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1. The high death rate associated with breast cancer is related to which of the following?
(A) nerve supply
(B) blood supply
(C) venous drainage
(D) poor imaging techniques
(E) complex lymphatic drainage
ANSWER: E
2. The parietal pleura consists of all of the following parts EXCEPT
(A) costal
(B) pericardial
(C) mediastinal
(D) diaphragmatic
(E) cervical
ANSWER: B
3. All of the following statements correctly apply to the left main bronchus EXCEPT
(A) It is wider, shorter, and runs more vertically than the right main bronchus.
(B) It passes anterior to the esophagus.
(C) It passes anterior to the thoracic aorta.
(D) It contains c-shaped rings of hyaline cartilage.
(E) It arises at the level of the sternal angle.
ANSWER: A
4. Which of the following structures is located in the middle mediastinum?
(A) thoracic duct
(B) lungs
(C) esophagus
(D) heart
(E) azygos vein
ANSWER: D
5. All of the following statements correctly apply to the right atrium EXCEPT
(A) It receives blood from the superior and inferior vena cava and coronary sinus.
(B) It forms the right side of the heart.
(C) It contains the crista terminalis.
(D) It contains the limbus fossae ovalis.
(E) It contains trabeculae carneae.
Anatomy Mid Term Exam
ANSWER: E
6- Which of the following structures is located in the posterior mediastinum?
(A) lungs
(B) heart
(C) azygos vein
(D) superior vena cava
(E) right coronary artery
ANSWER: C
7. All of the following veins drain into the coronary sinus EXCEPT
(A) anterior cardiac
(B) small cardiac
(C) middle cardiac
(D) great cardiac
(E) oblique vein of the left atrium
ANSWER: A
8. Which of the following is NOT part of the chest?
(A) 12 pairs of ribs
(B) sternum
(C) costal cartilages
(D) 12 thoracic vertebrae
(E) clavicle
ANSWER: E
9. Which of the following is NOT likely to contribute to chest pain?
(A) cardiac disease
(B) pulmonary disease
(C) thyroid disorders
(D) gallbladder disorders
(E) intestinal disorders
ANSWER: C
10. Which of the following does NOT supply the breast with blood?
(A) lateral thoracic artery
(B) thoracoacromial artery
(C) posterior intercostals arteries
(D) internal thoracic artery
(E) costoclavicular artery
Anatomy Mid Term Exam
ANSWER: E
11. Which of the following is NOT contained in the superior mediastinum?
(A) thymus
(B) great vessels and their branches
(C) azygos and hemiazygos veins
(D) trachea
(E) esophagus
ANSWER: C
12. Which of the following is NOT a branch of the aorta in the thorax?
(A) posterior intercostal arteries
(B) inferior phrenic artery
(C) bronchial arteries
(D) esophageal arteries
(E) superior phrenic arteries
ANSWER: B
13. Which of the following may compress the esophagus?
(A) aortic arch
(B) right main bronchus
(C) left vagus
(D) right brachiocephalic vein
(E) brachiocephalic trunk
ANSWER: A
14. The azygos vein receives blood from which of the following?
(A) posterior intercostal veins
(B) anterior intercostal veins
(C) left internal jugular vein
(D) anterior jugular vein
(E) lateral thoracic vein
ANSWER: A
15. The articular part of a rib tubercle articulates with which of the following structures?
(A) body of the vertebra
(B) costal cartilage
(C) adjacent rib
(D) sternum
(E) transverse process
Anatomy Mid Term Exam
ANSWER: E
16. Which of the following passes through the caval opening of the diaphragm?
(A) terminal branches of the right phrenic nerve
(B) thoracic duct
(C) greater thoracic splanchnic nerve
(D) sympathetic trunk
(E) vagus
ANSWER: A
17. All of the following bones contribute to the formation of the pelvic cavity EXCEPT
(A) ischium
(B) pelvis
(C) pubis
(D) coccyx
(E) sacrum
ANSWER: D
18. Which of the following structures is located between the ischial spine and the ischial
tuberosity?
