True or False Department of Anatomy SAITM November 2012 batch 205 Angiology

Practice MCQ

A 56 year old woman has developed swelling of the feet following a long flight. She
is suspected to have Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT). This thrombosis occurs in which
of the following veins?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

Long saphenous vein F

Short saphenous veins F
Medial cutaneous vein F
Veins within the gastrocnemius T
Veins within the Sartorius T

Regarding the blood circulation in the kidney

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

The
The
The
The
The

renal artery is anterior to the renal vein F

left renal vein is longer than the right T
right renal vein crosses the aorta F
glomerular capillaries have no venous drainage F
renal arteries leave the aorta at the L1 level T

Regards the long saphenous vein

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

It is anterior to the medial malleolus T

It is posterior to the lateral malleolus F
It is postero lateral in position at the knee F
Drains into the femoral vein 5cm below and medial to pubic tubercle F
It has a valve at the opening into the femoral vein T

The external carotid artery

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

Begins at the level of the thyroid cartilage T

Supplies the pharynx T
Gives off the Inferior thyroid artery F
Supplies the tongue T
Has the facial artery as a terminal branch F

Regards the Inferior mesenteric artery

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

If obstructed will result in ischaemia of the whole small bowel F

Starts from the aorta at L3 vertebral level T
Starts from the midline of the aorta T
Supplies the rectum T
Forms a porto-systemic anastamosis from one of its branches F

Arterial anatomoses are seen in the following areas of the body.

a) Anterior cerebral arteries T
b) Renal arteries F

c) Posterior tibial and fibular artery T

d) Uterine and vesical arteries T
e) Right and left gastroepiploic arteries T

Simple arteriovenous anastomoses are seen in the following areas.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

The
The
The
The
The

kidney T
Brain F
bowel T
skin T
tongue F

The following veins have no valves

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

Veins of the thorax and abdomen F

Superficial Veins of the leg F
Superficial veins of the forearm F
Veins in the vertebral plexus F
Venous sinusoids of the brain T

In the placing of a free skin graft on the donor area

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

It survives initially by imbibition T

It revascularizes within 24 hours F
It survives by the growing of new vessels into the graft T
It forms anastomoses between graft and donor area T
Complete blood flow into graft takes three weeks T

The following are end arteries.

a) Arteries to the penis T
b) Arteries to the fingers and toes F
c) Central retinal artery T
d) Terminal branches to the small bowel T
e) Terminal branches to the large bowel T
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