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1. Which of the following is a characteristic of the sternal angle?
A.      Located between T4 and T5.
B.      Located above the aortic arch.
C.      Superior border of the mediastinum is demarcated.
D.      Superior to the bifurcation of the right and left bronchi.
E.      Located between T5 and T6.

2. Which of the following valves is most audible at the left fifth intercostal space at the midclavicular line?
A.      Aortic Valve.
B.      Pulmonary Valve.
C.      Bicuspid Valve.
D.      Tricuspid Valve.

3. A student gets into a pencil and rolling pin fight with Jason Bourne. Bourne seizes the upper hand and quickly stabs his pencil through the student’s medial carpals. He was also lucky to sever one of the student’s nerves. The student can now do which of the following ____________.
A. Wrinkle the skin on the medial side of his wrist.
B. Adduct his thumb.
C. Adduct his fingers.
D. Oppose his thumb.
E. Abduct his fingers.

4. You are up late studying this anatomy practice exam and decide to phone a friend for question 5, unfortunately you misdial and call Chuck Norris, who merely answers the phone with “Run.” In a state of panic you run to your car, but Chuck Norris is there, just back from his trip to the Virgin Islands, which incidentally are now know as The Islands. While you are in a state of shock, Chuck Norris roundhouse kicks you on the right side of your head, seriously stretching your neck and shoulder region, leaving permanent injury. Lucky for you he let you live as he had to fight a puma. The next day after your exam your friends notice that you:

A.      Have a claw hand.
B.      Are sweet friends with Marcia now that you have a permanent hand of benediction.
C.      Made it really easy for them to “slap you some skin” as you walk past them.
D.      Have permanent elbow flexion.
E.      Can still externally rotate your right arm.

5. Okay, young Master Luke, you are just about ready to test out your wicked anatomy skills for the practical, but one thing stops you. You  feel the Force, that something is behind you. You turn around to find that Darth Vader is in front out you, he turns on his light saber and cuts off your left hand at the wrist, then runs to go hang out with Patrick Allison. You are not too upset, since you are right handed, but you realize there is no med-bot to fix your hand and you are spurting blood all over the floor, which is the best way to keep from bleeding out the Force all over the lab floor?

A. Thrust the bleeding stump into a fire.
B. Put pressure on the inner aspect of the bicep against the humerus.
C. Put direct pressure between the deltoid and clavicle.
D. Check your radial pulse, then push harder to occlude it as it gives the majority of supply to the palmar arches.
E. Lay down on a cadaver table and give up now, at least you can let your fellow classmates learn something, since you didn’t.

6. You are in the emergency room when a patient is brought in, the loser in a street fight. He has received a stab wound about 1.5 cm long in the right side of the chest about 1.5 cm below and 1 cm medial to the coracoid process of the scapula. He has lost a lot of bright red blood from a large (approx. 1.2 cm in diameter) severed artery found deep at this location. Intravenous fluids are immediately administered and a surgeon is called in to repair the artery. He begins by making an incision through the skin and subcutaneous tissue just below the clavicle, then cuts the clavicular head of the pectoralis major muscle and retracts it downward to obtain sufficient exposure of the area. He next encounters a partially severed muscle running downward and medially from the coracoid process. He divides the remaining fibers of the muscle and has you retract it downward. This exposes a bloody fat-filled space full of vessels and nerves.

 

Which space or cavity was opened when the surgeon reflected the muscles?

A. axillary space

B. infraspinatous fossa

C. quadrangular space

D. subdeltoid bursa

E. triangular space

 

7.  If I ligate the axillary artery at a point between the superior thoracic artery and the lateral thoracic artery, through what vessel would collateral circulation reach the distal portion of the axillary artery distal to the ligation?

 

A. circumflex humoral

B. lateral thoracic

C. subscapular

D. profundi brachii

E. posterior interosseous

 

8. Compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel affects which hand muscle(s)?

 

A. Dorsal interossei

B. Flexor pollicis brevis

C. Flexor pollicis longus

D. Opponens digiti minimi

E. Palmar interossei

 

 

9. Structures within the carpal tunnel include the:

 

A. Radial bursa

B. Ulnar bursa

C. Both

D. Neither

 

10. Your patient presents with Aganglionic Megacolon.  This disorder is caused by a failure of neural crest cells to properly migrate and innervate the Colon with autonomic nerve connection.  Which of the following preganglionic sympathetic nerves would be most likely implicated in this disorder? 

