Most Asked Gen Anat Questions Flashcards
Which of the following is a gomphosis?
A) sutures of the skull
B) symphysis pubis
C) teeth
D) sphenoid
C) teeth
The spinal groove is located on which bone?
humerus
Which type of cells line the upper respiratory tract?
pseudostratified ciliated columnar
What is the function of a kupffer cell?
phagocyte of the liver
Alveolar type II cells, found in the lungs, secrete which of the following?
A) LH
B) serotonin
C) surfactant
D) mucous
C) surfactant
Which nerve is interrupted when flexion of the thumb can no longer occur?
median
Examples of a syndesmosis are?
A) teeth and synovial process
B) distal ulnar/radius
C) sternoclavicular and costovertebral
D) radiocarpal and atlanto-occipital
B) distal ulnar/radius
Which of the following processes is located on the ulna and the mandible?
A) coracoid process
B) conoid process
C) coronoid process
D) clinoid process
C) coronoid process
What does the human chorionic gonadotropin maintain?
corpus luteum
What is the primary muscle of hip abduction?
gluteus medius
Which of the following plantar flexes the foot?
A) pollicis longus
B) tibialis anterior
C) extensor digitorum longus
D) peroneus longus
D) peroneus longus
Which is located in the middle mediastinum?
A) pericardium
B) esophagus
C) thoracic aorta
D) superior vena cava
A) pericardium
Where is the origin of the coracobrachialis?
coracoid
Which of the following covers the entire fiber surface of a muscle fiber?
A) endomysium
B) epimysium
C) perimysium
D) endoneurium
A) endomysium
What bone forms the squamous suture?
parietal/ temporal
The linea aspera is located on?
posterior femur
What is the nerve supply to the medial thigh?
obturator
Which muscle borders the anatomical snuff box?
A) flexor digitorum superficialis
B) flexor digitorum longus
C) flexor digitorum profundus
D) extensor pollicis longus
D) extensor pollicis longus
What do the major calyces empty into?
renal pelvis
Which of the following is parallel to the floor?
A) coronal
B) sagittal
C) transverse
D) midsagittal
C) transverse
All of the following are considered rotator cuff muscles, except?
A) supraspinatus
B) infraspinatus
C) teres major
D) teres minor
C) teres major
The supraglenoid tubercle is found on which of the following?
A) clavicle
B) scapula
C) humerus
D) coracoid
B) scapula
What nerve innervates the teres minor muscle?
axillary
Which rotator cuff muscle externally rotates the arm?
infraspinatus
What nerve innervates the serratus anterior muscle?
long thoracic
Pronator teres is innervated by?
median
Pronator teres is supplied by which artery?
ulnar
Which muscle is innervated by a branch of the pudendal nerve?
A) sphincter ani externus
B) coccygeus
C) transverse perinei profundus
D) levator ani
A) sphincter ani externus
Skeletal muscles are?
A) uninucleated
B) multinucleated
C) smooth
D) seminucleated
B) multinucleated
Which one is the shortest muscle in the human body?
A) sartorius
B) stapedius
C) piriformis
D) plantaris
B) stapedius
Which muscle inserts in the calcaneus?
A) popliteus
B) peroneus longus
C) peroneus brevis
D) gastrocnemius
D) gastrocnemius
What is the nerve supply of the popliteus muscle?
tibial
Atlanto-axial joint is an example of which diarthrosis?
A) hinge
B) trochoid
C) ball and socket
D) saddle
B) trochoid
Which joint has the least movement?
A) fibrous
B) diarthrosis
C) synarthrosis
D) amphiarthrosis
C) synarthrosis
The hip and shoulder joint is classified as a?
A) sphenoid
B) sella
C) pivot
D) hinge
A) sphenoid
Which is not part of the “unhappy triad”?
A) medial meniscus
B) posterior cruciate
C) anterior cruciate
D) medial colloateral
B) posterior cruciate
The anterior cruciate ligament?
A) resists posterior translation in relation to femur
B) resists anterior translation in relation to femur
C) resists lateral rotation of the tibia
D) resists forces that pushes knee medially
B) resists anterior translation in relation to femur
Where can we find striated squamous cells?
A) nerves
B) skin
C) oral cavity
D) lungs
C) oral cavity
Which ligament protects the elbow from twisting forces generated by pitching, serving a tennis ball, and throwing a javelin?
A) medial collateral
B) lateral collateral
C) annular ligament
D) olecranon process
A) medial collateral
