, you observed that the patient has different eye color (heterochromia Irides) and patchy white skin. Your most possible primary impression is?

Answer 14

Waardenburg syndrome

Question 15

In which layers of the integumentary system can you find carotene, a yellow orange pigment?

Answer 15

Stratum corneum, dermis, and subcutaneous layer (hypodermis)