Anatomy session 3 Questions and answer

  1.  The auricle develops from
    

A) 1st branchial cleft

B) 1st branchial arch

C) 1st and 2nd branchial arch

D) 1st, 2nd and 3rd branchial arch

  1.  Fibro-cartilage has the predominance of collagen type
    

A) Ι B) ΙΙ C) ΙΙΙ D) ΙV

  1.  Facial nerve has all the neural column as major functional components except
    

A) Special visceral afferent

B) General visceral efferent

C) General visceral afferent

D) Special visceral efferent

  1.  Fundus of gall bladder lies in the angle between lateral border of rectus abdominis and tip of ninth costal cartilage. The vertebral level is lower border of
    

a) T-11 b) T-12

c) L-1 d) L-2

  1.  Which of the following is true
    

Left lung is heavier than right lung
Thoracic duct is related to mediastinal surface of right lung
Recurrent laryngeal nerve is related to mediastinal surface of right lung
Azygos vein is related to mediastinal surface of right lung

  1.  False regarding autonomic nervous system
    

A) Lateral horns of spinal cord mainly harbour cell bodies of the sympathetic nerves

B) Preganglionic para sympathetic fibers are usually longer than preganglionic sympathetic fibers

C) Occulomotor nerve carries the post-ganglionic parasympathetic fibers

D) Acetylcholine is the neurotransmitter at sympathetic and parasympathetic ganglia

  1.  Referred pain from the cervix is felt in the region of
    

A) Hypogastrium B) Anterior genitalia

C) Medial thigh D) Posterior thigh

  1.  Composite muscles include the following except
    

A) Pectineus

B) Adductor magnus

C) Flexor carpi ulnaris

D) Flexor pollicis brevis

  1.  All is true about Triangle of Doom except
    

A) Vas deferens lies medially

B) Testicular vessels lie laterally

C) Surgical staples are avoided here

D) Apex is directed towards superficial ring

  1. All is true about zona pellucida except

A) Acellular glycoprotein membrane

B) Contributed by granulosa cells

C) Present till morula stage

D) Sperm attractant membrane turns sperm-repellent after zona reaction

  1. Incorrect statement about allantois is

A) An endodermal diverticulum

B) Its mesoderm expands to form the blood vessels to serve the placenta

C) Urachus is the remnant lying in the medial umbilical ligament

D) Patent allantois leads to Urachal fistula

  1. Choose the incorrect statement regarding structures constituting the anatomical angina pectoris:

The pain fibres from heart run in the middle and inferior cervical cardiac branches of sympathetic trunk
The superficial cardiac plexus receives left superior cervical cardiac branch from vagus nerve
Sympathetic fibres come from cervical and upper thoracic ganglia of sympathetic trunk to carry pain fibres
Thoracic splanchnic nerve carry the pain fibres from diaphragmatic surface of heart

  1. All are neural crest cell derivatives except

A) Vomer bone

B) Choroid & sclera of eye

C) Tunica media of great vessels

D) Olfactory epithelium

  1. A middle aged woman complains of weakness in extension and laterally rotation of her thigh. The muscle paralysed is

A) Semimembranosus B) Sartorius

C) Obturator internus D) Gluteus maximus

  1. Wrong statement regarding oogenesis is

A) Meiosis converts primary to secondary oocyte

B) Primary oocyte is arrested in metaphase- 1 till puberty

C) Polar body one is released 24 hours prior to ovulation

D) Ovulated cell is secondary oocyte arrested in metaphase- 2

  1. A patient who has suffered severe chest trauma in an automobile accident is found to have fluid in the right pleural space. A thoracentesis reveals the presence of chylous fluid in the pleural space, suggesting a rupture of the thoracic duct. In which regions of the thorax is the thoracic duct found.