 

A.)  Sciatic nerve

B.)   Phrenic nerve

C.)   Pelvic Splanchnic nerves

D.)  Greater, Lesser, Least Splanchnic nerves

E.)   Nerve fibers in the Pelvic plexus coming from the sacrum.

 

11. A frantic mother brings her 3 year old into the Emergency Department because he aspirated a small metal button off of his shirt.  The button is most likely located in the following place:

 

A.) Left inferior lobe

B.) Right middle lobe

C.) Right inferior lobe

D.) Coryna

 

12. A new member of the knife and gun club shows up in the ER with a deep laceration to the Axilla.  Which of the following structures is least likely to be damaged during the stab wound?

 

      A.) Brachial Artery

      B.) Anterior and Posterior Circumflex arteries

      C.) Medial Chord of the Brachial Plexus

      D.) Thoracoacromial Artery

 

13. Which of the following arteries which feed into the scapular anastamosis can be found on the inferior-lateral border of the scapula?

 

A.)  Deep Scapular Artery

B.)   Suprascapular Artery

C.)   Dorsal Scapular Artery

D.)  Circumflex Scapular Artery

 

14. A football player presents to your clinic with a swollen index finger.  When told to make a fist the young man can bend his index finger at the PIP but not at the DIP joint.  Which tendon likely ruptured in the injury?

 

      A.) Distal insertion of the extensor tendon.

      B.) Flexor Digitorum Profundus

      C.) Extensor Expansion Hood

      D.) Long Extensor Tendon

      E.) Flexor Digitorum Superficialis

 

15. What extraembryonic tissue is formed by cells that fuse together thus forming multinucleated invasive cells that protect the developing embryo from the maternal immune system?

 

A.) cytotrophoblast

B.) syncitiotrophoblast

C.) hypoblast

D.) epiblast

 

16. Which of the following autonomic ganglia can not be found below the diaphram?  (Yes I realize that you have not covered this area……but look back at Dr. Fritch’s autonomics lecture!!!)

 

A.)  Superior Mesenteric Ganglion

B.)  Stellate Ganglion

C.)  Inferior Mesenteric Ganglion

D.)  Celiac Ganglion

E.)   Aorticorenal Ganglion

17. A 10 y/o child falls off his bike and fractures his humerus.  A nerve is lesioned, which results in weakness in the ability to extend the hand at the wrist.  There is also numbness in the skin over the anatomical snuffbox.  Which of the following arteries that course with the affected nerve may be lacerated by the fracture?

A. Axillary
B. Lateral thoracic
C. Posterior circumflex humeral
D. Profunda brachial
E. Subscapular


18. In a fall from a bike, a boy suffers shoulder trauma that stretches the upper trunk of the brachial plexus.  Which of the following signs or symptoms would the boy most likely have as a result of the injury?

A. Inability to shrug the shoulder against resistance
B. Weakness in the ability to abduct and adduct the fingers
C. Weakness in the ability to flex the forearm at the elbow
D. Weakness in the ability to protract the scapula
E. Wrist drop

19. A 25 y/o woman present with amenorrhea and vomiting.  A urine beta human chorionic gonadotropin (BhCG) test confirms that she is pregnant.  During which of the following embryonic stages did her conceptus most likely implant in the uterine wall?

A. Bastocyst
B. Embryoblast
C. Morula
D. Trophoblast
E. Zygote

20. A 30 y/o woman sustains head and neck trauma after a MVA.  Examination reveals that she is unable to shrug her left shoulder or turn her head to the right.  Which of the following structures has been damaged?

A. Left CN XI
B. Right CN XI
C. Left CN X
D. Right CN X
E. Right sternocleidomastoid muscle

21. A 55 y/o woman with a history of severe depression presents to the ER with having cut deeply into the flexor surface of her wrist at the level of the carpal tunnel.  She has no sensation on the palmar or dorsal aspects of the distal parts of her middle and index fingers and half of her ring finger.  Which of the following has been compromised?

