Q1 ANAT Flashcards
The most laterally placed of the three erector spinae components, the ____ group, is composed of three parts: cervical, thoracic, and lumbar.
a. Longissimus
b. Spinalis
c. iliocostalis
C
This muscle extends and rotates the vertebral column toward the opposite side of the body. Its inferior attachment is on the sacrum and transverse processes of each vertebra, and its superior attachment is the spinous processes of more superior vertebrae.
a. Multifidus
b. Interspinales
c. Intertransversarii
d. Rotators
e. Quadratus lumborum
A
Vertebral bodies are connected together by the:
a. ligamenta flava
b. ligamentum nuchae.
c. posterior longitudinal ligament.
d. intertransverse ligaments
a
Lateral curvature of the spine is called
a. scoliosis.
b. lordosis.
c. kyphosis.
d. convexity.
A
The sympathetic trunks are located:
a. superior to the brachial plexus.
b. inferior to the sacral plexus.
c. immediately lateral to the
vertebral column.
d. lateral to prevertebral ganglia.
e. in the craniosacral regions.
C
What is the name of the foramen that the spinal nerves exit the spinal cord through?
a. Foramen ovate
b. Intervertebral foramen
c. Vertebral foramen
d. Foramen of Monroe
b
Pollex refers to the:
a. eyebrow.
b.thumb.
c. great toe.
d. little finger.
e. kneecap.
B
The brachialis muscle is named by
a. location
b. function
c. shape
d. direction of fibers
e. size
A
The prime extensor of the elbow joint is the
a. deltoid muscle.
b. triceps brachii.
c. biceps brachii.
d. brachialis.
e. brachioradialis.
B
Which may occur as a result of muscle atrophy?
a. Muscle size is reduced.
b. Fibers become weaker.
c. Muscle loses tone.
d. Fibers waste away and die.
e. All of the choices are correct.
E
Which bone does not belong to the appendicular skeleton?
a. Femur
b. Calcaneus
c. Clavicle
d. Sacrum
e. Ulna
D
The only direct connection between the pectoral girdle and the axial skeleton is where the _____ articulates with the _____.
a. humerus; scapula
b. scapula; clavicle
c. scapula; thoracic cage
d. clavicle; humerus
e. clavicle; sternum
e
The bony projections that can be palpated medially and laterally at the wrist are the
a. medial and lateral epicondyles
b. spinous processes.
c. styloid processes.
d.medial and lateral malleoli.
e. greater and lesser trochanters.
C
Which is not a carpal bone?
a. Hamate
b. Trapezium
c. Capitulum
d. Scaphoid
e. Trapezoid
C
Which muscle is the one most commonly damaged in a rotator cuff injury?
a. Subscapularis
b. Teres major
c. Teres minor
d. Infraspinatus
e. Supraspinatus
E
The function of a retinaculum is to
a. prevent tendons from bulging outward.
b. hold several muscles together.
c. protect underlying soft tissue.
d. serve as an insertion for a group of muscles.
e. flatten the bellies of converging muscles.
A
The median space in the thoracic cavity is called the:
a. pleural cavity.
b. pericardial cavity.
c. mediastinum.
d. peritoneal cavity.
e. pericardium.
C
Which is not found in the mediastinum?
a. Heart
b. Thyroid
c. Thymus
d. Trachea
e. Esophagus
B
The epicardium is another name for the
a. visceral layer of the serous pericardium.
b. parietal layer of the serous
c. pericardium.
d. myocardium.
e. myometrium.
A
The internal wall surface of each ventricle displays large, smooth, irregular muscular ridges called
a. conus arteriosus.
b. atrioventricular opening.
c. trabeculae carneae.
d. chordae tendineae
e. pectinate muscles
C
Typically, there are __________ papillary muscles that project from the wall of the left ventricle and attach to the chordae tendineae that support the left AV valve
a. three
b. two
c. a highly variable number of
d. six
e. no
B
The left and right coronary arteries travel within the:
a. anterior interventricular sulcus.
b. posterior interventricular sulcus.
c. coronary sulcus.
d. interventricular septum.
e. interatrial septum.
C
On each side of the chest, the _______ pleura lines the internal thoracic wall and the ______ pleura tightly covers the lung
a. thoracic; pulmonary
b. parietal; visceral
c. visceral; parietal
d. fibrous; serous
e. respiratory; pleural
B
Which is not correct about the left lung?
a. It is slightly smaller than the right lung.
b. It has a cardiac impression.
c. It has a cardiac notch.
d. It has 2 lobes and 1 fissure.
e. It has no esophageal depression
E
