Brs anatomy - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. A 68-year-old woman with uterine carci noma undergoes surgical resection. This cancer can spread directly to the labia majora in lymphatics that follow which of the following structures ? (A) Pubic arcuate ligament (B) Suspensory ligament of the ovary (C) Cardinal (transverse cervical) ligament (D) Suspensory ligament of the clitoris (E) Round ligament of the uterus - ANSWER-1. The answer is E. The round ligament of the uterus runs laterally from the uterus through the deep inguinal r...

A 32-year-old patient who weighs 275 lb comes to the doctor's office. On the surface of the chest, the physician is able to locate the apex of the heart: (A) At the level of the sternal angle (B) In the left fourth intercostal space (C) In the left fifth intercostal space (D) In the right fifth intercostal space (E) At the level of the xiphoid process of the sternum - ANSWER-The answer is C. On the surface of the chest, the apex of the heart can be located in the left fifth intercostal space sl...

First bone to begin ossification among shoulder girdle? - ANSWER-CLAVICLE Last bone to fuse among should girdle? - ANSWER-CLAVICLE Most common fracture site of CLAVICLE? - ANSWER-middle-third Shoulder girdle bone that ossifies intra-membranously? - ANSWER-CLAVICLE Key anatomical landmarks of SCAPULA - ANSWER-spine of scapula acromion coracoid process scapular notch What two structures originate or insert into the SPINE of Scapula - ANSWER-deltoid trapezius What two structur...

(B) Tibial Rationale: The common peroneal nerve divides into the deep peroneal nerve, which innervates the anterior muscles of the leg and supplies the adjacent skin of the first and second toes, and the superficial peroneal nerve, which innervates the lateral muscles of the leg and supplies the skin on the side of the lower leg and the dorsum of the ankle and foot. The sural nerve supplies the lateral aspect of the foot and the little toe. - ANSWER-1. A 27-year-old patient exhibits a loss o...

If a stab wound lacerated the posterior humeral circumflex artery passing through the quadrangular space on the shoulder region, which of the following nerves would be injured? A) Radial nerve B) Axillary nerve C) Thoracodorsal nerve D) Suprascapular nerve E) Accessory nerve - ️️B) The axillary nerve runs posteriorly to the humerous, accompanying the posterior humeral circumflex artery through the quadrangular space and innervating the teres minor and deltoid muscles - none of the othe...

A 63-year-old man comes to the emergency department with back pain, weakness, and shortness of breath. On examination, he has an aneurysm of the abdominal aorta at the aortic hiatus of the diaphragm. Which of the following pairs of structures would most likely be compressed? (A) Vagus nerve and azygos vein (B) Esophagus and vagus nerve (C) Azygos vein and thoracic duct (D) Thoracic duct and vagus nerve (E) Inferior vena cava (IVC) and phrenic nerve - ANSWER-(C) Azygos vein and thoracic du...

A 63-year-old man comes to the emergency department with back pain, weakness, and shortness of breath. On examination, he has an aneurysm of the abdominal aorta at the aortic hiatus of the diaphragm. Which of the following pairs of structures would most likely be compressed? (A) Vagus nerve and azygos vein (B) Esophagus and vagus nerve (C) Azygos vein and thoracic duct (D) Thoracic duct and vagus nerve (E) Inferior vena cava (IVC) and phrenic nerve - ANSWER-(C) Azygos vein and thoracic du...

If a stab wound lacerated the posterior humeral circumflex artery passing through the quadrangular space on the shoulder region, which of the following nerves would be injured? A) Radial nerve B) Axillary nerve C) Thoracodorsal nerve D) Suprascapular nerve E) Accessory nerve - B) The axillary nerve runs posteriorly to the humerous, accompanying the posterior humeral circumflex artery through the quadrangular space and innervating the teres minor and deltoid muscles - none of the other n...

A young man is brought to the emergency department after being mugged. He was stabbed in the shoulder after refusing to give his wallet to his assailant. If the stab wound lacerates the posterior humeral circumflex artery passing through the quadrangular space on the shoulder region, which of the following nerves might be injured? (A) Radial nerve (B) Axillary nerve (C) Thoracodorsal nerve (D) Suprascapular nerve (E) Accessory nerve - ️️(B) Axillary nerve A victim of an automo...

If a stab wound lacerated the posterior humeral circumflex artery passing through the quadrangular space on the shoulder region, which of the following nerves would be injured? A) Radial nerve B) Axillary nerve C) Thoracodorsal nerve D) Suprascapular nerve E) Accessory nerve - B) The axillary nerve runs posteriorly to the humerous, accompanying the posterior humeral circumflex artery through the quadrangular space and innervating the teres minor and deltoid muscles - none of the other n...