[REVALIDA] 2023 Flashcards
- 37-year-old patient with palpitation was examined by her physician, and one of the diagnostic records included a posterior–anterior chest radiograph. Which of the following comprises the largest portion of the sternocostal surface of the heart seen on the radiograph?
(A) Left atrium
(B) Right atrium
(C) Left ventricle
(D) Right ventricle
(E) Base of the heart
D. Right Ventricle
- A 5-year-old girl is brought to the emergency department because of difficulty breathing (dyspnea), palpitations, and shortness of breath. Doppler study of the heart reveals an atrial septal defect (ASD). This malformation usually results from incomplete closure of which of the following embryonic structures?
(A) Ductus arteriosus
(B) Ductus venosus
(C) Sinus venarum
(D) Foramen ovale
(E)Truncus arteriosus
D. Foramen Ovale
- A 54-year-old patient is implanted with an artificial cardiac pacemaker. Which of the following conductive tissues of the heart had a defective function that required the pacemaker?
(A) Atrioventricular (AV) bundle
(B) AV node
(C) Sinoatrial (SA) node
(D) Purkinje fiber
(E) Moderator band
C. Sinoatrial (SA) node
- A thoracic surgeon removed the right middle lobar (secondary) bronchus along with lung tissue from a 57-year-old heavy smoker with lung cancer. Which of the following bronchopulmonary segments must contain cancerous tissues?
(A) Medial and lateral
(B) Anterior and posterior
(C) Anterior basal and medial basal
(D) Anterior basal and posterior basal
(E) Lateral basal and posterior basal
A. Medial and lateral
- The bronchogram of a 45-year-old female smoker shows the presence of a tumor in the eparterial bronchus. Which airway is most likely blocked?
(A) Left superior bronchus
(B) Left inferior bronchus
(C) Right superior bronchus
(D) Right middle bronchus
(E) Right inferior bronchus
C. Right superior bronchus
- An 83-year-old man with a typical coronary circulation has been suffering from an embolism of the circumflex branch of the left coronary artery. This condition would result in ischemia of which of the following areas of the heart?
(A) Anterior part of the left ventricle
(B) Anterior interventricular region
(C) Posterior interventricular region
(D) Posterior part of the left ventricle
(E) Anterior part of the right ventricle
D. Posterior part of the left ventricle
- A 44-year-old man with a stab wound was brought to the emergency department, and a physician found that the patient was suffering from a laceration of his right phrenic nerve. Which of the following conditions has likely occurred?
(A) Injury to only GSE fibers
(B) Difficulty in expiration
(C) Loss of sensation in the fibrous pericardium and mediastinal pleura
(D) Normal function of the diaphragm
(E) Loss of sensation in the costal part of the diaphragm
C. Loss of sensation in the fibrous pericardium and mediastinal pleura
- An 8-year-old boy with ASD presents to a pediatrician. This congenital heart defect shunts blood from the left atrium to the right atrium and causes hypertrophy of the right atrium, right ventricle, and pulmonary trunk. Which of the following veins opens into the hypertrophied atrium?
(A) Middle cardiac vein
(B) Small cardiac vein
(C) Oblique cardiac vein
(D) Anterior cardiac vein
(E) Right pulmonary vein
D. Anterior cardiac vein
- A 37-year-old patient with severe chest pain, shortness of breath, and congestive heart failure was admitted to a local hospital. His coronary angiograms reveal a thrombosis in the circumflex branch of the left coronary artery. Which of the following conditions could result from the blockage of blood flow in the circumflex branch?
(A) Tricuspid valve insufficiency
(B) Mitral valve insufficiency
(C) Ischemia of AV node
(D) Paralysis of pectinate muscle
(E) Necrosis of septomarginal trabecula
B. Mitral valve insufficiency
- A 75-year-old patient has been suffer ing from lung cancer located near the cardiac notch, a deep indentation on the lung. Which of the following lobes is most likely to be excised?
(A) Superior lobe of the right lung
(B) Middle lobe of the right lung
(C) Inferior lobe of the right lung
(D) Superior lobe of the left lung
(E) Inferior lobe of the left lung
D. Superior lobe of the left lung
- A thoracentesis is performed to aspirate an abnormal accumulation of fluid in a 37-year- old patient with pleural effusion. A needle should be inserted at the midaxillary line between which of the following two ribs so as to avoid puncturing the lung?
(A) Ribs 1 and 3
(B) Ribs 3 and 5
(C) Ribs 5 and 7
(D) Ribs 7 and 9
(E) Ribs 9 and 11
D. Ribs 7 and 9
- A construction worker is hit on the leg with a concrete block and is subsequently unable to plantar flex and invert his foot. Which of the following muscles is most likely damaged?
(A) Extensor digitorum longus
(B) Tibialis anterior
(C) Tibialis posterior
(D) Peroneus longus
(E) Peroneus brevis
C. Tibialis posterior
- The obturator nerve and the sciatic (tibial portion) nerve of a 15-year-old boy are tran- sected as a result of a motorcycle accident. This injury would result in complete paralysis of which of the following muscles?
(A) Rectus femoris
(B) Biceps femoris, short head
(C) Pectineus
(D) Adductor magnus
(E) Sartorius
D. Adductor magnus
- A 24-year-old woman presents to her physi- cian with weakness in flexing the hip joint and extending the knee joint. Which muscle is most likely involved in this scenario?
(A) Sartorius
(B) Gracilis
(C) Rectus femoris
(D) Vastus medialis
(E) Semimembranosus
C. Rectus femoris
- A 17-year-old boy was stabbed during a gang fight, resulting in the transection of the obturator nerve. Which of the following muscles is completely paralyzed?
(A) Pectineus
(B) Adductor magnus
(C) Adductor longus
(D) Biceps femoris
(E) Semimembranosus
C. Adductor longus
- The surgeon decided to do a McBurney’s incision on the patient diagnosed with acute appendicitis. He asked you to locate the McBurney’s point. What bony landmark is used to determine the McBurney’s point?
A. anterior superior iliac spine
B. Ischial spine
C. symphysis pubis
D. greater sciatic notch
E. ischiopubic ramus
A. anterior superior iliac spine
- What part of the ilium that is most susceptible to fracture especially in elederly women?
A. auricular surface
B. iliac tuberosity
C. iliac fossa
D. alae
E. iliac crest
C. iliac fossa
- What is the imaginary line in the pelvis that lies medial to the acetabular fossa and is used to detect dislocation of the humerus head?
A. iliofemoral line
B. kohler line
C. shenton line
D. linea alba
E. line of duty
C. shenton line
- What artery mainly supplies the pelvic viscera?
A. internal iliac artery
B. external iliac artery
C. femoral artery
D. profunda femoris artery
E. popliteal artery
A. internal iliac artery