Anterior and middle mediastinum
Anterior and superior mediastinum
Middle and superior mediastinum
Posterior and superior mediastinum

  1. 2nd constriction in oesophagus is seen at the following site

Where crossed by left main bronchus
Crossing of aorta
At pharyngoesophageal junction
Where it pierces the diaphragm

  1. All is true about development & maturation of sperms except

A) Primordial germ cells are dormant till puberty

B) Spermatogonium becomes mature sperm in 74 days

C) Progressive motility is gained in the epididymis

D) Stored in the seminal vesicle before ejaculation

  1. Correct statement concerning sexual development is

A) Gonadal ridge appear at week 5

B) Absence of SRY gene leads to male phenotype

C) Testes develop later than ovaries

D) External genitalia are well developed by week 10

  1. Gitter cell is

A) Microglia B) Modified macrophage

C) Astrocyte D) Neutrophil

  1. Correct pair for type of synovial joints

A) Incudo-stapedial : Saddle

B) Spheno-vomerine : Schindylesis

C) Atlanto-occipital : Trochoid

D) Metacarpo-phalangeal : Condylar

  1. Atypical synovial joint is

A) Knee

B) Temporo-mandibular

C) 1st carpo-metacarpal

D) Calcaneo-cuboid

  1. All are the actions of Tensor fascia lata except

A) Hip flexion B) Hip adduction

C) Knee flexion D) Knee extension

  1. Untrue about knee menisci is

A) Menisci are fibrocartilage

B) Are vascular structures

C) Coronary ligament connects menisci to the tibia

D) Reconstructive surgery is recommended in the central part of meniscus

  1. Movements of pronation & supination occurs in all the following joints except

A) Superior radio – ulnar B) Middle radio – ulnar

C) Inferior radio – ulnar D) Radio – carpal

  1. Incorrect statement about posterior cruciate ligament is

A) Attached to the medial femoral condyle

B) Not lined by synovial membrane

C) Prevents posterior dislocation of tibia

D) Damaged in Dash board injuries

  1. Incorrect statement about Morgagni’s hernia

A) Less common than the Bochdalek variety

B) Common on right side

C) Stomach is the most common content

D) Contents herniate through Larry’s space

  1. A 52-year-old man comes to the emergency department complaining of severe abdominal pain. He is diagnosed with cancer involving the abdominal oesophagus and fundus of the stomach. Which of the following neural structures is most likely associated with the “pain” fibers involved with this symptom

A) Greater splanchnic nerves

B) Lumbar splanchnic nerves

C) Postganglionic fibers from the celiac ganglion

D) Nerves from spinal cord levels T1 to T4

  1. Injury to the male urethra at the level of perineal membrane, causes urine to accumulate in all of the following except

A) Superficial perineal pouch

B) Deep perineal pouch

C) Space of Retzius

D) Pouch of Douglas

  1. All are true about the trigone of the urinary bladder except

A) Mucosa is tightly adherent to the underlying musculature

B) Mucosa is smooth

C) It is lined by transitional epithelium

D) It is derived from the urogenital sinus

  1. Supports of the uterus are all except

A) Sacro-cervical ligament

B) Round Ligament

C) Transverse cervical ligament

D) Levator ani

  1. Duct of Balini is present in?

A) Kidney B) Pancreas

C) Intestine D) Salivary gland

  1. Blood supply of breast is from all except

Internal mammary
Intercostal
Thoracodorsal branch of subscapular
Superior Thoracic

  1. Cells of the adrenal medulla are derived from the same embryonic cells as those that form

A) Kidney collecting tubules

B) Preganglionic sympathetic neurons

C) Mandible

D) Thymus

  1. Segmental resection was performed removing part of liver lying left of the falciform ligament. The segments still retained in the left surgical liver are

A) 2, 3 B) 1, 4

C) 2, 4 D) 1, 4, 5

  1. Wrong about neuroepithelium

A) Simple cuboidal epithelium

B) Present in cochlea & vestibule

C) Present in nasal mucosa

D) Are sensory cells for the reception of taste

  1. Which of the following is least vascular structure in the Temporo-mandibular joint

A) Articular cartilage

B) Posterior part of Articular disc

C) Middle part of articular disc

D) Mandibular fossa

  1. In pemphigus vulgaris structure of desmosomes is damaged. The wrong statement is

A) Autoantibodies disrupt macula adherens

B) Cadherin disruption lead to severe blistering of skin

C) Zona occludens & gap junctions are normal

D) Epithelium separates from the basal lamina

  1. Axillary skin glands producing viscous secretion are

A) Eccrine sweat glands

B) Apocrine sweat glands

C) Mucous gland

D) Holocrine sebaceous glands

  1. Gall bladder is lined by

A) Brush bordered columnar epithelium

B) Striated columnar epithelium

C) Pseudostratified columnar cells

D) Ciliated columnar cells

  1. Osteoclast cells are derived from which cell type

A) Monocyte B) Osteoprogenitor

C) Osteoblast D) Osteocyte

  1. All of the following are examples of traction epiphysis except

A) Mastoid process

B) Greater trochanter of femur

C) Lesser trochanter of femur

D) Deltoid tuberosity

  1. A young player receives lateral blow to his knee and undergoes a twisting fall while playing Football. Which of the following conditions has occurred

