HFF IRAT Flashcards
What is the name of the space that develops within the lateral mesoderm and becomes the pleural, pericardial, and peritoneal spaces?
intraembryonic coelom
Failure of the caudal neuropore to close during neurulation can result in:
meningomyelocele
The parietal pleura is the serous membrane that lines the:
Thoracic wall
The type of mesoderm that gives rise to the kidneys and gonads is:
intermediate
The serous membrane that lines the abdominal cavity is the:
parietal peritoneum
Which of the following veins lies in the deltopectoral groove?
cephalic
What is the highest level at which it is considered safe to perform a lumbar puncture in an adult? At the disc between vertebral levels
L3/L4
What is the vertebral level at which the spinal cord normally ends in an adult?
Disc between L1/L2
The posterior intercostal arteries originate from what artery?
aorta
The part of the pleural cavity located at the junction between the diaphragmatic and costal pleura is the
costodiaphragmatic recess
A patent processus vaginalis is associated with what type of hernia?
indirect inguinal
This nerve contains the efferent nerve fibers of the cremasteric reflex:
genitofemoral
The structure that passes through the inguinal canal in the female is the
round ligament of the uterus
The testis originates on the posterior abdominal wall and descends into the scrotum. As a consequence, the first lymph node that might harbor metastatic cells from a testicular cancer is most likely to be found in the
para-aortic nodes of the posterior abdominal wall
An enlarged, abnormally tortuous pampiniform plexus, sometimes described as resembling a “bag of worms” on palpation, is termed a
varicocele
