Urinary Mo Flashcards
Where (which segments of the spinal cord) does the sympathetic innervation of the kidney arise from?
T12-L1
What is the predominant tissue that makes up the bladder?
Smooth Muscle
Name a horizontal surface marking plane that passes through the hilum of the kidneys at L1?
Transpyloric Plane
Adrenal Gland can secrete?
Adrenaline
Suprarenal gland gets blood supply from?
Abdominal Aorta, Renal and Inferior phrenic arteries
Vertebral extent of Thyroid?
C5
Name a muscle that lies anterior to thyroid?
Any one of omohyoid, sternohyoid, sternothyroid
How do hormones from hypothalamus reach anterior pituitary gland?
Via hypophyseal portal veins
During surgical excision of a thyroid nodule, the superior thyroid artery is ligated. What structure lies in close proximity that the surgeon should be aware of?
Superior Laryngeal nerve
Name two classes of hormones secreted by the adrenal cortex?
Mineralcorticoids, Androgens, Glucocorticoids
Which is correct for subtalar joint?
Inversion and Eversion
Anterior compartment leg muscles are innervated by the superficial fibular nerve?
False
Which nerve supplies the adductor group of muscles that act on the hip joint?
Obturator Nerve
A right-sided “dipping gait” could indicate damage to which of the following muscles?
Left Gluteus Minimus
What type of joint is the knee joint?
Synovial Hinge
In the femoral triangle, where does the femoral artery lie in relation to the femoral vein?
Lateral
The gluteus maximus muscle is supplied by superior gluteal nerve?
False
The superficial inguinal lymph nodes will receive infections from external genitalia?
True
Which major superficial vein arises on the lateral side of the foot?
Small Saphenous Vein
Which muscle is the main flexor of the hip joint?
Iliopsoas
Excessive anterior displacement of the tibia by the drawer test indicates damage to which ligament of the knee joint?
Anterior Cruciate
After a road trafic accident, a patient presents at the accident and emergency with a mid-shaft fractured humerus and wrist drop. Which nerve may have injured?
Radial Nerve
Which important structure can be damaged at the anatomical snuff box during an accident?
Radial Artery
Which part of the shoulder joint capsule is least supported and the weakest part of the joint?
Inferior
Main Action of Serratus Anterior?
Protraction