A) Ruptured medial collateral ligament

B) Posterior cruciate ligament tear

C) Evulsion of the intracapsular origin of popliteus

D) Lateral meniscal tear

  1. Epiphysio-diaphyseal joint is

A) Primary cartilaginous B) Synostosis

C) Syndesmosis D) Schindylesis

  1. Flexor pollicis longus has the same innervation as of the following muscle

A) Flexor digitorum superficialis

B) Palmaris longus

C) Pronator teres

D) Flexor digitorum profundus of middle finger

  1. All of the following statements are true concerning vertebral body and spina bifida defects except

A) Missing component of ventral sclerotome can lead to scoliosis

B) Failure of fusion of dorsal sclerotome components lead to spina bifida

C) Spina bifida is frequently associated with Arnold–Chiari malformation

D) Spina bifida with myeloschisis is the least severe variation

  1. Gustatory cortex is situated in

A) Superior Temporal Gyrus

B) Inferior Frontal Gyrus

C) Superior Frontal Gyrus

D) Inferior Parietal Gyrus

  1. Which of the following reach Ventro postero-medial thalamic nuclei

A) Solitario-thalamic B) Dentatothalamic

C) Spinothalamic D) Medial lemniscus

  1. Optic radiation arises from

A) Lateral geniculate body

B) Superior colliculus

C) Inferior colliculus

D) Medial geniculate body

  1. Which of the following is not true about thymus

Lies in the anterior and superior mediastinum
Has maximum size by 5 years of age and then it regresses
It is a primary lymphoid organ
It also produces hormones

