Thorax I 2019

Question 1

Borders of the lumbar triangle

Answer 1

• Latissimus dorsi
• External oblique
• Iliac Crest

Question 2

Exaggeration of saggital thoracic curve

Answer 2

Kyphosis

Question 3

Poliomyelitis

Answer 3

Scoliosis

Question 4

Landmark for lumbar tap

Answer 4

• L4

- Posterior superior iliac crest

Question 5

Cervical spine characteristics

Answer 5

• Foramen transversarium

- Bifid

Question 6

Metastasis pathway

Answer 6

• Vertebral venous plexus

Question 7

L5 forward movement on S1 (Pain)

Answer 7

• Spondylolisthesis

Question 8

Dislocation without fracture

Answer 8

Cervical Region

Question 9

Floating rib

Answer 9

Rib 12

Question 10

To prevent the damage of intercostal van, chest

tube drainage using a needle is inserted where?

Answer 10

Superior part of the rib

Question 11

True rib

Answer 11

Rib 7

Question 12

What rib attaches to sternum?

Answer 12

Rib 7

Question 13

level of Suprasternal notch

Answer 13

T2-T3

Question 14

Internal thoracic vein drains to

Answer 14

Brachiocephalic Vein

Question 15

Artery that supplies the breast

a. Dorsal artery
b. Subscapular Artery
c. Lateral Thoracic Artery
d. Supreme Thoracic Artery

Answer 15

c. Lateral Thoracic Artery

Question 16

What part of the rib articulates with the

transverse process of the rib?

Answer 16

TUBERCLE

Question 17

Innervates skin of xiphoid process

Answer 17

T7

Question 18

Inferior vena cava pierces the diaphragm at what

level?

Answer 18

T8

Question 19

level of carina

Answer 19

Sternal Angle

Question 20

Root of Phrenic nerves

Answer 20

C3, C4, & C5

Question 21

Boundary of breast

a. Sternum
b. Costal margin
c. Posterior axillary
d. thyroid cartilage

Answer 21

a. Sternum

Question 22

75% of lymph drainage of breast

a. Parasternal nodes
b. Intercostal nodes
c. Axillary Nodes
d. Supraclavicular nodes

Answer 22

c. Axillary Nodes

Question 23

How many sites of a typical vertebra articulates
with the rib?
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

Answer 23

c. 3 (2 costal facets, 1

transverse facet)

Question 24

Action of pectoralis major

a. Elevates ribs
b. Extends arm
c. Externally rotate arm
d. Adducts arm

Answer 24

d. Adducts arm

Question 25

Terminal branch of internal thoracic artery that
drains inferiorly
a. superior epigastric artery
(anterior portion)
b. musculophrenic artery
(diaphragm)

Answer 25

b. musculophrenic artery

diaphragm

Question 26

What structure is compressed by the cervical
rib?
a. anterior scalene muscle
b. brachiocephalic vein
c. subclavian artery
d. brachial plexus

Answer 26

d. brachial plexus

Question 27

Thoracic Outlet borders, except?

a. clavicle
b. manubrium
c. Rib 1
d. T1

Answer 27

a. clavicle

Question 28

Where does the xiphisternal joint lie?

Answer 28

opposite body of 9th

thoracic vertebra

Question 29

What structure crosses anterior to the scalenus
anterior muscle?
a. subclavian artery
b. subclavian vein
c. brachial plexus
d. scalenus anterior muscle

Answer 29

b. subclavian vein

Question 30

True of Subclavius

Answer 30

Elevates the first rib and
stabilizes clavicle in
sternoclavicular joint

Question 31

Insertion of Pectoralis major

Answer 31

lateral lip of the bicipital
groove (intertubercular
sulcus) of the humerus

Question 32

The mediastinum is divided into superior and
inferior mediastina by an imaginary plane passing
from the sternal angle anteriorly to the lower border
of?

Answer 32

body of 4th thoracic vertebra

or T4

Question 33

Latissimus dorsi

Answer 33

Thoracodorsal nerve

Question 34

Serratus anterior

Answer 34

Long Thoracic nerve

Question 35

Pectoralis Major

Answer 35

Medial Pectoral nerve

Question 36

Levator Scapulae

Answer 36

Dorsal Scapular nerve

Question 37

Trapezius

Answer 37

Spinal Accessory nerve