Clinical Anatomy

Front 1

What are the roots of the sciatic nerve

Back 1

L4 to S3

Front 2

Which muscles are supplied by the superficial peroneal nerve?

Back 2

Peroneus longus and brevis

Front 3

Which nerve normally arises inferior to the piriformis muscle

Back 3

Sciatic nerve

Front 4

What is a dermatome?

Back 4

Area of skin innervated by one spinal nerve

Front 5

What are the roots of the obturator nerve?

Back 5

L2 to L4

Front 6

What neurotransmitter does the substantia nigra release?

Back 6

Dopamine

Front 7

From which artery does the femoral artery arise from?

Back 7

External iliac artery

Front 8

What nerve accompanies the long saphenous vein?

Back 8

Saphenous nerve

Front 9

The dorsalis pedis artery is from the?

Back 9

Anterior tibial artery

Front 10

What does diarthroses refer to?

Back 10

Considerable movement of a joint

Front 11

What is the interosseous membrane?

Back 11

Fibrous sheet of connective tissue

Front 12

What is analogous to the cephalic vein in the lower limb?

Back 12

Long saphenous

Front 13

An 18-year-old man, in shock and bleeding profusely, is brought to the emergency department after being stabbed in the chest. An examination shows a knife wound to the right first intercostal space, immediately lateral to the manubrium. The knife entered parallel to the ground and penetrated to a depth of 6.5 cm. What structure is most likely injured?

Back 13

Superior vena cava

Front 14

The aorta is an example of what kind of artery?

Back 14

Elastic artery

Front 15

What pulse can be palpated posterior to the medial malleolus?

Back 15

Posterior tibial

Front 16

What artery supplies the anterior compartment of the lower leg?

Back 16

Anterior tibial artery

Front 17

In the foetal circulation, what happens with the ductus venosus?

Back 17

It forms a direct channel through the liver, from the umbilical vein to the inferior vena cava

Front 18

Where do the testes develop?

Back 18

Upper abdominal cavity

Front 19

What structure in the female is analogous to the spermatic cord?

Back 19

Round ligament (they both go through the inguinal canal)

Front 20

Arrange the thoracic surface markings from the top right to the bottom left

Back 20

Right hypochondrium, Epigastrium, Left hypochondrium
Right lumbar region, Umbilical region, Left lumbar region
Right iliac region, Hypogastrium, left iliac region

Front 21

In what region is the appendix situated?

Back 21

Right iliac region

Front 22

What vertebral level are the kidneys?

Back 22

T12-L3

Front 23

What is the blood supply to the mid-gut?

Back 23

Superior mesenteric artery

Front 24

Why does the scrotum muscle relax?

Back 24

Maintains a constant temperature for spermatogenesis

Front 25

How many lobes does prostate gland have?

Back 25

5: anterior, posterior, median and two lateral lobes

Front 26

Due to a stroke, a patient has paralysis to the right upper limb. What artery is implicated?

Back 26

Left middle cerebral artery

Front 27

The notochord gives rise to the

Back 27

Nucleus pulposus

Front 28

What is a notochord?

Back 28

A flexible rod made out of a material similar to cartilage

Front 29

What is a nucleus pulposus

Back 29

The inner core of the vertebral disc

Front 30

What are the roots of the phrenic nerve?

Back 30

C3 to C5

Front 31

What is the pia mater?

Back 31

The delicate innermost membrane enveloping the brain and spinal cord

Front 32

Where is the pia mater?

Back 32

the first layer beneath the arachnoid

Front 33

The anterior cerebral artery supplies what representation of the body on the homunculus?

Back 33

Lower part of the body from the waist to foot

Front 34

Anterior cerebral artery syndrome

Back 34

refers to symptoms that follow a stroke occurring in the area normally supplied by one of the arteries

Front 35

What is anterior cerebral artery syndrome characterised by?

Back 35

weakness or sensory loss in the lower leg and foot opposite the lesion and behavioural changes

Front 36

What is the analogue of the cephalic vein in the lower limb?

Back 36

Long saphenous

Front 37

What two nerves arise from the sciatic nerve?

Back 37

Tibial and common peronial nerves

Front 38

What are the roots of the sciatic nerve?

Back 38

L4 to S3

Front 39

Where does the sciatic nerve travel?

Back 39

posterior compartment of the thigh behind the adductor magnus muscle and in front of one head of the biceps femoris muscle

Front 40

Which muscles are supplied by the superficial peroneal nerve?

Back 40

Peroneus long and brevis

Front 41

Which nerve normally arises inferior to the piriformis muscle?

Back 41

Sciatic nerve

Front 42

What is a dermatome?

Back 42

Area of skin innervated by one spinal nerve

Front 43

What are the roots of the obturator nerve?

Back 43

L2 to L4

Front 44

From which artery does the femoral artery arise from?

Back 44

External iliac artery