  1. The accessory obturator artery is a branch of

A) Inferior epigastric B) External iliac

C) Internal iliac D) Obturator

  1. Afferents of cremasteric reflex are present in nerve

A) Ilioinguinal B) Genitofemoral

C) Iliohypogastric D) Pudendal

  1. In homonymous hemianopia due to occipital lobe infarction there is macular sparing because of blood supply from

A) Posterior cerebral

B) Opposite posterior cerebral

C) Middle cerebral

D) Anterior choroidal

  1. Which of the following fibers don’t pass through the posterior limb of internal capsule

A) Sublentiform B) Retrolentiform

C) Corticonuclear D) Dorsal column

  1. Which nerve carries special visceral efferent fibers

A) 3rd

B) 4th

C) 6th

D) 7th

  1. All of the following statements about the vagus nerve are true except that it

A) Carries the GVE neural column

B) Carries postganglionic parasympathetic fibers

C) Innervates right two third of transverse colon

D) Stimulates peristalsis & relaxes sphincters

  1. The auditory pathway consists of all of the following except

A) Spiral ganglion

B) Superior olivary nucleus

C) Medial lemniscus

D) Inferior colliculus

  1. A patient has the ability to stand erect with eyes open but falls with closed eyes. The axonal pathway lesioned is

A) Dorsal spino-cerebellar

B) Ventral spino-cerebellar

C) Medial lemniscus

D) Spinal lemniscus

  1. The centre for vertical gaze is

A) Abducent nucleus

B) Nucleus prepositus

C) Rostral interstitial nucleus

D) Para-pontine reticular formation

  1. What is incorrect regarding parasympathetic nervous system

A) The Edinger-Westphal nucleus is responsible for pupillary dilation

B) Cholinergic drugs may cause frequency of micturition

C) Cholinergic activity induces salivation

D) Anticholinergic drugs may cause constipation

  1. Which of the following statements concerning the lateral horn of the spinal cord is true

A) It contains postganglionic parasympathetic neurons

B) It gives rise to a spinothalamic tract

C) It is present at all spinal cord levels

D) It gives rise to preganglionic para-sympathetic fibers

  1. All of the following are features of large intestine, Except

A) Large intestine secretes acidic mucus which helps in formation of stools

B) It is a site of mucocutaneous junction

C) Its epithelium contains goblet cells in large numbers

D) Absorbs salt and water

  1. Which of the following pathway is involved in the ability to recognize an unseen familiar object placed in the hand

A) Dorsal spinocerebellar tract

B) Anterior spinothalamic tract

C) Posterior spinothalamic tract

D) Dorsal column

  1. Efferents in superior cerebellar peduncle arise mostly from

A) Purkinje cells

B) Stellate neurons

C) Deep nuclei

D) Grade III fibers

  1. Not a branch of basilar artery

A) Posterior cerebral artery

B) Labyrinthine artery

C) Posterior inferior cerebellar artery

D) Superior cerebellar artery

  1. All of the following features are seen in neurons from dorsal root ganglia, except

A) They have centrally located nuclei

B) They are derived from neural crest cells

C) They are multipolar

D) Situated in the intervertebral foramina

  1. In polio contracture of the iliotibial tract leads to all except

Hip flexion and abduction
Lateral rotation of tibia
Knee flexion
Varus deformity at knee

  1. Injection of hypertonic saline into the carotid artery causes activation of the hypothalamus via which of the following

A) Medial nucleus of the hypothalamus

B) Supraoptic nucleus of hypothalamus

C) Preoptic nucleus of the hypothalamus

D) Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus

  1. True about sympathetic chain is

A) Totally it has 31 ganglia

B) Myelinated post ganglionic fibers

C) Passes from skull to coccyx

D) White rami are present at all levels

  1. Fibers of the accessory cuneate nucleus terminate in the

A) Spinal cord

B) Medulla

C) Midbrain

D) Cerebellar cortex

  1. Tactile discrimination from lower limb is carried by

A) Ipsilateral gracile fasciculus

B) Contralateral cuneatus fasciculus

C) Anterior spinothalamic tract

D) Dorsal spinocerebellar tract

  1. Brodmann number of Wernicke’s sensory speech area is

A) 3 b

B) 22

C) 39

D) 44

  1. Pupillary light reflex includes all except

A) Ganglion cells of retina

B) Lateral geniculate body

C) Pre-tectal nucleus

D) Edinger Westphal nucleus

  1. Choose the incorrect statement regarding cerebellum

A) Coordinates motor activity & Maintains posture, equilibrium and muscle tone

B) Middle peduncle sends dentatothalamic tract to VL thalamic nucleus

C) Dorsal spinocerebellar tract passes through Inferior peduncle

D) In children, 70% of brain tumours are found in posterior fossa, originating mostly from cerebellum

  1. Pudendal nerve supplies which part of the urinary bladder?

Detrusor muscle
Internal sphincter
External sphincter
All of the above

  1. Arterial supply of motor area of cerebral cortex is by

A) Anterior cerebral artery

B) Middle cerebral artery

C) Posterior cerebral artery

D) Anterior and middle cerebral artery

  1. While doing surgery for meningioma on cerebral hemisphere, there occurred injury to left paracentral lobule; it will lead to paresis of

A) Left face

B) Right neck and scapular region

C) Right leg and perineum

D) Right shoulder and trunk

  1. Untrue about pharyngeal arch derivatives

A) Anterior 2/3 tongue develops from 1st pharyngeal arch

B) Laryngeal cartilages are derived from 4th & 6th arch

C) Branchial cyst is persistent cervical sinus

D) Buccinator is mesodermal derivative of first arch

  1. Injury to which nerve during a herniorrhaphy may cause paresthesia at the root of scrotum and base of penis.

A. Ilioinguinal B. Pudendal

C. Genitofemoral D. Iliohypogastric

  1. True about upper end of tibia are all except

Ossification centre at the upper end fuses by 20 years
It gives attachment to medial collateral ligament
It gives attachment to semi-membranous
Posterior aspect of patella articulates with upper end of tibia laterally

  1. Typical cervical vertebra can be differentiated from thoracic by all of the following except

A) Oval body

B) Foramen transversarium

C) Superior articular facet directed backwards & upwards

D) Small body

  1. Choose the correct statement regarding the endodermal derivatives of branchial arch pouches

A) First : Tympanic antrum

B) Second : Tubotympanic recess

C) Third : Ultimo branchial body

D) Fourth : Inferior parathyroid

  1. A newborn baby is noted to have a left unilateral cleft lip. There are no abnormalities of the baby’s palate. Which of the following developmental defects accounts for this occurrence