A. Flexor carpi radialis tendon
B. Median nerve
C. Palmaris longus tendon
D. Radial nerve
E. Ulnar nerve

22. All of these are characteristic of Tetralogy of Fallot EXCEPT:

a. Pulmonary Stenosis

b. Ventral septal defect (VSD)

c. Left ventricular hypertrophy

d. Overriding aorta

 

 

 

23. Your patient presents to you with a mid-humerous fracture after a motor vehicle crash. What clinical manifestations will you observe?

 

a. Wrist drop

b. Claw hand

c. Hand of Benediction

d. Peripheral neuropathy

 

24. A teenager presents to the emergency department complaining of wrist pain after falling off his skateboard. He has snuff-box tenderness. This concerns you because this bone is sometimes slow to heal because of its poor blood supply. What fracture do you suspect?

 

a. Scaphoid

b. Trapezoid

c. Capitate

d. Trapezuim

 

25. The sympathetic nervous system has _______ preganglionic and _______ postganglionic axons and uses the neurotransmitter _________.

 

26. The parasympathetic nervous system has _______ preganglionic and _______ postganglionic axons and uses the neurotransmitter _________.

 

27. Which of the following is true regarding the cords of the brachial plexus?

 

A) They are direct derivatives of the anterior rami.

B) Related to the subclavian artery

C) Lie behind (posterior) to the pectoralis minor m.

D) Supply innervation to all of the muscles of the upper limb

E) All of the above are true statements

 

28. This embryologic condition is due to a blind ending of the esophagus preventing the fetus from swallowing amniotic fluid and returning it to the mother via placental circulation, ultimately resulting in excess amniotic fluid:

 

A. Polyhydroaminos due to esophageal atreasia with esophagotrachial fistula

B. Congential diaphragmatic hernia

C. Spina bifida

D. Cryptorchidism

E. Hiatal Hernia

 

29. Shaping mesenchymal condensations into cartilage is part of what process?

 

A. Bone formation

B. Muscle formation

C. Joint formation

D. lung formation

E. Heart formation

 

30. Hyperthermia, Cadmium, and other agents influencing general cell metabolism are all associated with:

 

A. Normal, healthy baby

B. Neurological defects in utero

C. Teratogens that cause limb defects

D. Prenatal vitamins

 

31. The cell bodies of the presynpatic neurons in the Sympathetic division are found:

 

A.  Cardio plexus

B. Anterior roots of spinal nerves

C. ONLY in the IML

D. In either the IML or the gray matter of the spinal cord

 

32. What component of the embryo heart is part neural crest (ectodermal) derived and part splanchnic mesoderm?

 

A. Aortic Sac

B. Primitive Venticle

C. Bulbar ridges

D. Sinus Venosus

 

33. Atraial Septal Defects result in what direction of shunting?

 

A. Right to Left

B. Left to Right

C. Top to Bottom

D. There is no shunting involved in ASD's

 

34. What is the only structure that remains of the left sinus horn?

 

A. Right Ventricle

B. Left Atrium

C. Coronary Sinus

D. Aortic Sac

 

35. With pulmonary valvular atresia, what is the only route for blood to get to the lungs?

A. Ductus Arteriosus

B. Pulmonary Vein

C. Superior Vena Cava

D. Pulmonary Artery

 

36. A newborn is found to have a patent foramen ovale, ventricular septal defect, hypoplastic right ventricle, hypertrophy of left ventricle and a patent ductus arteriosus; what is your diagnosis?

 

A. Teratology of Fallot

B. Aortic valvular atresia

C. Tricuspid Atresia

D. DeGeorge Syndrome

 

37. Which of the following cell layers is not derived from the ectoderm?

a)      Ectoderm

b)      Endoderm

c)      Mesoderm

d)     All three are derived from the ectoderm

e)      None of the above

 

38. Which of the following cell layers contain primordial germ cells during week 4-6 of embryonic development?

 

a)      Ectoderm

b)      Mesoderm

c)      Endoderm

d)     All of the above

e)      None of the above

 

39. What forms the internal carotid artery?

 

a)      Arch III

b)      Arch IV

c)      Dorsal aorta

d)     Sprout of Arch III

e)      a + c

f)       a + d

 

40. An cyanotic infant was delivered in the emergency room. You found out that her great vessels were transposed and that her ductus arteriosis is needed to be kept open in order to survive. Which of the following drugs is contraindicated?

