MRCS study exam questions & answers 2024/2025
First structure encountered for LP - ANSWERSsupraspinatus
Most important structure that supports the uterus - ANSWERScentral perineal tendon
nerves damaged during internal carotid endarterectomy - ANSWERSHypoglossal
Greater auricular
Superi...
where is resistance first felt when inserting a catheter - ANSWERSmembranous urethra
,R testicular vein drains into - ANSWERSIVC
L testicular vein drains into - ANSWERSL renal vein
Scaphoid recieves blood supply from - ANSWERSdistal end = proximal necrosis
Borders of femoral canal - ANSWERSLateral: Femoral vein
Medial: Lacuna ligament
Anterior: Inguinal ligament
Posterior: Pectineal ligament
contents of femoral canal - ANSWERSconnective tissue and fat containing lymphatics and deep inguinal
node (Cloquet or Rosenmuller)
leg starts twitching during TURBT - ANSWERSDamage to obturator nerve
where do lung foreign bodies lodge - ANSWERSR lower lobe
where should you divide the infra hyoid strap muscles - ANSWERSupper half to avoid Ansa carvivallis
where is the incision for submandibularr gland excision - ANSWERStransverse
4cm below mandible
ipsilateral tongue weakness following submandibular gland resection - ANSWERSHYpoglossal nerve
where should you do a femoral ABG - ANSWERSMid inguinal point
Hoarse voice following external carotid endarterectomy - ANSWERSvagus damage
, where do you incise to access inguinal canal - ANSWERST12
Dissect external oblique aponeurosis
Altered taste post mastoid surgery - ANSWERSChordae tympani damage
which structure is at risk following fracture to middle 1/3 of clavicle - ANSWERSSubclavian vein
thumb adduction - ANSWERSadductor pollicis - deep branch of ulnar
what lies behind the junction of the sternal body and the maubrium - ANSWERSaortic arch
sigmoid blood supply comes from which spinal level - ANSWERSsigmoid arteries come from IMA which
branches at L3
where is an LP done - ANSWERSsub arachnoid space
in ACF where is the median nerve in relation to the brachial artery - ANSWERSmedial
in upper arm it is lateral but crosses over anteriorly to become medial
most superficial structure in popliteal fossa - ANSWERStibial nerve
in neonates where does the spinal cord terminate - ANSWERSL3
Borders of safe triangle for chest drain ? - ANSWERSmedial = lateral edge of pec major
Lateral = lateral edge of lat dorsi
Inferior = 5th ICS
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