Anatomy mcqs

 1 . Which answer describes the "Anatomical Position"?

o A. Standing erect, facing observer, arms at side, palms facing to your side
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o B. Standing erect, facing observer, arms at side, palms facing forward
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o C. Standing erect, facing observer,arms at side, palms facing back
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o D. Standing erect, facing observer, arms at side, palms facing outward .

 2 . What are the four types of tissue?

o A. Connective tissue proper
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o B. Muscle
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o C. Connective
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o D. Nervous
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o E. Epithelial

3 . What type of tissue lines the bladder?

a. Simple squamous epithelium

b. Simple cuboidal epithelium

c. Simple columnar epithelium

d. Stratified squamous epithelium

e. Transitional epithelium

4 . . What do you call the space where a chondrocyte sits in?

 a. Space of Disse

b. Space of Mall

c. Vacuole

d. Lacuna

e. Howship’s Lacuna

5. Which layer accounts for 3/4 of the epidermal thickness?

o A. Corneum
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o B. Basale
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o C. Spinosum
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o D. Lucidium
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 6 . Most body odor is the result of bacterial metabolism of the scretions produced
by _____ glands.
o A. Apocrine sweat
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o B. Ceruminous
o C. Merocrine sweat
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o D. Sebaceous
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o E. Eccrine sweat
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 7 . What is the endocardium?

o A. Is the lining of the heart on the outside
o B. Is the lining of the heart on the inside
o C. Both A & B
o D. None of the answers above
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8 . Choose the correct sequence of current flow through the heart wall.

A- AV node, SA node, Purkinje fibers, AV bundle of His, right and left bundle branches

B- SA node, AV node, AV bundle of His, right and left bundle branches, Purkinje
fibers

C- SA node, Purkinje fibers, AV node, AV bundle of His, right and left bundle branches

D- AV node, Purkinje fibers, AV node, AV bundle of His, right and left bundle branches

E- Purkinje fibers, AV node, AV bundle of His, right and left bundle branches, SA node

9 . During systemic circulation, blood leaves the

A- left ventricle and goes directly to the aorta.

B- right ventricle and goes directly to the aorta.

C- right ventricle and moves to the lungs.

D- lungs and moves to the left atrium.

E- right atrium and goes directly to the lungs .

 10 . The lymph nodes found in the hilum of the lung are the:
o A. Pulmonary lymph nodes
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o B. Bronchopulmonary lymph nodes
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o C. Tracheobronchial lymph nodes
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o D. Bronchomediastinal lymph nodes
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o E. Anterior mediastinal lymph nodes
  11 .  When foreign objects are aspirated into the trachea, they will usually pass
into the right primary bronchus because:

o A. It is larger, straighter and shorter than the left

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o B. It is more curved, longer and smaller than the left
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o C. It is straighter, longer and larger than the left
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o D. It is at a 90 degree angle to the trachea
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o E. There really is no good reason

12 . Commonest position of appendix is

A. retrocaecal

B. sub caecal

C. pelvic

D.preileal

13 . The liver is located in the _________, and extends _______________, into the
___________.

o A. LUQ, across the midline, RUQ

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o B. LLQ, across the midline, RLQ
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o C. RUQ, across the midline, LUQ

14 . The kidneys

o A. Are retroperitoneal and are attached to the abdominal wall.

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o B. Are partially protected by ribs 6-9
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o C. Are surrounded by capsules of epithelial tissue
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o D. Are protected from mechanical trauma by a thick layer of loose CT
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 o E. Have concave lateral borders.
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15 . _____is located at the junction with the bladder made of smooth involuntary muscle.

a) Urethra

b) Internal Urethral sphincters

c) External Urethral Sphincters

d) Bladder

16 .  Name the site of sperm maturation?

a) Epididymis

b) Ductus deferens

c) Spermatic cord

d) Urethra

17 . . Which of the following is NOT an endocrine gland?

a) Hypothalamus

b) Pituitary

c) Parathyroid

d) Pancreas

18 . What is the vertebral level that the thyroid gland is situated in the neck?

 a)         C5, C6 and C7
b)            C5, C6, C7 and T1
 c)             C6, C7 and T1

d)            C6, C7, T1 and T2

19 .  Comprehension of written and spoken words takes place in the region of _________

a) Wernicke’s area

b) Broca’s area

c) Motor area

d) Association area

20 .  Arbor vitae are a part of____________

a) Cerebrum

b) Cerebellum

c) Midbrain

d) Fore brain

1. The second costal cartilage can be located by palpating the:

A. costal margin

B. sternal angle

C. sternal notch

D. sternoclavicular joint

E. xiphoid process

2.The thoracic wall is innervated by:

A. Dorsal primary rami

B. Intercostal nerves
C. Lateral pectoral nerves

D. Medial pectoral nerves

E. Thoracodorsal nerves

3.The sternocostal surface of the heart is formed primarily by the anterior wall of which heart chamber?

A. Left atrium

B. Left ventricle

C. Right atrium

D.Right ventricle

4.A patient involved in an automobile accident presents with a sharp object puncture of the middle of
the sternum at about the level of the 4th or 5th costal cartilage. If the object also penetrated
pericardium and heart wall, which heart chamber would most likely be damaged?