 

a)      Indomethacin

b)      Prostaglandins

c)      Albuterol

d)     Aldosterone

e)      Vasopressin

 

41. A neonate presents in the ER with tachypenia, sweating, pallor, and lack of weight gain.  You notice that the baby appears cyanotic and after listening to the heart beat detect a murmur.  You, the clever 3rd year med student think back to your Dr. Brauer lectures and suspect a cardiac defect.  A echocardiogram reveals RV hypertrophy, but no pulmonary vessel stenosis.  What two conditions would you suspect?

 

A.  pulmonary Valvular Atresia and Persistent truncus arteriosis

B.  Tetralogy of Fallot and Ventricular septal defect

C.  VSD and Pulmonary Valvular Atresia

D.  VSD and Persistent Truncus Arteriosis

 

42. A patient presents at your office complaining of weakness in his hands and numbness on the back of his hand.  The rest of his history is unremarkable except he drinks 10-12 beers each Friday and Saturday night and finds himself falling asleep in chairs (So maybe a CAGE would be good).  Upon examination the patient reveals wrist drop with decreased extension in his hand and fingers unless supinated and numbness on the back of his hand into digits 1-4.  You suspect:

 

A.  Hypothyroidism

B.  Erb Duschenne

C.  Saturday Night Palsy (Radial neuropathy)

D.  Klumpke's Palsy

 

43. A patient arrives at your clinic complaining of sore throat and runny nose.  Upon further physical exam you find that the patient’s blood pressures to be higher in the arms then in the legs.  Aside from the cold, what other problem might the patient have?

 

  1. Orthostatic hypotension

  2. Coarction of the aorta

  3. Ventral septal defect

  4. Aortic stenosis

  5. Atrial septal defect

 

44. A one year old febrile infant presents to you ER.  You notice that the patient has “unique” facial features and you hear a murmur while listening to the heart.  The parents also tell you that the infant has had reoccurring infections.  What underlying problem do you suspect this patient to have?

 

  1. Ventral septal defect

  2. Viremia

  3. Hirschprung’s disease

  4. Waddenburg syndrome

  5. DiGeorge Syndrome

 

 

 

45. Which of the following layers contributes to the formation of the parietal peritoneum?

 

  1. Somatic mesoderm

  2. Splachnic mesoderm

  3. Paraaxial mesoderm

  4. Dermamyotome

 

46. What is the most common congenital defect?

 

  1. Heart

  2. Spina bifida

  3. Teratoma

  4. Cleft lip/palate

 

47. All of the following statements concerning gray communicating rami are correct EXCEPT

 

a) they contain preganglionic sympathetic fibers

b) they are found at all spinal cord levels

c) they contain general visceral efferent fibers

d) they contain postganglionic sympathetic fibers

e) they are gray because they contain no myelinated fibers

 

48. Postganglionic sympathetic cholinergic fibers innervate the

 

a) sweat glands

b) lacrimal glands

c) ductus deferens

d) trigone of the urinary bladder

e) detrusor muscle

 

49. The foramen ovale in the fetal heart is located in the:

 

a. Right atrium

b. Left atrium

c. Interventricular septum

d. Interatrial septum

e. Pulmonary trunk

 

50. The pacemaker of the heart is the:

 

a. Sinoatrial node

b. Atrioventricular node

c. Sinoventricular node

d. Purkinje fibers

 

 

 

 

51. The thickest layer of the heart is the:

 

a. Epicardium

b. Pericardium

c. Myocardium

d. None of the above

 

52. The scalenes and sternocleidomastoids are predominantly involved in:

 

a. Active inspiration

b. Active expiration

c. Quiet inspiration

d. Quiet expiration

 

53. Which of the following vessels carry oxygenated blood to the fetus from the placenta?

 

a) Umbilical arteries

b) Umbilical veins

c) Vitelline arteries

d) Vitelline veins

e) Common cardinal arteries

f) Common cardinal veins

           

54. A 17 year old pregnant female present to your clinic. She has a history of malnutrition, especially on folic acid. An ultrasound suggest large amount of amniotic fluid. Further testing revealed an elevated level of alpha-fetoprotein. What defects does the child most like have?