(A) obturator foramen
(B) lesser sciatic notch
(C) acetabular notch
(D) pubic arch
(E) arcuate line
ANSWER: - B
19. The pelvic floor is formed by all of the following muscles EXCEPT
(A) pubococcygeus
(B) coccygeus
(C) piriformis
(D) puborectalis
(E) iliococcygeus
ANSWER: - C
20. Which of the following muscles covers and pads the lateral pelvic wall?
(A) obturator internus
(B) piriformis
(C) pubococcygeus
Anatomy Mid Term Exam
(D) iliococcygeus
(E) ischiococcygeus
ANSWER: A
21. Which of the following nerves exits the pelvis through the greater sciatic foramen,
superior to the piriformis?
(A) sciatic
(B) pudendal
(C) superior gluteal
(D) lumbosacral trunk
(E) obturator
ANSWER: C
22. Which of the following parts of the male urethra is the widest and most dilatable?
(A) preprostatic
(B) prostatic
(C) membranous
(D) spongy
(E) external urethral meatus
ANSWER: B
23. Which of the following parts of the uterus protrudes into the uppermost vagina?
(A) round ligament
(B) body
(C) fundus
(D) isthmus
(E) cervix
ANSWER: E
24. The space between the labia minora, the vestibule, contains all of the following
structures EXCEPT
(A) urethral opening
(B) opening of the vagina
(C) ducts of the greater vestibular glands
(D) ducts of the lesser vestibular glands
(E) bulbs of the vestibule
Anatomy Mid Term Exam
ANSWER: E
25. The inferior ends of the seminal vesicles are closely related to the rectum and are
separated from it only by which of the following structures?
(A) pubovesical ligament
(B) puboprostatic ligament
(C) rectovesical septum
(D) puborectalis muscle
(E) coccygeus muscle
ANSWER: C
26. The superior end of the vagina surrounds which of the following structures?
(A) round ligament
(B) urogenital hiatus
(C) urethra
(D) cervix
(E) neck of bladder
ANSWER: -D
27. All of the following arteries enter the true pelvis EXCEPT
(A) internal iliac
(B) median sacral
(C) superior rectal
(D) ovarian
(E) testicular
ANSWER: E
28. The pudendal canal is a space within which of the following structures?
(A) the deep perineal space
(B) the superficial perineal space
(C) the obturator fascia
(D) the broad ligament
(E) the urogenital triangle
ANSWER: C
29. The inferior hypogastric plexus receives fibers from which of the following nerves?
Anatomy Mid Term Exam
ANSWER: D
30- In the female the urethral folds differentiate into:
A-The clitoris.
B- The labia minora.
C-The labia majora.
D- The glans clitoridis.
E- no definitive adult structure.
ANSWER: B
31 -In the male the urogenital groove differentiates to become the:
A-Penile urethra.
B-Scrotal raphe.
C-Seminal colliculus
D-Membranous urethra.
E-Urethra of the glans
ANSWER: A
32 – laryngotracheal tube appears at:
A- 3rd Week
B- 4th week
C – 5th week
D – 6th week
ANSWER: B
33- The endocardium of the heart development form:
A-endocardial heart tube
B-Myoepicardial mantle
C-Visceral layer of D-pericardial sac
E-All of the above
ANSWER: A
34 -Development of the alveoli is completed during
A- At birth
Anatomy Mid Term Exam
ANSWER: C
35-The arch of aorta is derived from
A- aoratic sac
B-left dorsal aorta
C- 4th left aortic arch
D- all of the above
ANSWER: D
36-Pallet's tetralogy is the commonest cardiac congenital anomaly .Which of the
following is not part of it:
A-Ventricular septal defect
B-Aorta overrides the septal defect
C-Aortic stenosis
D- pulmonary stenosis
ANSWER: C
37-The heart starts development on:
A-3rd week
B-Middle of 3rd week.
C-4th week.
D-Middle of 4th week.
E-5th week.
ANSWER: B
38- In the female the genital swellings differentiate into:
A-The clitoris.
B-The labia minora.
C-The labia majora
D-The glans clitoriis.
E-No definitive adult structure.
ANSWER: C
39-In the male the urethral folds fuse forming the:
A-The scrotum
B-The glans penis.
C- The penile urethra.
Anatomy Mid Term Exam
ANSWER:C
40- urogenital sinus give:
A- vestibule
B- urethra
C- Hymen
D- pudendal cleft
E- no definitive adult structure
ANSWER: A