A) Failure of the left lateral palatine process to fuse with the median palatine process

B) Failure of the left maxillary prominence to unite with the left medial nasal prominence

C) Failure of the right and left medial nasal prominences to merge

D) Failure of the left maxillary process to fuse with the left medial nasal process

  1. A patient presents with a chief complaint of chronic nose-bleeds. To control the severity of these nosebleeds, his physician decides to ligate the sphenopalatine artery. From which of the following arteries does the sphenopalatine artery arise

A) External carotid

B) Facial

C) Maxillary

D) Ophthalmic

  1. A thyroid mass usually moves with swallowing because the thyroid gland is enclosed by which of the following fascia

A) Carotid sheath

B) Investing layer of the deep cervical fascia

C) Pretracheal fascia

D) Prevertebral fascia

  1. All of the following pass behind ischial spine except

Obturator nerve
Pudendal nerve
Internal pudendal vessels
Nerve to obturator internus

  1. Subdural haemorrhage has occurred due to venous bleeds. Which veins are involved

A) Bridging

B) Middle meningeal

C) Subarachnoid

D) Pterygoid

  1. Obstruction to the flow of CSF at the aqueduct of Sylvius will most likely lead to the enlargement of which ventricles?

A) Only lateral ventricle

B) Only third ventricle

C) Both lateral and third ventricles

D) Fourth ventricle

  1. Cuneus is separated from the lingual gyrus by the sulcus

A) Rhinal

B) Parieto-occipital

C) Calcarine

D) Collateral

  1. Transverse arch of foot is maintained by

A. Flexor digitorum brevis B. Adductor hallucis

C. Abductor hallucis brevis D. Peroneus brevis

  1. Following are the pairs describing skull foramina and the nerves related. Choose the correct pair

A) Foramen rotundum: Mandibular nerve

B) Foramen ovale: Maxillary nerve

C) Foramen spinosum: ophthalmic nerve

D) Internal acoustic meatus: Nerves intermedius

  1. Kiesselbach’s area has been damaged in a fist fight. The main artery to the area is

A) Anterior ethmoidal

B) Posterior ethmoidal

C) Spheno-palatine

D) Greater palatine

  1. Nerve carrying sense of taste from circumvallate papillae placed on the anterior 2/3 of the tongue is:

A) Chorda tympani

B) Lingual

C) Glossopharyngeal

D) Vagus

  1. Muscles of the anterior compartment of the leg are innervated primarily by

A. Deep peroneal nerve

B. Superficial peroneal nerve

C. Sural nerve

D. Saphenous nerve

  1. The following statements concerning chorda tympani nerve are true except that it

A) Carries secretomotor fibers to the parotid gland

B) Joins lingual nerve in infratemporal fossa

C) Is a branch of facial nerve

D) Contains preganglionic parasympathetic fibers

  1. In the fracture of middle cranial fossa, loss of taste sensations from palate would be due to lesion in

A) Trigeminal ganglion

B) Deep petrosal nerve

C) Greater petrosal nerve

D) Cervical ganglion

  1. A patient has a dry eye and reduced nasal secretions. The location of a lesion might be in the

A) Otic ganglion

B) Sphenopalatine ganglion

C) Ciliary ganglion

D) Superior cervical ganglion

  1. Contraction of the tensor tympani and the stapedius prevents damage to the eardrum and inner ear. These muscles are controlled by which of the following nerves

A) Tympanic and chorda tympani nerve

B) Trigeminal and facial nerves

C) Facial and auditory nerves

D) Trigeminal and accessory nerves

  1. A patient arrives in the emergency room after having suffered severe head trauma in a motorcycle accident. Radiographic studies of the head reveal a basilar skull fracture in the region of the foramen ovale. Which of the following functional losses would most likely be related to this injury

A) Loss of abduction of the eye

B) Loss of sensation over the forehead

C) Loss of sensation over the zygoma

D) Paralysis of anterior belly of digastric

  1. All is true about accessory nerve except

A) Cranial part belongs to SVE column

B) Spinal part supplies sternomastoid and trapezius

C) Cranial part supplies all pharyngeal muscles except palatopharyngeus

D) Cranial part supplies all palatal muscles except t