A. Left atrium

B. Left ventricle

C. Right atrium

D. Right ventricle

5.You are caring for a 68-year-old male who has copious amounts of fluid in the left pleural cavity due to
acute pleurisy. When you examine him as he sits up in bed (trunk upright), where would the fluid tend
to accumulate?

A. costodiaphragmatic recess

B. costomediastinal recess

C. cupola

D. hilar reflection

E. middle mediastinum
6.A 23-year-old male injured in an industrial explosion was found to have multiple small metal
fragments in his thoracic cavity. Since the pericardium was torn inferiorly, the surgeon began to explore
for fragments in the pericardial sac. Slipping her hand under the heart apex, she slid her fingers upward
and to the right within the sac until they were stopped by the cul-de-sac formed by the pericardial
reflection near the base of the heart. Her fingertips were then in the:

A. coronary sinus

B. coronary sulcus

C. costomediastinal recess

D. oblique sinus

E. transverse sinus

7.When inserting a chest tube, intercostal vessels and nerves are avoided by placing the tube
immediately:

A. above the margin of a rib

B. below the margin of a rib

8.A hand slipped behind the heart at its apex can be extended upwards until stopped by a line of
pericardial reflection that forms the:

A. Cardiac notch

B. Costomediastinal recess

B. Hilar reflection

C. Oblique pericardial sinus

D. Transverse pericardial sinus

9.The first rib articulates with the sternum in close proximity to the:

A. Nipple

B. Root of the lung

C. Sternal angle

D. Sternoclavicular joint

C. Xiphoid process

10.The portion of the parietal pleura that extends above the first rib is called the :

A. costodiaphragmatic recess

B. costomediastinal recess

C. costocervical recess

D. cupola

E. endothoracic fascia

11.You are attending an operation to remove a thymic tumor from the superior mediastinum. The
surgeon asks, "What important nerve lying on and partly curving posteriorly around the arch of the
aorta should we be careful of as we remove this mass?" You quickly answer, "The--

A. left phrenic

B. left sympathetic trunk

C. left vagus

D. right phrenic

E. right sympathetic trunk

12.In cardiac surgery it is sometimes necessary to clamp off all arterial flow out of the heart. This could
be done within the pericardial sac by inserting the index finger immediately behind the two great
arteries and compressing them with the thumb of the same hand. The index finger would have to be
inserted into which space?

A. Cardiac notch

B. Coronary sinus

C. Oblique pericardial sinus

D. Coronary sulcus

E. Transverse pericardial sinus

13.A needle inserted into the 9th intercostal space along the midaxillary line would enter which space?

A. Cardiac notch

B. Costodiaphragmatic recess

C. Costomediastinal recess

D. Cupola

E. Oblique pericardial sinus

14.During a heart transplant procedure, the surgeon inserted his left index finger through the transverse
pericardial sinus, and then pulled forward on the two large vessels lying ventral to his finger. Which
vessels were these?

A. Pulmonary trunk and brachiocephalic trunk

B. Pulmonary trunk and aorta

C. Pulmonary trunk and superior vena cava

D. Superior vena cava and aorta

E. Superior vena cava and right pulmonary artery

15.While observing in the OR, you see the resident insert a needle through the body wall just above the
ninth rib in the mid-axillary line. She was obviously trying to enter the:

A. Costodiaphragmatic recess

B. Costomediastinal recess

C. Cupola

D. Hilar reflection

E. Pulmonary ligament
16.The pleural cavity near the cardiac notch is known as the:

A. Costodiaphragmatic recess

C. B. Costomediastinal recess

D. Cupola

D. Hilum

E. Pulmonary ligament

17.The tubercle of the 7th rib articulates with which structure?

A. Body of vertebra T6

B. Body of vertebra T7

C. Body of vertebra T8

D. Transverse process of vertebra T6

E. Transverse process of vertebra T7

18.The lowest extent of the pleural cavity, into which lung tissue does not extend, is known as the:

A. costodiaphragmatic recess

B. costomediastinal recess

C. cupola

D. inferior mediastinum

E. pulmonary ligament

19. The oesophageal opening in the diaphragm transmits all except:

a. Vagal nerve trunk

b. Oesophageal branches of gastric artery

c. Lymphatics d. Right phrenic nerve

e. Veins – oesophageal branches of gastric veins

20. The vena caval opening foramen in the diaphragm lies at the level of

a. T12

b. T8

c. T10

d. L1

e. C7

21. Regarding the descending part of the thoracic aorta

a. It is a component of the middle mediastinum

b. It begins at the level of T3 vertebra

c. It passes through the diaphragm behind the lateral arcuate ligament

d. It begins at the beginning of the arch of the aorta

e. It passes to the abdomen at the level of T12

22. Which heart valve has two cusps?

a. Aortic

b. Mitral

c. Pulmonary

d. Pulmonary and aortic

e. Tricuspid

23. The oesophageal opening in the diaphragm is opposite

a. T6

b. T8

c. T10

d. T11

e. T12

24. The most superficial structure in the thoracic inlet is

a. Vagus nerve

b. Right subclavian artery

c. Left subclavian artery

d. Thoracic duct

e. Superior vena cava

25. Which of the following is not true of the surface markings of the left pleura?

a. It lies behind the sternoclavicular joint

b. It lies in the midline behind the angle of Louis

c. It lies at the level of the 6th rib in the midclavicular line

d. It crosses the midaxillary line at the level of the 10th rib

e. It crosses the 12th rib at the lateral border of the sacrospinalis muscle