Topographical Anatomy 8%

Question 1

plane of body; separates body left to right equally

Answer 1

mid saggital

Question 2

plane of body; separating body left to right inequally

Answer 2

para-saggital

Question 3

plane of body; separating body superior to inferior

Answer 3

transverse

Question 4

plane of body; separating body anterior to posterior

Answer 4

coronal/frontal

Question 5

carotid triangle boundaries

Answer 5

ant: sup belly omohyoid post: SCM sup: post belly digastric

Question 6

what structure branches at the carotid triangle location

Answer 6

carotid artery

Question 7

submandibular triangle boundaries

Answer 7

ant: ant belly digastric post: post belly digastric sup: lower border mandible

Question 8

area of lung auscultation, located near inferior angle of scapula

Answer 8

triangle of auscultation

Question 9

boundaries of triangle of auscultation

Answer 9

sup: trap inf: lat dorsi lat: scap floor: rhomboid major

Question 10

contents of quadrangular space

Answer 10

posterior circumflex humeral artery and axillary nerve

Question 11

boundaries of quadrangular space

Answer 11

sup: teres minor inf: teres major med: long head triceps lat: humerus

Question 12

contents of triangular space

Answer 12

circumflex scapular artery

Question 13

triangular space boundaries

Answer 13

sup: teres minor inf: teres major lat: long head triceps

Question 14

used clinically as point of tenderness in appendicitis

Answer 14

mcBurneys point

Question 15

McBurneys point boundaries

Answer 15

ant abdominal wall on right side, between right ASIS and umbilicus

Question 16

Four abdominal quadrants

Answer 16

lower left, lower right, left upper, right upper

Question 17

nine regions of abdomen

Answer 17

right hypochondriac, epigastric, left hypochondriac, right lumbar, umbilical, left lumbar, right iliac, hypogastric, left iliac

Question 18

axilla contains what structures

Answer 18

axillary artery and vein

Question 19

axilla borders

Answer 19

sup: clav, scap, 1st rib inf: axillary fascia post: subscapularis muscle lat: humerus med: serratus anterior and thoracic wall

Question 20

carpal tunnel contains

Answer 20

median nerve and tendons of flexors of digits

Question 21

carpal tunnel is bordered by

Answer 21

flexor retinaculum and carpal bones

Question 22

femoral triangle contents include:

Answer 22

femoral nerve and artery, lateral femoral cutaneous nerve and femoral canal

Question 23

femoral triangle boundaries

Answer 23

sup: inguinal ligament med: adductor longus lat: sartorius

Question 24

Hesselbach’s triangle is the location of

Answer 24

direct inguinal hernia

Question 25

hesselbachs triangle boundaries

Answer 25

lat: inf epigastric artery med: rectus abdominis inf: inguinal ligament

Question 26

hernias through Hesselbachs triangle are due to weakness or defect in

Answer 26

lower abdominal wall