Showing posts with label Anatomy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Anatomy. Show all posts

Sunday, July 11, 2010

The arachnoid villi responsible for cerebrospinal fluid absorption protrude mainly in the:

The arachnoid villi responsible for cerebrospinal fluid absorption protrude mainly in the:

A. Superior saggital sinus
B. Inferior saggital sinus
C. Straight sinus
D. Transverse sinus

Following radical mastectomy in a patient with carcinoma breast, winged scapula is due to injury to the:

On examination following surgical removal of a firm nodular cancer swelling in the right breast and exploration of the right axilla, a patient is found to have a winged scapula. This occurred due to injury to the:

A. Subscapular muscle
B. Coracoid process of scapula
C. Long thoracic nerve
D. Circumflex scapular artery

A 16-year-old disgruntled with failure attempts suicide by cutting her wrist. A superficial cut was noted on the wrist. All of the following structures have been damaged, EXCEPT:

A 16-year-old girl failed in her final examination. Disgusted with her life, she cut across the front of her wrist at the flexor retinaculum. She was rushed to the hospital. The surgeon noticed that the cut was superficial. All the following structures would have been damaged, EXCEPT:

A. Ulnar Nerve
B. Median Nerve
C. Palmar cutaneous branch of median nerve
D. Superficial branch of radial nerve

Sunday, February 28, 2010

The Cells belonging to the following type of epithelium are provided with extra reserve of cell membrane:

The Cells belonging to the following type of epithelium are provided with extra reserve of cell membrane:

A. Transitional
B. Stratified Squamous
C. Stratified Cuboidal
D. Stratified Columnar

The Cell Junctions allowing exchange of cytoplasmic molecules between two cells are called:

The Cell Junctions allowing exchange of cytoplasmic molecules between two cells are called:

A. Gap Junctions
B. Tight Junctions
C. Anchoring Junctions
D. Focal Junctions

Thursday, February 11, 2010

The sensory supply of the palate is through all of the following, EXCEPT:

The sensory supply of the palate is through all of the following, EXCEPT:

A. Facial Nerve
B. Hypoglossal Nerve
C. Glossopharyngeal Nerve
D. Maxillary division of Trigeminal Nerve

Which of the following muscles is supplied by mandibular nerve?

Which of the following muscles is supplied by mandibular nerve?

A. Masseter
B. Buccinator
C. Tensor veli palati
D. Posterior belly of digastric

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

A patient with external haemorrhoids develops pain while passing stools. Nerve mediating this pain is:

A patient with external haemorrhoids develops pain while passing stools. Nerve mediating this pain is:

A. Hypogastric nerve
B. Pudendal nerve
C. Splanchnic visceral nerve
D. Sympathetic plexus

All of the following are true regarding blood supply to the kidney, EXCEPT:

All of the following are true regarding blood supply to the kidney, EXCEPT:

A.Stellate veins drain superficial zone
B. It is a type of portal-circulation
C. The renal artery divides into five segmental arteries before entering the hilum
D. Its segmental arteries are end-arteries 

Monday, January 18, 2010

Ureteric constriction is seen at all the following positions, EXCEPT:

Ureteric constriction is seen at all the following positions, EXCEPT:

A. Ureteropelvic junction
B. Ureterovesicle junction
C. Crossing of iliac artery
D. Ischial spine

Diaphragmatic hernia can occur through all the following, EXCEPT:

Diaphragmatic hernia can occur through all the following, EXCEPT:

A. Oesophageal opening
B. Costovertebral triangle
C. Costal and sternal attachment of the diaphragm
D. Inferior vena caval opening

The superficial external pudendal artery is a branch of:

The superficial external pudendal artery is a branch of:

A. Femoral artery
B. External iliac artery
C. Internal iliac artery
D. Aorta

The weight of the upper limb is transmitted to the axial skeleton by:

The weight of the upper limb is transmitted to the axial skeleton by:

A. Coracoclavicular ligament
B. Coracoacromial ligament
C. Costoclavicular ligament
D. Coracohumeral ligament

Elastic cartilage is found in:

Elastic cartilage is found in:

A. Auditory Tube
B. Nasal Septum
C. Articular Cartilage
D. Costal Cartilage

Sunday, January 17, 2010

All of the following features are seen in neurons from dorsal root ganglia, EXCEPT:

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. They contain lipofuscin granules

Which of the following is true regarding gastrulation:

Which of the following is true regarding gastrulation:

A. Establishes all the three germ layers
B. Occurs at the caudal end of the embryo prior to its cephalic end
C. Involves the hypoblastic cells of the inner cell mass
D. Usually occurs at 4 weeks

All of the following are derivatives of the neural crest, EXCEPT:

All of the following are derivatives of the neural crest, EXCEPT:

A. Melanocyte
B. Adrenal Medulla
C. Sympathetic Ganglia
D. Cauda Equina

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

All of the following are true about coronary artery, except:

All of the following are true about coronary artery except:

A. Right coronary artery lies in right anterior coronary sulcus
B. Left anterior descending artery is a branch of left coronary artery
C. Usually 3 obtuse marginal arteries arise from the left coronary artery
D. In 85% of cases, posterior descending interventricular artery arises from right coronary artery

Occlusion of anterior descending branch of left coronary artery

Occlusion of the anterior descending branch of left coronary artery will lead to infarction of which area?

A. Anterior wall of left ventricle
B. Posterior part of the interventricular septum
C. Lateral part of the heart
D. Inferior surface of the right ventricle

Fracture of middle cranial fossa with absence of tears

In the fracture of middle cranial fossa, absence of tears would be due to lesion in:

A. Trigeminal ganglion
B. Greater petrosal nerve
C. Ciliary ganglion
D. Cervical ganglion