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COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
DEPARTMENT OF ANATOMY
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM AND BOARD EXAM QUESTIONS
DIRECTIONS: Choose the best answer. Write your FINAL ANSWERS in CAPITAL LETTERS.
CARDIOVASCULAR
______ 1. The main branch of the left coronary artery is:
A. Left Marginal Branch
C. Circumflex branch
B. Anterior Interventricular Branch
D. AV nodal artery
Recall, Snell 6th ed. P. 103
______ 2. Which of the following statements about the pericardium is/are correct?
A. it encloses the heart and the root of the great vessels
B. it restricts excessive movement of the heart
C. it lies within the middle mediastinum
D. all of the above are correct
Comprehension, Snell 6th ed. P. 94
______ 3. This valve guards the atrioventricular orifice.
A. tricuspid valve
B. pulmonic valve
C. mitral valve
D. aortic valve
______ 8. Which of the following statements about the lung is/are correct?
A. the apex of the lungs projects about 1 inch above the clavicle
B. the left lung is divided by a horizontal and oblique fissures
C. the middle lobe is divided into an anterior and posterior bronchopulmonary
segment
D. all of the above are correct
Comprehension, Snell 6th ed. P. 83
______ 9. Which of the following statements regarding the bronchopulmonary segments is/are
correct?
A. it is a subdivision of a lung lobule
B. the apex of each segment is directed towards the root of the lung
C. a diseased segment can be removed surgically.
D. All of the above are correct
Comprehension, Snell 6th ed. P. 86
______ 10. During inspiration, the carina descends at the level of the
A. 4th thoracic vertebra
C. 8th thoracic vertebra
B. 6th thoracic vertebra
D. 10th thoracic vertebra
Recall, Snell 6th ed. P. 82
______ 11. Which of the following statements about the esophagus is correct?
A. It passes through the diaphragm at the level of the tenth thoracic vertebra
B. The upper third of the esophagus is supplied by the inferior thyroid artery
C. It passes downward and to the left through the superior and posterior mediastinum
as it enters the thorax
D. All of the above
Comprehension, Snell 6th ed. P. 113
_____ 12. At the level of the neck, swallowed foreign body may lodge at the level of the
cricopharyngeus muscle which lies opposite the level of
A. 4th cervical vertebra
C. 1st thoracic vertebra
th
B. 6 cervical vertebra
D. 4th thoracic vertebra
Clinical Application, Snell 6h ed. P. 130
_____ 13. above the costal margin, the anterior wall of the rectus sheath is formed by aponeurosis of
A. external oblique muscle
C. internal oblique muscle
B. transversus abdominis muscle
D. fascia transversalis
Recall, Snell 6th ed. P. 144
_____ 14. the posterior wall of the inguinal canal is formed by the
A. external oblique muscle
C. internal oblique muscle
B. transversus abdominis muscle
D. fascia transversalis
Recall, Snell 6th ed. P. 149
_____ 15. Which of the following statements about the stomach is INCORRECT?
A. the incisura angularis is a constant notch in the lesser curve of the stomach which
marks the inferior border of the body of the stomach
B. the right gastric artery usually arises as a direct branch of the celiac trunk
C. the pyloric sphincter is formed mainly by the middle circular muscles of the
stomach wall
D. None of the above
Comprehension, Snell 6th ed. P. 205
_____ 16. The greater sac and lesser sac of the peritoneal cavity communicates through the
A. foramen of Winslow
C. foramen of Monro
B. foramen of Wirsung
D. foramen of Santorini
Recall, snell 6th ed. P. 200
_____ 17. In order to palpate the distal common bile duct during biliary exploration, one should
palpate the second portion of the duodenum at its
A. anteromedial portion
C. posteromedial portion
B. anterolateral portion
D. posterolateral portion
Clinical Application, Snell 6th ed. P. 208
_____ 18. The upper half of the duodenum is supplied by the superior pancreaticoduodenal artery
which is a branch of the
A. gastroduodenal artery
C. superior mesenteric artery
B. inferior mesenteric artery
D. left gastric artery
Recall, snell 6th ed. P. 210
_____ 19. Which of the following is a distinguishing feature of the jejunum
A. its mesentery is attached to the posterior abdominal wall above and to
left of the aorta
B. mesenteric vessels arise from a series of 3 or 4 or more arcades
C. mesenteric fat is deposited throughout and extends from the root to the intestinal
wall
D. plicae circulares is smaller and widely separated and absent in the lower part
Comprehension, Snell 6th ed. P. 211
_____ 20. Peyers patches are found at the
A. duodenum
B. jejunum
C. ileum
D. colon
C. Transverse Colon
D. Sigmoid Colon
C. Peyers patches
D smooth intestinal wall
_____ 25. Which of the following statements about the pancreas is INCORRECT?
A. the islets of Langerhans comprises the endocrine portion of the gland
B. the Duct of Wirsung opens at the posteromedial portion of the
second portion of the duodenum
C. the pancreas receives its blood supply from the splenic artery and
the superior and inferior pancreaticoduodenal arteries
D. None of the above
Comprehension, Snell 6th ed. P. 230
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__d___8. An injury of the Pyramidal tract results in ipsilateral motor deficits if it occurs
at the level of:
A) cortex
C) brainstem
B) internal capsule
D) spinal cord
*Analysis, pp. 361
__c___9. Obstruction of the Right Anterior Cerebral artery by a thrombus may produce
paralysis of:
A) left upper limb
C) left lower limb
B) right upper limb
D) right lower limb
*Application, pp. 361
__d___10. In an Upper Motor Neuron lesion, a normal reflex that is abolished is:
A) Babinski sign
C) clonus
B) knee jerk
D) superficial (abdominal &
Cremasteric) reflexes
*Recall, pp. 371
___b__11. A central lesion of the Facial nerve produces motor deficit on the:
A) ipsilateral lower quadrant of the face
B) contralateral lower quadrant of the face
C) ipsilateral half of the face
D) contralateral half of the face
*Analysis/ Application, pp. 428
___a__12. Paralysis of lateral gaze to the left at will points to a lesion in the:
A) Right area 8
C) Right area 17,18,19
B) Left area 8
D) Left area 17,18,19
*Analysis / Application,
___c__13. The outflow of signals from the Basal Ganglia originate mainly from:
A) caudate nucleus
C) globus pallidus
B) putamen
D) substancia nigra
*Recall, pp310
__d___14. The part of cerebellum concerned with vestibular function is:
A) anterior lobe
C) posterior lobe
B) middle lobe
D) flocculo-nodular lobe
*Recall, pp. 211
__b___15. The limbic system expresses its endocrine & autonomic functions thru the:
A) thalamus
C) epithalamus
B) hypothalamus
D) subthalamus
*Recall, pp. 298-303