 

a) Anencephaly

b) DiGeorge Syndrome

c) Ventral Septal Defects

d) Hirsprung Disease

e) Spina bifida occulta

 

55. The proximal part of the Aorta is derived from which of the following?

 

a) Aortic arch III

b) Aortic arch VI

c) Bulbus Cordis

d) Truncus Arteriosus

e) Sinus Venosus

 

56. What of the following is derived from the intermediate mesoderm?

 

a) Heart

b) Lungs

c) Spleen

d) Kidneys and Gonads

e) Liver

 

57. Between which two layer is the embryonic mesoderm located?

 

a) Epiblast and hypoblast

b) Syntiotrophoblast and cytotrophoblast

c) Syntiotrophoblast and endometrium

d) Heuser’s membrane and syntiotrophoblast

e) Heuser’s membrane and cytotrophoblast

 

58.  Failure to form the left aortic arch 5 would result in:

            a) lack of a left common carotid artery

            b) lack of a left subclavian artery

            c) nothing

            d) spontaneous abortion

 

59.  All of the following are characteristics of Tetralogy of Fallot EXCEPT:

            a) Pulmonary stenosis

            b) Persistant truncus arteriosis

            c) Ventricular septal defect

            d) hypertrophy

 

60.  A persistent atrioventricular canal is seen typically in which disease?

            a) Fragile X Syndrome

            b) Autism

            c) Praeder-Willi Syndrome, aka, Chris Gibson disease

            d) Down’s Syndrome

 

61. Transposition of the great vessels is not compatible with life unless which of the following conditions is associated with this anomaly?

 

A. aortic valve stenois
B. Mitral atresia
C. Pulmonary stenosis
D. Patent ductus arteriosus
E. Right ventricular hypertrophy


 

 

62. What embryologic structure becomes the hepatic vein?

A. Right Vitelline Vein
B. Left Vitelline Vein
C. Sinus Venosus
D. Ductus Venosus
E. Cardinal Vein

63. A super cute 18 year old female patient comes into your office complaining of painful inability to drop a bomb(chronic constipation), you immediately pull out your handy little barium sulfate injecting tube, lubricate and inject into the patient’s rectum.  Fluoroscopy reveals congenital aganglionic megacolon involving both the rectum and sigmoid.  You are Will Hunting wicked smart, and immediately you think Hirschsprung’s.  What embryologic process is lacking in this case?

A. Failure of mesoderm cells to migrate to the colonic wall
B. Increased migration of neural cells to descending colonic wall
C. Failure of Neural crest cells to migrate to the wall of colon
D. Gut tube failed to rotate.

 

 

64.  The biceps brachii muscle is classified as what type of muscle?

           

A. Flat

B.  Fusiform

C.  Unipenate

D.  Multipenate

 

65.  A 34 year old female arrives in the emergency department after injuring her right upper extremity after a fall.  She states that she fell forward onto an outstretched right hand that was described as being in a wrist extended and abducted position.  What injury is potentially the most worrisome in terms of healing?

 

A.  Sprain to the flexor retinaculum

B.  Fracture of the 2nd metacarpal

C.  Fracture of the scaphoid

D.  Fracture of the distal trapezoid

 

66.  Which of these muscles depress the scapula?

 

A.  upper trapezius

B.  deltoid

C.  pectoralis minor

D.  supraspinatus

 

 

67.  Which lymph nodes are the closest in proximity to the carina?

 

A.  Inferior deep cervical nodes

B.  Inferior tracheal bronchial nodes

C.  Pulmonary nodes

D.  Aortic arch nodes

 

68.  Radial head dislocations are often seen when?

 

A.  M1 students injure there radial collateral ligaments trying to hemostat one another

B.  Baseball players repetitively throw fastballs

C.  Falling on an extended elbow

D.  Picking up a child by one arm over their head.

 

69. At what level is the sternal angle located at? 

 

A.  T4-5 IV disc

B.  T2

C.  T3

D.  T10

 

70. A person presents to you office with a massive right apical lung tumor.  Where might the patient be feeling numbness?

 

A. The lateral palmer surface as well as the entire tips of index and ring finger.

B.  Both the palmer and dorsal surfaces of the medial part of the hand, including the entire digiti minimi.

C. A roughly trapezoid shaped patch over the lateral aspect of the shoulder.

D. A thin strip of skin running down the back side of the arm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANSWERS:

 

  1. A

  2. C Bicuspid valve, AKA the Mitral valve.

  3. D after the student realized this, Bourne threw him out the balcony window telling    

          him, “I told you there was no measure to how fast and how hard I would bring        

          this fight to your doorstep.”

  1. C This is a waiter’s tip, or Erb Duchenne’s palsy. From upper plexus lesion. You

          better not dial the wrong number anymore, because Chuck reminded you that  

          he does not sleep, he waits. 

  1. B this will occlude the brachial artery. Also, the ulnar artery is the major supplier

          of blood to the palmar arches.

  1. A

  2. C

  3. B

  4. C

  5. D

  6. C

  7. C

  8. D

  9. B

  10. B

  11. B

  12. D

  13. C

  14. A

  15. A

  16. B

  17. C the characteristics of Tetralogy of Fallot are VSD, Right ventricular hypertrophy, pulmonary stenosis and overriding aorta

  18. A with a mid humerus fracture you should be concerned about an injury to the radial nerve, which is responsible for muscles of flexion of the wrist. Knock out these muscles and you get wrist drop. Claw hand is ulnar nerve damage; hand of benediction is median nerve damage. Peripheral neuropathy can be a characteristic of many diseases and injuries.

  19. A The scaphoid bone if fractured will be tender in the snuff-box area. This fracture is of concern because of its poor blood supply. Without proper care, this bone can become necrotic.

  20. The sympathetic nervous system has short pre-ganglionic and long postganglionic axons and uses the neurotransmitter Norepinephrine.

  21. The parasympathetic nervous system has long preganglionic and short postganglionic axons and uses the neurotransmitter Acetylcholine.

  22. C

  23. A

  24. C

  25. C

  26. D

  27. C

  28. B  left to right- acyanotic because of increased blood flow from the lungs and decreased pulmonary resistance

  29. C

  30. A

  31. C

  32. D

  33. B

  34. E

  35. B

  36. D

  37. C

  38. B

  39. E

  40. A

  41. A

  42. A, They contain postganglionic fibers

  43. A, Sweat glands are innervated by adrenergic fibers

  44. D

  45. A

  46. C

  47. A

  48. B

  49. A

  50. D

  51. D

  52. E

  53. C, Nothing, The 5 aortic arch regresses.  Failure to form the 3rd aortic arch would result in a lack of the left common carotid, and failure to form the 4th left aortic arch would result in a lack of the left subclavian. 

  54. B, Persistent truncus arteriosis.  A persistant  truncus arteriosis arises when the conotruncal ridges do not form or fail to fuse.  In tetralogy of fallot, the conotruncal ridges form, but they do not divide the outflow tract equally.  This results in pulmonary stenosis, a ventricular septal defect, and an overriding aorta.  Even as a fetus, there is hypertrophy of the right ventricle due to right-to-left shunting.  This is the most common congenital heart defect.

  55. D, Down’s Syndrome.  Although this heart defect is rare, it is seen in about 20% of patients with Down’s Syndrome.

  56. D

  57. A

  58. C

  59. B

  60. C

  61. C

  62. B

  63. D

  64. B,  T4-5 IV disc.  T3 is jugular notch.  T10 is xiphoid process.  T2 is just craziness

  65. B, apical lung tumors can press up into the brachial plexus impinging the lower roots.  Though you may see a little numbness over the area supplied by the median nerve with a really big tumor, the best answer is B.

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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